Saturday, April 25, 2020

Catch - 22; Apparently not enough people going to hospitals, especially emergency rooms, now, they are almost begging people to go to hospital if you feel need or are sick, hurt. Seems, revenue is down at all hospitals and speaking with doctors over the phone does not help with $$$. Next federal stimulus package from Washington D.C, will include money for hospitals.
Also in multiple news reports, 80% of people with corona put on ventilators do not survive. This time last year, 80% of people put on a ventilator did not survive. Since no one seems to have a crystal ball, everyone that doctors think should be put on ventilator, happens and then I guess they hope for the best.
Heywood Hospital reported they were closing down mental health unit and laying people off, apparently no business. Other hospitals have reported laying of nurses and others because of no business (basically) so while no one wants to catch corona and lots of people trying to stop it from spreading, there are now multiple reports that ole corona was here weeks before first thought and more people have had it and survived than first thought.
While everyone has thoughts on this and which way to go, I wonder where those ideas and thoughts will go if we stay with most people and business laid off for another month, 2 months or more. I personally do not think even if everything was "opened up" tomorrow, that everyone would flock to the local watering hole, restaurant, jump on a crowded plane or even a ball game. I even wonder how many parents would send their kids off to a crowded school.
SARS or first corona was around back in 2002 - 2004 and I guess its cousin has showed up in 2019 - 2020 and will probably be back, but how long should we be living like a bunch of scared rabbits? The other side of some of this; unemployed people losing health insurance, losing ability to pay rent and yes, some rules been put in place so people do not get evicted, but what about the landlord who's bills come due? Rent does not get paid, landlords have no money to pay their bills and it goes down hill from there. Pretty soon, more and more people on state run health insurance, but with less and less spending happening, how long will that last? Doctors and nurses have bills too, they have to eat. Everyone has to eat. As food banks / food pantry projects grow and more and more people turn to them, when and what effect do those projects have on grocery stores?

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