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| Israeli doctor in Italy: We no longer help those over 60 |
| 2020-03-22 |
| [JPost] - Italy suffered more coronavirus-related victims than China with 4,825 confirmed deaths and 5,000 confirmed patients in the last 24 hours, Channel 12 reported on Sunday. Israeli doctor Gai Peleg, who is currently working to save lives in Parma, Italy, told Channel 12 that things are only getting worse as the number of patients keeps growing. As his department receives coronavirus patients who are terminally ill the focus is to allow patients to meet loved ones and communicate with them during their last moments despite the quarantine regulations. Other reports claim that, as the numbers of dead increases, some families find themselves unable to secure a proper burial for their loved ones. Peleg said that, from what he sees and hears in the hospital, the instructions are not to offer access to artificial respiratory machines to patients over 60 as such machines are limited in number. Wanna bet more businesses will go bankrupt in Italy than in places where quarantine was instituted in time? |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 Today in my area; Corriganville Amtrak train stopped. I person removed and sent to hospital here. Two-three others sick but refused to leave train. Today Western Maryland. Entire B&O terminal shut down in Cumberland Maryland. |
| Posted by: Dale 2020-03-22 12:19 |
| #1 This is why we need to shut down to flatten the curve. We can't overwhelm our medical capacity or we start having to triage and lose more people than if we didn't, including those with less serious underlying conditions. |
| Posted by: gorb 2020-03-22 06:29 |