bid_time wrote:
...There is only a debate if you think 10's of millions will need a ventilator. There are no current reliable estimates to support that theory.
The data here in NY State is pretty clear. Sure no one knows how many have been infected but the percentage of the NY population is low and tens of thousands have needed intensive care. Italy and Spain also show what happens without enough access to intensive care and ventilators. The death rate goes way up.
In NY we also know what happens when a substantial portion of hospital beds are being taken up by Covid patients. Costs of care go way, way up and resources are not available to handle other care.