“On the Global Health Security Index, a report card that grades every country on its pandemic preparedness, the United States has a score of 83.5—the world’s highest. Rich, strong, developed, America is supposed to be the readiest of _...Read More_

The death and economic damage sweeping the United States could have been avoided—if only we had started testing for the virus sooner.

It’s still a scary thing, whether or not how much you be believe in the severity of it all due to the fact that is enveloped in uncertainty. If everything opens up and many people die...we lose. _...Read More_

“Those who survive a long period on a ventilator are prone to muscle atrophy and weakness. Keeping a critically ill patient moving—raising their _...Read More_

good passage on preparedness and mentality: You have probably heard the phrases “don’t panic” or “keep calm” quite a few times by now; I want you to disregard them. More specifically, I invite you to be appropriately concerned. We will be _...Read More_

“The human race is facing a deadly pandemic unlike any seen in more than a century, and every day counts.”

“The average of these estimates is about 2 million, which is about 250 times the official number and 15 times the total cases acknowledged worldwide.”

“[A] series of early missteps, dating back to the very first patients, were compounded by political leaders who dragged their feet to inform the public of the risks and to take decisive control measures.”

“An epidemic that spreads globally is a pandemic.”

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaking on state TV, described the outbreak as "not something extraordinary".

Ecellent read. Also implies about 600 (mostly unknown) cases currently in WA USA. “Knowing that transmission was initiated on Jan 15 allows us to estimate the total number of infections that exist in this cluster today. Our preliminary _...Read More_

“With luck, public health control measures may be able to put the demons back in the jar. If they do not, we face a daunting challenge equal to or perhaps greater than that posed by the influenza pandemic of a century ago.”