C. D. C. Also calculates that on the low end 2400000. 00 people in the u. S. Could require hospitalization and on the high end that would be 21000000. 00 people thats super traveling because the c. D. C. Also says that the u. S. Only has about 925000 hospital beds fewer than a 10th of that amount for the critically ill look thats a lot of math. Our Health Care System clearly is not going to be able to handle cases in these numbers even on those more optimistic projections. No absolutely not. And you know i dont know if im saying something scandalous here but this has to do with the underlying system it has to do with how capitalism works it is a short term profit system especially in a country where we have made a profit based Health Care System so that we are not prepped for this but were also generally speaking the. Corporations that make so much money off our health care are not thinking a year down the road theyre not thinking how to get us back to health and happiness 5 years from
The u. S. Now in the top 3 with 39000 confirmed cases now taking a closer look at this country with reported deaths topping 450 cases in an effort to fight the rising numbers of cases here in this country the u. S. National guard has been activated in 3 of those hardest hit states that would be new york california and Washington State now almost half of all the u. S. Cases about 20000. 00 of them are all in new york state alone several states have issued a stay at home orders for its residents with some even ordering nonessential businesses to close their doors this means stay at home and avoid going out as much as possible unless its essential now current restrictions include the 3 biggest cities in the country new york city los angeles and chicago overall the policy affects millions of people now here in the Nations Capital republicans and democrats are clashing at the senate as the coronavirus rescue bill fell short of the votes needed to advance on sunday night and theyre back at i