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Medical personnel work inside the covid-19 unit at University Hospital in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, Dec. 16. Covid-19 cases nationwide have been increasing in recent weeks.
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Headlines in the Dec. 13 Trib included “Calls flood ambulance services” and “Hospitals plead for public’s help.” Excela Health Chief Medical Officer Dr. Carol Fox describes staff holding the phone for a dying covid patient to hear a hymn sung by a pastor, and others holding the hands of patients as they die, alone. An EMT sees a “giant up-tick after the holiday of people not listening.”
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One restaurant has a packed parking lot every day. For those who believe it’s a risk worth taking in the short term to make money, don’t use front-line workers to fix you when you let your guard down.
One owner blames the governor. You wouldn’t be “told what to do” and “treated like a child” if you weren’t acting like one.
Another said, “We all know that 99% of the people who get this virus recover from it.” No 98% do. Hypothetical: Sixty people eat at your restaurant without masks; three of them have the virus. Based on a 25% positivity rate, 15 people catch the virus. One could die from complications; one could become very sick, with millions of dollars in medical bills; one could be a long hauler.