1/ These headlines are, umm, discomforting. No wonder we overreact during a viral outbreak or pandemic.

“California hospitals look like a war zone”

“Tents on the street in California, state of emergency in Alabama, and Boston is urging GATORADE to plug shortage of IV drips”

2/ “Hospitals in Southern California have set up emergency tents in their parking lot”

“Other hospitals are treating patients in hallways, cancelling surgeries, and turning away patients”

“Hospitals in California have flown in nurses from out of state”

3/ “In my career, I’ve never seen anything like this.”

“The virus has been killing victims within days of showing symptoms, including mother-of-three marathon runner from California, Katie Oxley Thomas, 40, who died…just 48 hours after falling ill”

4/ “The lack of supplies and tents used to treat patients is akin to that of war zones during battle”

Sound familiar?

Oops.

These quotes aren’t from an article about COVID-19, but from a 2018 article about that
year’s flu season.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-5279685/California-hospitals-looks-like-flu-war-zone.html
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