Alberta:

70 ICU beds set for COVID patients are FULL

ICU hospitalizations doubling time is 2–2.5 weeks

Overflow beds are not a solution bc:

1) Beds don’t cure ppl. HCWs cure ppl. We can’t clone HCWs

2) 23% of ICU COVID patients die, in spite of everything HCWs do

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3) At the current rate so many ICU COVID beds will be full soon (% of initial capacity):

Dec 25, 280-450 beds (400% - 640%)
Jan 01, 370-650 beds (530% - 930%)

We need a sharp U-turn ASAP

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With current half-measures, cases, hospitalizations and deaths will keep growing

We are in a disaster, which grows every day

The only proven way to do a U-turn is a lockdown with a strong financial support for individuals, businesses and vulnerable ppl https://twitter.com/GosiaGasperoPhD/status/1329600259106824194?s=20

"...more COVID-19 pressure on the hospital system will delay surgeries and divert resources from other units."

An article featuring Dr. Tehseen Ladha @TehseenLadha https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/hinshaw-condemns-tape-leakers-as-alberta-nears-400-patients-in-hospital-with-84-in-icu