Several San Francisco Bay Area counties have implemented extraordinary measures for social distancing after the coronavirus spread in the community.
all major events for at least a week. The city council chambers in Santa Clara were reconfigured to allow for more space among seats for social distancing.
Health officials said they understood these recommendations and actions were disruptive. But to work, the measures need to seem like an overreaction. While about 80% of those who do get infected have mild illness, certain populations, like the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions, are at far greater risk of severe illness and death.
U.S. officials warn that peak demand for intensive care unit beds and the number of ventilators needed to help severely ill people breathe would be in extremely short supply in a pandemic. “If I were going to have a bunch of 90-year-olds at a birthday party, I probably wouldn’t have that many there — and I certainly wouldn’t have a lot of kids running around infecting them,” said Dr.Fears of the virus are well-placed when it comes to protecting the elderly and those with underlying medical conditions and focusing efforts on “keeping this virus away from nursing homes, long-term care facilities and elderly people whose lungs can’t recover from this,” said Dr.
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