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The doctors on ventilators or the ones wearing trash bags?
Ab 16% of Ohio’s coronavirus cases are health workers.
Compares to a 5% positive rate for tests statewide.

cleveland.com/news/2020/03/1…

The American College of Emergency Physicians confirmed that two emergency doctors were in critical condition after contracting the virus.
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WH says it shipped 19 million masks to states.

👉HHS recently predicted US would need 3.5 billion N95's over a year in a pandemic.

Q: What is the long-term plan?
*Yesterday* lead group representing ER docs cited
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"dire shortages of (PPE) in emergency departments across the country, and despite efforts to ramp up production, we do not see significant relief in the near future."
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👉Dr. Desai hammered these facts:

--US/S. Korea saw 1st coronavirus case same day: Jan. 20.
--US/S. Korea had *same* data from China at *same* time.

*US and S. Korea responded v differently w different results*
Of course, Dr. Desai & other medical experts appear frustrated:

"The delayed and chaotic testing in the United States will cost lives, potentially including those of doctors and nurses, many medical experts predict."

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*First Emergency Physician Lost to COVID-19*

ACEP President W. Jaquis:

"We know the risks of the job we signed up for, but we are on the frontlines in this historic war against COVID-19 with insufficient protection."

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"There are dire shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) in emergency departments across the country, & despite efforts to ramp up production, we do not see significant relief in the near future. America can’t afford for more emergency physicians and ...
other frontline health care providers to get sick or worse due to PPE shortages."
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