At the peak of its epidemic, Wuhan required 2.6 beds in ICU for every 10,000 adults. Italy has less than half that capacity. Some low-income countries have just 1/100th of Italy’s -1 ICU bed per million Many more people may die than in the countries hit hardest so far.
Snapshots of four countries — Nigeria, Peru, El Salvador and Kenya — provide a look at the next phase in the pandemic, as the battle moves to low- and middle-income nations that are struggling to contain the coronavirus before it gets out of hand there
As number of cases rises in low- and middle-income countries, cracks are beginning to show. Although some nations have acted quickly by imposing restrictions, they are hampered by economic, social and political factors that could weaken their defences. nature.com/articles/d4158…
