There isn't a "robust trend” downward in hospital numbers, said @DrSamPage today. Yet, St. Louis County & @STLCityGov set date to lift public health restrictions for May 18. One doctor said date doesn't matter as much as region's commitment to precautions.
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Page & @LydaKrewson rely on hospital data in making decisions about public health restrictions because this data shows the amount of transmission in the community. On 5/4, both said they weren't ready to set a specific date. On 5/5, they set May 18. What happened?
“People like to have some sort of clarity of what’s going to happen. There was some pressure on the elected officials. You can only go so far w not setting down a specific date. That’s human nature.” -Dr. Alex Garza, incident commander of STL Pandemic Task Force, who advise them.
Dr. Garza said 18th is "as good as any other date."
"It all has to fit together like this big jigsaw puzzle,” Garza said. “If we want to bring the economy back on line, then we have to put protections in place to decrease transmission," and hospital admissions.
"It all has to fit together like this big jigsaw puzzle,” Garza said. “If we want to bring the economy back on line, then we have to put protections in place to decrease transmission," and hospital admissions.
We need to put resources where transmission rates are highest — nursing homes, North St. Louis County & North City. "If there are...people don’t want to get tested because they can’t afford to take off work, then you have to support them so they can take off work," Garza said.
