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Mar 13, 2020 8 tweets 3 min read
1/ @jkenney @shandro @CPHO_Canada @JustinTrudeau @PattyHajdu There are 3170 ICU beds in Canada. That’s it for all critical care.

At least 5% of people who get COVID-19 will require mechanical ventilation. ICUs in Canada run at 100% capacity.

At least 10% of people who get 2/ COVID-19 require hospitalization for assistive breathing measures. Once again hospitals in Canada run at 100% capacity.

Slowing down the viral spread is what’s needed to save as many people as possible so that our doctors don’t have to tell patients we