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Originally Posted by mannyv11
we should be embarrassed
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I imagine there aren't mass tests, because it would result in even the most mild symptoms demanding potentially unnecessary in-patient care and overwhelming the hospital system. If that happened, there wouldn't be enough capacity for the in-patient care of the most serious cases, let alone normal illnesses and injuries. Not just the US, but really any hospital system in the world because of their "just in time" delivery method. Just like a company with inventory and pushing it to the last second, hospitals don't run extra beds that aren't typically used in order to cut sunk costs. Problem is when pandemics happen there then isn't enough capacity in some cases.