Smaller Communities Brace For Onslaught Of Coronavirus Patients | Talking Points Memo

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — It started with an infected person from out of town who attended a funeral. Now the largest hospital in Georgia’s mostly rural, southwest corner is rapidly running out of space amid the highest rate of coronavirus infection in the entire state.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=1299822

Trump refused to take the threat of the coronavirus seriously, now he won’t take responsibility as his administration has been totally unprepared for this crisis.

Read the letter Trump’s campaign sent to TV stations threatening the FCC could pull their licenses over anti-Trump ad-https://www.rawstory.com/2020/03/read-the-letter-trumps-campaign-sent-to-tv-stations-threatening-the-fcc-could-pull-their-licenses-over-anti-trump-ad/

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["Oller said Trump’s suggestions that restrictions on people’s movements and public gatherings could be loosened by Easter is ridiculous. ‘That would make all the social isolating done so far count for nothing,’ she said.

‘We don’t have enough resources now to deal with a first wave. If we have a bad second wave, there’s just no way we can confront that,’ she said."]

First step for many of these communities is to reject Trump and anything that he says.

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Penny-ante mobster strongarm tactics. Sickening.

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They should all be fine.

I’m assuming they all received their Donnie Trump postcard in the mail on how to totally protect themselves from COVID-45, provided they vote for him.

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While we the people shelter in place I am calling on you the Trumpers go back to work.
Since you will not be infected there is no need to seek medical treatment if you or your loved ones become ill.
Besides Easter is coming and the end of Coronavirus.

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Hilarity ensues when rich mofos decide money is more valuable than human life :
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/billionaires-want-people-back-to-work-workers-aren-t-so-sure

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Penny-ante mobster strongarm tactics. Sickening.

It’s so trump though don’t you think?

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Very on-brand.

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Speaking of “brands” has anyone heard from the First Lady of the US? I am interested on knowing what is the latest on pandemic fashion. Been very quiet for a woman that knows how to say “Love you a long time” in half a dozen languages.

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Surprised Donnie didn’t try to hijack this, too…

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Rural areas will get hammered when the virus gets into their nursing/convalescent/retirement homes. Many these run on a shoestring and Medicaid payments, with nurses and staff that may work in several facilities.

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Finally, the TRUTH about all the lying, denials, delays and illegal doctoring…

AND

In addition to “But my numbers…I like my numbers” and Ok to KAG (Kill American Geriatrics) for Wallstreet$$$…

It is also Ok to KAG for Covidiot Trump Re-Election!

Translation:
Covidiot Trump knows what unlawful and awful things he has done and are currently doing that got people killed but he will keep doing it because he does NOT want to be indicted or go to jail after Nov2020!

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That sounds like one fast turn around. The article didn’t say where they would be manufactured.
Wait till tRump hears about this and that the first 10,000 are going to the UK. He’ll bring a lawsuit against Dyson.

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Totally agreed. And yet:

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Give him a day, a phone, and a session on his gilded throne.

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Hey dude/dudette that tennis pavilion won’t build itself now will it? That former architecture student(not!!) is breaking her nails poring over the plans and breaking sod so that it is done by Easter. She is going to use the venue to hang a National Hero medal around Sean Hannity’s ugly neck. A girls gotta stay busy while in quarantine right?

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Can’t grok that at all. Where the fuck are people getting any information that this bellowing idiot has done anything substantial to alleviate the crisis that he ignored since December? Fox sure but this signifies a broader reach of the populace has seen something worthwhile in dotards behavior which is simply preposterous.

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A few things

(1) Delay characteristic of polling

(2) “Rally around the leader” common for inattentive people

(3) Trumpers supporting their man in time of peril

(4) Next week being impossible for this situation to continue: on the ground and w/r/t polling

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If it wasn’t because of Obamacare all these clinics would be flushed with money from private insurance and nobody would be worrying about it.

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