USA-S Issues Guidelines for Reopening Swimming Facilities

30 million unemployed before people are talking of opening things up. Poverty is inexorably linked to the health of its citizens. I would think our leaders wouldn't close at all if they were simply worried just about the economy. Not everybody is sitting on a multiple million dollar 401k that say, an interventional cardiologist might have. Many can ride this out...others cannot. In last two weeks, I've seen a patient stay at home for 5 days with her chest pain (likely killing off extra myocardium during the covid-extended heart attack). Later, as I resuscitated a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, the 20 something gentleman's phone rang with a call from "Dad" and a screensaver with a beautiful wife and three small children. Hopelessness kills as does every disease that people are now too afraid to come to the ER to address. (Our ER census is half of what it normally is and that scenario is played out across most of the country--irony of ironies--we are laying off ER doctors during a pandemic). The ultimate promise of safety many seem to wish for (and even demand) is never gonna happen. Kurt, I donâ€t disagree about the impact of poverty. The terrible scenarios you describe at work tell the tale in a gut wrenching fashion. I just happen to think that we have had plenty of time to ramp up nationwide testing, perhaps via DPA, which would have made a measured return to normal a safer endeavor. So, now we are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

30 million unemployed before people are talking of opening things up. Poverty is inexorably linked to the health of its citizens. I would think our leaders wouldn't close at all if they were simply worried just about the economy. Not everybody is sitting on a multiple million dollar 401k that say, an interventional cardiologist might have. Many can ride this out...others cannot. In last two weeks, I've seen a patient stay at home for 5 days with her chest pain (likely killing off extra myocardium during the covid-extended heart attack). Later, as I resuscitated a self-inflicted gunshot to the head, the 20 something gentleman's phone rang with a call from "Dad" and a screensaver with a beautiful wife and three small children. Hopelessness kills as does every disease that people are now too afraid to come to the ER to address. (Our ER census is half of what it normally is and that scenario is played out across most of the country--irony of ironies--we are laying off ER doctors during a pandemic). The ultimate promise of safety many seem to wish for (and even demand) is never gonna happen. Kurt, I donâ€t disagree about the impact of poverty. The terrible scenarios you describe at work tell the tale in a gut wrenching fashion. I just happen to think that we have had plenty of time to ramp up nationwide testing, perhaps via DPA, which would have made a measured return to normal a safer endeavor. So, now we are stuck between a rock and a hard place.