New York has been one of the hardest hit US states in terms of cases and deaths of Coronavirus. New York is sitting at around 25,000 cases and at least 210 deaths as of March 24. The amount of cases has been doubling every three days, and they have not been getting support from the government, according to governor Andrew Cuomo. "The apex is higher than we thought and the apex is sooner than we thought," says Cuomo. The US government just sent 400 ventilators to add to the already 7000 ventilators, while officials in New York believe they need upwards of 30,000 to sustain the virus. All of this is coming right after Donald Trump announced that he wants the US to reopen for business by Easter Sunday. New York hopes to provide more healthcare areas by possibly turning college dorms and hotels into makeshift hospitals. New York's 25,000 cases currently take up more than 50% of the cases in the United States.
Discussion Questions:
- Do you still think that the US government will be able to open up business in such a short time even with this outbreak still occurring in many states?
- Do you think that the Corona Virus can be used as a lesson for countries during any future outbreaks to try and sustain and/or prevent it from spreading as soon as possible?
- How will colleges react to having their dorms turned into hospitals?
I do not thing that US businesses will be able to open up by Easter Sunday. I do not believe that we have even reached the peak of the virus yet and it will take a long time to get back to normal. I think that people will be much more weary when it comes to future outbreaks. I also think that colleges will be hesitant to lend out their dorms to hospitals as it has no benefit to them. But I do believe that many colleges will help out to control the outbreak.
ReplyDeleteTo answer question 1, I believe it will be hard to open business with COVID-19 being present, due to its infectious nature. Being in small enclosed spaces, like most establishments, with many other people, is a problem that the US government is unlikely to be able to face.
ReplyDeleteI see little to no chance of the US being "open for business" by Easter Sunday. In fact, I doubt whether or not this issue will be solved by the end of the summer, if not later. So far, the only good news or signs that the crisis is slowing down have come from China, where I believe they had several days of zero new cases. However, this was due to strict social distancing measures and government regulations, none of which are yet present in the US. Even with these regulations, it took almost three months to curb the spread in China, but the infection in the Western World has only just begun. It will probably take at least (conservatively) 4-5 months from the beginning of spread in the US for the pandemic to be officially over, and that spread began only a month ago. US businesses will therefore almost certainly not be able to reopen by Easter.
ReplyDeleteI think that colleges won’t be affected a lot by their dorms being turned into hospitals. The majority of universities have already closed down and sent all their student home for the rest of the school year, so utilizing the empty dorms would be smart. It is of course not ideal to have school campuses turned into hospitals, but with the rapidly spreading status of the virus, it has almost become a necessity. Also, with the goal of opening businesses again by Easter Sunday, there is a need to increase the availability of things like ventilators, hospital rooms, and overall healthcare. Because of these factors, colleges should be more than willing to contribute something as important as space to treat the ill.
ReplyDeleteI definitely think that the US won't be opening it's businesses in time for Easter. The conditions everywhere are steadily worsening as the numbers of sick rise and rise. With the worst not yet passed, there is no way that the condition will be controlled enough to open businesses by April 12, just over two weeks away.
ReplyDeleteI don't think that the US would be opening back up for business by Easter. Even with shortcuts, the vastness and uncertainty of this epidemic is continuing to spiral out of control and is overwhelming healthcare centers. I definitely think nations should learn from the Coronavirus outbreak in future health events to better understand the measures taken and extreme consequences if action isn't taken. If anything, I think colleges should turn their dorms into hospitals because it will increase the capacity for those who are being treated. Also, these institutions focus around education and if they turn their dorms into hospitals, they can be able to conduct research on the virus and ultimately make some progress in finding a vaccine or learning anything new about the virus.
ReplyDeleteI think that the US government's response to the COVID-19 outbreak is certainly a powerful lesson in how to handle a pandemic. By letting it go unchecked for so long, we have forced citizens to take extreme measures to "flatten the curve".
ReplyDeleteI think that businesses won’t be open by Easter. The virus has reached New York and it doesn’t seem as if it is getting better. Colleges will have to be patient with education because well being is a necessity before education.
ReplyDeleteAlthough it would have a huge impact to shut all jobs down, I think it is important to keep certain jobs open during the corona virus, but only the jobs which are working towards making a cure and lowering the number in cases and deaths. This has spread throughout the US and the most we can do right now is stay in our homes and be clean and let those who are trying to find a cure, continue their work.
ReplyDeleteI think that the U.S. can use this outbreak as a lesson we can use for the future on how to deal with these kinds of situations. These kinds of situations also bring people closer and force them to work together. From this situation, we also get a lot more information about a new virus.
ReplyDeleteNo, It will have to take a very strategic plan that reopens businesses and schools in phases in order to prevent massive spikes in states across the country. Reopening the country also means that individuals will have to modify they way they do everyday tasks.
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