“…unprecedented, eerie quiet”

(1/16)
(via twitter here https://twitter.com/Prof_John_Frink/status/1253757777496780800)

Friends,

Sorry it’s been a while since I last posted. I haven’t had a lot to add to the generally excellent conversation taking place among those I follow.

I do, however, have to get my observations regarding #COVID19 off my chest.

(2/16) My background:

I am in healthcare.

I’m not in NYC.

I work at a hospital that has the largest number of #COVID19 patients in our county.

(3/16) My first impressions of the virus came from Twitter, and my reaction was extreme alarm. Aside from the terrifying posts about people collapsing in the streets and being welded into their homes, claxons were being sounded by people I’ve come to respect, including

(4/16) @EpsilonTheory, @ErikSTownsend, and @chrismartenson. I contrasted this to the preparations we were taking — which were, essentially, nothing — and I was very concerned.

I worried we’d be overwhelmed to the point of rationing care. I worried I’d catch the virus and kill

(5/16) a family member or die myself. I read everything about Wuhan, about Lombardy, about Qom, and I feared the absolute worst.

However, with the surge of #COVID19 projected to be a couple of weeks away, our preparation kicked into high gear. Parts of the hospital…