At 19:49 31/03/2020, Greg Dropkin wrote:
>The questions which Paul is not asking are:
>A) If there is no lockdown, could the NHS cope?
>B) If the answer to A) is "no", can the NHS cope if there is a lockdown?
... and, second guessing what may well be in Paul's mind ...
B2) If the answer to B) is "no", to varying degrees, what would be
the 'excess' number of deaths if patients who were considered least
likely to survive even with ICU care had to be denied that care
(because of the inability of the ICU resources to 'cope' with the full number)?
Kind Regards,
John
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