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1/n While we mull economic packages, the IMMEDIATE PRIORITY should be to procure FULL protective gear (not just masks and gowns) for our healthcare workforce (Doctors, Nurses, Assistants).
No matter what it costs.
Else we face two dire consequences:
No matter what it costs.
Else we face two dire consequences:
2/n They need protective gear that isolates them a 100%, else:
1- They fall ill themselves
2- They become super spreaders.
They are risking their lives and handling multiple patients.
A a small tear in their suit or masks, a little oversight and it can be lethal.
1- They fall ill themselves
2- They become super spreaders.
They are risking their lives and handling multiple patients.
A a small tear in their suit or masks, a little oversight and it can be lethal.
3/n They can carry the virus back home or back into the non-isolated parts of the hospitals. Or to their families and homes.
Nearly 3500 of Spain's healthcare workers go infected. 12% of total infected population. https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/03/22/covid-19-3457-of-spains-healthcare-workers-now-infected/#.Xnhjsi2B1QI
Nearly 3500 of Spain's healthcare workers go infected. 12% of total infected population. https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/03/22/covid-19-3457-of-spains-healthcare-workers-now-infected/#.Xnhjsi2B1QI
4/n Spain and Italy have run out of protective gear and this piece will shock you: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-21/europe-s-desperate-doctors-are-shielded-by-trash-bags
5/n Hear the New York State Governor is virtually begging for support to purchase protective equipment.
https://soundcloud.com/nygovcuomo/governor-cuomo-is-a-guest-on-cnns-the-situation-room-with-wolf-blitzer
This is in the *Financial capital of the World*.
We need to act fast. Now.
https://soundcloud.com/nygovcuomo/governor-cuomo-is-a-guest-on-cnns-the-situation-room-with-wolf-blitzer
This is in the *Financial capital of the World*.
We need to act fast. Now.
6/n Remember, soldiers can dodge a bullet, dive into a trench, take shelter behind a wall. Fight back.
Our health workers can’t.
They have no weapons. They risk their own lives, and their families, both.
They are our new soldiers, our Generals in this new war.
Our health workers can’t.
They have no weapons. They risk their own lives, and their families, both.
They are our new soldiers, our Generals in this new war.
7/n We also have to release protocols for EACH and EVERY level of the healthcare chain.
Move to NO contact with any patient without COMPLETE protection.
Move to NO contact with any patient without COMPLETE protection.
8/n This includes General and Family Physicians and their staff.
They will be the first point of contact for many many people and can be hot zones for super-spreading.
The answer maybe to use technology and broadcast a symptom checklist, and then have patients redirected.
They will be the first point of contact for many many people and can be hot zones for super-spreading.
The answer maybe to use technology and broadcast a symptom checklist, and then have patients redirected.
9/n I've suggested WhatsApp videocalls as way to do first level screening in this in an earlier thread here: https://twitter.com/hchawlah/status/1240961286541676544?s=20
10/n This is close and personal - we have a Surgeon in the extended family and it's a constant worry, both when he goes to a hospital, and comes back home.
11/n This study on Madhya Pradesh, from 2017 shows you the state of our healthcare infrastructure.
MP has a population of 75 Million. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672666/
MP has a population of 75 Million. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5672666/
