Italy announces all shops except pharmacies and food outlets will be CLOSED as coronavirus death toll climbs by 31% to 827 in 24 hours and intensive care units are advise to stop treating the elderly
Daily Mail
March 11, 2020
Italy has said all shops except pharmacies and food outlets will be closed in response to the country's coronavirus outbreak as the death toll from the disease in the country jumped sharply in the last 24 hours.
A top Italian doctor said intensive care wards should place an age limit on beds as a way of prioritising medical resources amid the deepening crisis that has seen cases in Italy rise by 196 to 827 today.
Rather than admit patients on a 'first come first served' basis, hospitals should swap to 'catastrophe medicine' guidelines - typically used in war zones and during natural disasters - where those with the greatest chance of survival are given priority.
The guidelines should apply to all patients needing intensive care treatment and not just those suffering from coronavrius, according to guidance published this week by the Society of Anesthesia, Analgesia, Resuscitation and Intensive Care (SAARI).
EDITOR’S NOTE: A catastrophe has befallen the Houston Rodeo which has been shut down effective 4pm Wednesday, thereby financially ruining hundreds of vendors and disappointing hundreds of kids competing for scholarships with the livestock they have been raising and grooming for almost a year.
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It must be rough to tell someone, "You are too old, we are going to let you die." That is not what medical people are trained for. There is going to be some PTSD on the other side of the stethoscope before this shit is over.
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