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I truly think we need to think outside the box in an effort to "open up the economy".
There has to be a mitigated risk equation here. We have a universal system, and hospital can't turn away patients, that's the primary factor here. With that system in place, it's almost impossible to impose some type of waiver system in which you may take the mitigated risk say to attend a conference, or concert, if you contract COVID, your costs are out of pocket.
Yes, I know that would be almost impossible to impose, I just wish we could start thinking of other solutions here.
I was speaking with a collogue on this one, and I truly think the message has been poorly outlined to the public. We need to get more away from the doom and gloom "you're gonna die!" message, and break it down more simply.
Plain and simple, the primary reason for the restrictions is to ensure the hospitals don't get over inundated. That should be repeated full stop by public officials, yes I know it has been, but I don't think so effectively, really that's the No 1 issue, and biggest problem here, not the fact whether or not you'll die from COVID.
The stories I'm hearing from VGH, that's the biggest headache, our hospitals aren't built to properly deal with having to setup separate sealed areas for COVID patients, so when we get an influx like we're having right now, it creates total chaos. People don't seem to understand that basic fact, the media should do a better job to explain that, and show people what it looks like and the difficulties involved with having to move patients around in a hospital, creating new wards and such as a result.
Speaking of Diwali, apparently most of the COVID patients coming into VGH right now are in fact South Asian, fascinatingly enough.
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