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		OJFord on March 22, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: A Covid-19 testing location site that a g... > I'm not so sure it's a huge issue. Have a read of /r/medicine, it absolutely is. They're already making (probably split-second) choices between endangering themselves without PPE or leaving patients untreated, in countries that have a long, long road ahead. PPE seems to be the primary equipment shortage, not ECMO/ventilators, though that's an issue too.

dzdt on March 22, 2020 | [–]

In NYC, PPE is running low now, ventilators will be all used in 5 days. The PPE crisis is coming first, but not by many days.

CivBase on March 22, 2020 | [–]

Sure, but an abundance of tests wont fix that.

OJFord on March 22, 2020 | [–]

We're talking about availability of PPE, not of test kits. There's a PPE shortage even without using it for more tests.

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