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adrianN
on March 30, 2020
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Weekly deaths in the US down by 7-10k for the week...
Where I live all nonessential medical interventions are on hold to free up space in hospitals. I'd assume that lowers the death rate temporarily.
Exmoor
on March 30, 2020
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Perhaps in the short term, but in the long-term a weeks or months long delay in care will likely cause an uptick in deaths. Many major issues are initially caught as patients investigating what seem like minor issues, but turn out to be cancer, etc.
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