Apologies, that was unintentional should’ve read one million Americans, not one hundred million. I was going back and forth between millions, hundreds of thousands, and settled on one million since it was the lower end of the initial Imperial College model. But yeah, I get your point. Valid. Failure to proofread before posting.No need to wildly exaggerate the numbers to make your point.
While some hospitals might be 'empty' and laying off employees some are still dealign with a larger number of patients with the virus. Just because a hospital in one place, or several, is not overwhelmed doesn't mean our health system has got a handle on this overall. And yes, some of the advice is evolving but the medical professionals are learning as they go as well to a degree, as this is a new virus and a lot of what works and doesn't work with respect to it is still unknown, but they are the best folks though to figure out a way ahead that will keep everyone as safe as possible.
As far as the health industry layoffs, it’s pretty widespread and not limited to one geographic area. Remember, we flattened the curve to help save them. And now we’ve done such a good job that we’ve caused them to lose their jobs. Seems paradoxical to me.