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NickB79

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12. They're preparing for an Italian-style wave of deaths

Reply to Princess Turandot (Reply #11)

Wed Mar 25, 2020, 02:34 PM

Mar 2020

We went from 1,000 cases nationally to 50,000 in 2 weeks on Monday. Today we passed 60,000.

A week from now, we'll have hundreds of thousands of confirmed cases, with New York being an epicenter.

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NYC morgues near capacity, DHS briefing warns [View all] Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 OP

I bet George W. Bush did - remember FuneralGate? bucolic_frolic Mar 2020 #1

Spain is using ice rinks as temporary morgues. N/T CottonBear Mar 2020 #2

Trump is on top of the situation. trusty elf Mar 2020 #3

The unclaimed will head to Hart Island Historic NY Mar 2020 #4

Jesus. You're right. Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #7

Trump Hotels are available Simeon Salus Mar 2020 #5

Newest Rumor: DENVERPOPS Mar 2020 #6

Increased deaths. Igel Mar 2020 #8

NYC (sadly) has an extensive contingency plan for this... Princess Turandot Mar 2020 #9

Why don't you see that latter happening in NYC? Ghost Dog Mar 2020 #14

the casket companies are gonna make a bundle... nt mitch96 Mar 2020 #10

BTW Per the NYC Department of Health, the city has seen 199 deaths as of today at 9:15AM.. Princess Turandot Mar 2020 #11

They're preparing for an Italian-style wave of deaths NickB79 Mar 2020 #12

They should stack any overflow in front of Trump Tower nt Fiendish Thingy Mar 2020 #13