In case you missed these glimmers of hope buried deep in paragraphs eight, ten and twelve of the “media” today:
“Officials had estimated that 140,000 hospital beds might be needed to treat coronavirus patients. Only about 18,500 were in use by week’s end.” NYT
“Cuomo added that 75% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients in the state have been discharged.”
“In yet another sign that the worst of the predictions had not yet come to pass, the Javits Center ... was treating only 300 patients. The rest of its roughly 2,500 beds were empty.” NYT
“We’ve been seeing much lower rates of some other sorts of emergencies,” said a critical care physician in Manhattan. “I was covering stroke calls from the emergency department last week, and the volume was far lower than usual.” NYT
“The federal government is suspending student loan payments and waiving the interest on those loans for a total of 6 months...” CNN
“In France, the number of COVID-19 fatalities and new daily cases fell by more than 50% over the weekend.” Worldometer
“Less than two weeks after New Zealand enacted strict nationwide lockdowns, the nation reports that they have not only flattened their curve of cases, they have “squashed it.”” Washington Post
I’m sure there are more - so be sure to look. And do yourself a favor: delete your subscriptions to Anxiety-driven-speculation and subscribe instead to any source of inspiration.
As the Queen of England said last week:
“We will succeed!”
Because we already are!