San Francisco Mayor London Breed and other leaders said Wednesday that the city could face a pandemic crisis similar to that of New York City because of medical equipment shortages.
San Francisco leaders said Wednesday that it was “plausible” the city could face a crisis similar to that of New York City and fall short 1,500 ventilators and a 5,000 hospital beds.
“It is not even a question as to whether we will need more,” Mayor London Breed said during an hour-long news conference.Breed also repeatedly asked the public to remain at home and engage in social-distancing.If people fail to do that, she said, authorities may need to turn them or their sick relatives away from hospitals because of shortages, she said.
San Francisco now has confirmed 172 cases of the virus and one death. City officials who spoke at the news conference said social-distancing appears to be helping, but the number of cases rises every single day.The press conference appeared aimed at contradicting“i know there are people out there who will lead you to believe our efforts are too aggressive, but I cannot stress enough just how vital they are,” said Dr. Grant Colfax, director of health for San Francisco.
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