Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU
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Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU
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#2I've learned more about the virus reading this article than anything else I've read over the past weeks.
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#3I've learned more about the virus reading this article than anything else I've read over the past weeks.
This. I've begun to realize that part of the reason you see so much pontification from journalists on the Chinese government's supposed failings is that you don't have to be in danger to write such articles. Real objective reporting like this takes personal courage.
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#4"The most regretful thing to me was a pregnant woman from Huanggang. She was in very serious condition. Nearly 200,000 yuan (S$39,505) was spent after more than a week in the ICU. She was from the countryside, and the money for hospitalisation was borrowed from her relatives and friends. Her condition was improving after the use of Ecmo, and she was likely to survive. But her husband decided to give up. He cried for his decision. I wept too because I felt there was hope for her to be saved. The woman died after we gave up. And exactly the next day, the government announced a new policy that offers free treatment for all coronavirus-infected patients. I feel so sorry for that pregnant woman."
I had the unchecked belief that China claiming to be a communist country would be covering medical costs.
Above reminded me of this: "'He cannot speak or look after himself': A 17-year-old with cerebral palsy died after being left alone for 6 days while Chinese authorities quarantined his father over coronavirus fears" - https://www.businessinsider.com/teenager-cerebral-palsy-dies...
Edit: I really can't understand why anyone would downvote this comment - the downvotes are making me laugh.
Re: Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU
#5I've learned more about the virus reading this article than anything else I've read over the past weeks.
I submitted this already, but this is worth reading also:
https://www.fwdeveryone.com/t/puzmZFQGRTiiquwLa6tT-g/confere...
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#6When the innocent pays for the mistakes of the regime.
Re: Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU
#7"The most regretful thing to me was a pregnant woman from Huanggang. She was in very serious condition. Nearly 200,000 yuan (S$39,505) was spent after more than a week in the ICU. She was from the countryside, and the money for hospitalisation was borrowed from her relatives and friends. Her condition was improving after the use of Ecmo, and she was likely to survive. But her husband decided to give up. He cried for…
"The boy's aunt told Damihexiaomi that she fed Cheng three times and changed his clothes twice during the six days that he was alone. Her own poor health prevented her from doing more. When she stopped by to take care of Cheng on Tuesday, his condition was already on the decline, the Post reported. "
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#8"The most regretful thing to me was a pregnant woman from Huanggang. She was in very serious condition. Nearly 200,000 yuan (S$39,505) was spent after more than a week in the ICU. She was from the countryside, and the money for hospitalisation was borrowed from her relatives and friends. Her condition was improving after the use of Ecmo, and she was likely to survive. But her husband decided to give up. He cried for…
The medical system there is far more similar to the US system than the European system. It fails some of its citizens the same way the US system fails some of its citizens. Yet it is also similar to the US system is that it is fostering more medical innovation than socialized systems as well. Basically it is similar in both good and bad ways.
China has made more gains in medical R&D than pretty much any other country besides the US and a lot of that has to do with the fact that it allows firms to profit like the US does. It's the second biggest drug market after the United States and I believe it's also the second biggest market for clinical trials after the US.
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#9"The most regretful thing to me was a pregnant woman from Huanggang. She was in very serious condition. Nearly 200,000 yuan (S$39,505) was spent after more than a week in the ICU. She was from the countryside, and the money for hospitalisation was borrowed from her relatives and friends. Her condition was improving after the use of Ecmo, and she was likely to survive. But her husband decided to give up. He cried for…
> I had the unchecked belief that China claiming to be a communist country would be covering medical costs.
China is communist in name only, and has been for a very long time.
Re: Life and Death in a Wuhan Coronavirus ICU
#10I've learned more about the virus reading this article than anything else I've read over the past weeks.
I submitted this already, but this is worth reading also: https://www.fwdeveryone.com/t/puzmZFQGRTiiquwLa6tT-g/confere...
Thanks for that, it was interesting and quite anti-panic.