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- COVID-19 Spreads to Champaign Area
- Person Dies from COVID=19
- Underlying Health conditions the person may have faced
- Diabetes? Heart condition? Asthma?
- Who was this person and his/her involvement in the community?
- Well known community leader or student from the area?
- How has their family handled the loss, were they able to see them before death? or even after?
- Could this person have been saved with more proactive policy and decision making?
- Linked with “Are our local health policies ready to handle pandemic?”
- Are our local health policies ready to handle pandemic?
- How quickly were stay-at-home orders issued?
- Did the city wait around at first, or were they at the forefront? If not, why not?
- What factors lead to making a decision quickly?
- Is there someone in charge of handling the policy ideas?
- How would this affect local businesses?
- Estimate of loss of revenue
- How long will they be allowed to stay open?
- What’s the number of cases in the county or city until restaurants are fully shut down?
- Why go against CDC guidelines on outdoor dining?
- How strictly will social-distancing and other rules be enforced right off the bat?
- What specific metrics were used to make this decision?
- How severe will the punishments be?
- Will the punishments be different for minors and adults?
- Do powerful local businesses have influence over policy decisions?
- Will donors or those who are connected be able to sway policy in favor of business?
- Will public officials be able to hold their ground and put public safety first?
- Or maybe special treatment for those powerful business owners?
- Hospitals prepare for COVID-19 patients
- How many hospitals in this area are prepared for COVID-19 patients?
- Can they handle the large volume of students and faculty that live nearby?
- How many people would have to be in the hospitals for all hospitals to be over capacity?
- What’s the protocol if the hospital is over capacity? Who gets a bed and who doesn’t?
- Who is the most well-funded hospital? Is that the most well-suited hospital?
- Where do their funds come from?
- Can they share funds and resources with less funded hospitals?
- How many COVID-19 patients can they handle?
- How many respirators are on hand?
- Have they asked for federal assistance of any kind?
- If so, what was the request?
- How did the federal government respond?
- Will they need to ask for further assistance?
- Are there ample staff to handle the rush of patients and if staff gets sick?
- How many staff members do they have on hand?
- When will they go to retired medical professionals for help?
- If the staff gets sick, do they get treated at that hospital or somewhere else?
- How does the staff feel about being on the frontlines?