(CNN) – The American health care system might not be equipped for what’s next in the coronavirus pandemic if people don’t heed warnings from authorities, health officials say.
“The bottom line is things will get much worse,” said Dr. James Phillips, an assistant professor at George Washington University Hospital.
“We’re at a significant risk of overwhelming the number of (hospital) beds we have.”
More than 7,000 Americans have been infected with coronavirus, and that number changes by the hour.
Two major factors are fueling this pandemic: the fact that people with no symptoms can easily spread the virus, and problems with testing in the US.
Similarly, “everyone needs to treat us like we have it, and socially distance ourselves in that manner. Because until we have (adequate) testing, we don’t know who has this. And we’re not sure when they start spreading it.”
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