We still don't know how many of the people calling Hatzalah are really having trouble breathing. I know an older person who tested positive and BH isn't having trouble breathing but was hyperventilating. He didn't call hatzalah, but the anxiety definitely is there, especially among older people.
And this is different than the first wave? You think there are more anxious people now than the first wave?
Word on the street is that Dr Leibowitz said now is definitely milder than in March. Can anyone confirm?
Halevai. I will try to find out.
The quote I heard second hand from him a couple of weeks ago was (paraphrasing), "the severity only seems more mild because it's mainly a younger demographic this time".
I can confirm he was saying this as late as early last week. Perhaps his opinion has since changed.
According to Dr Fenster (yesterday) there is zero evidence whatsoever that the strain in Lakewood has changed at all, only that there are still far fewer cases and the vast majority have been of the lower risk demographic.