“Not even the best-prepared hospital can compensate for an unchecked pandemic.”

Ed Yong’s latest piece for The Atlantic looks at how hospitals—even those that are well prepared—are concerned over the rise in Covid-19 cases. Throughout the pandemic, hospitalizations have lagged behind cases by about 12 days. With such high case loads, many hospitals expect to become overwhelmed.

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