19 Mar

United States: Hospital Bed Availability

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United States
Hospital Bed Availability
Data released by the Harvard Global Health Institute identifies the regions in the U.S. that will struggle the most with the inevitable increase in patients contracting COVID-19 and their need for hospitalization. Associated maps display a number of potential outcomes of the adult population infected with the virus and the capacity of hospitals across the country. The worst projection shows a situation where sixty percent of the adult population, the equivalent of one hundred and fifty million people, are infected in just six months. This potential scenario would leave the United States five times under the required capacity for intensive care unit beds, which are essential for people’s survival from the worst effects of coronavirus. These projections assist in explaining the “flatten the curve” narrative advanced by public health professionals advocating for social distancing to slow the spread of COVID-19 in order to ensure hospital systems are not overburdened.

This map depicts the capacity of hospital across the U.S. under various infection scenarios. Click on the map to learn more. All COVID-19 updates will be displayed in a red box.

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India 
Executions Carried Out
On Friday, four Indian men were executed for the 2012 gang rape and murder of a student in Delhi. The sentencing was carried out at the high-security Tihar prison in the early morning, seven years after the crime. The brutal rape and beating of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student – who became known as Nirbhaya, meaning ‘Fearless’ in India – sparked huge nationwide protests and international revulsion over the scale of sexual violence in India, eventually leading to tougher laws. In the last few months, all four convicts filed petitions in the Supreme Court in a bid to reduce their sentences to life imprisonment but court officials rejected their petitions. It is estimated that around 95 rapes are reported daily in India. 

This map depicts the major rape cases in India in recent years. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: AFP
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United States
Spring Flood Outlook
The spring flood season is expected to be less severe across the United States in 2020 according to new projections released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Warmer than average temperatures from December to February led to the early arrival of sprouting plants, which absorb more moisture from the air and soil and prevent severe flooding events like those that occurred in 2019. Moderate to major flooding is still expected in 23 states, especially in parts of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Illinois, and Iowa. Projected moderate to major flooding has the the potential to impact 128 million people living in flood zones.

This map depicts the areas of the U.S. projected to experience flooding in the spring. Click on the map to learn more.

Graphic Source: AP

             

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Yesterday’s Answer

Q: The landlocked Kingdom of Eswatini is boarded by how many countries?

A: Two, South Africa and Mozambique
Previously called the Kingdom of Swaziland, Eswatini is bordered by South Africa and Mozambique. The country covers an area of about 17,364 km2 and extends about 110 miles (175 km) from north to south and about 80 miles (130 km) from west to east. In 2018, King Mswati III renamed the country to Eswatini, meaning “land of the Swazis” in the Swati language during celebrations for the country’s 50th anniversary of independence.

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Q: Occupying an approximate area of 21,331 square miles, the word’s largest uninhabited island is located in which body of water?

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