Gov. John Bel Edwards noted that while the state’s hospitals are prepared for the storm, extended power outages could “test their systems.”
will make landfall in Louisiana Sunday as a likely category four storm as the state is already facing a major Covid-19 surge, further straining Louisiana hospitals as they’re already filled to capacity and forcing residents to congregate in shelters that could fuel more Covid-19 transmission.... [+]Dr. Anthony Fauci said on CNN Sunday Hurricane Ida’s potential impact on Louisiana’s Covid-19 outbreak “bothers me considerably,” as the state faces two “catastrophes conflating on each other.
Hospitals have undertaken significant preparations including switching to generator power even before the storm makes landfall and stocking up on extra food, but Bel Edwards noted that “it’s impossible to...say how long the power will be out” from the storm, and “that begins to test your systems” and put strain on the hospitals’ resources.
In addition to hospitals, Covid-19 transmission at shelters housing residents that have evacuated their homes are also a concern, though measures will be in place including mask wearing and temperature checks.
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