Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Goat Island is a non regulated petting zoo Date:   5/22/2020 11:15:38 AM

That's interesting that you had COVID.  I just found out a friend had it too - she said it was horrible and she had never felt so sick and had to be hospitalized.  Her immune system is not the best because of a prior bout with cancer and treatment. It varies so much from person to person and I was reading this morning that 35% of the people that have it are asymtomatic.  I don't fear it for myself as much as I fear giving it to someone with a compromised immune system who might need one of those ICU beds.  

I watched the Mayor of Montgomery's press conference the other day and I came away with the idea that ICU beds are in short supply, and that is why he was urging people to continue to social distance and wear a mask, and not congregate over the Memorial Day weekend.  It stands to reason that they would need other ICU beds that aren't designated for COVID patients and I don't guess that they can mix the COVID patients in with the other ICU patients.  I have been blessed not to have COVID, or any hospitalization, so I am not familiar with their set up.