Corona virus could bring US Health Care System to it's knees. Quickly!

Today's morbidity and mortality number reflect an ever growing spread of corona virus or covid-19. Cases have popped up all over the world:

South Korea 204

Japan 87

Singapore 85

Thailand 35

Malaysia 15

Italy 14

Iran in 1 day 6 cases and 2 deaths

Many of these cases present without any travel to China and no known contacts.

But what is most concerning to me is not the infection rate or the death rate. It is the amount of people who become critically ill and require ICU care. There are approximately 94,000  ICU beds across the country with the most skilled doctors, Physician Assistants and Nurses on hand. That surely is a lot of beds until you think how man of those beds are occupied on a daily bases diseases such as heart failure, stoke, diabetic complications, pneumonia, etc... In my experience at least 8 out of 10 beds are occupied. What in God's name are we going to do when overloaded with thousands, possibly tens of thousands of critically ill. And your still going to have the daily heart attacks, kidney failures and strokes that require these beds.
The United States needs to now, not later start creating ICU beds throughout the country. There are many places they can identify as suitable locations. But this has to be done now! Corona virus is out and we need to be proactive rather  reactive. Not only are multitudes of lives but the reputation of the United States is on the line. China and the WHO have lost all credibility for ever. Don't let that happen to the USA. You'll never get the reputation back, that's why no one will ever name their company ENRON!