I've been telling people this.  Hospitals are empty because there is actually an effective national response to the crisis, and only essential services are being preformed. The quarantines are "flattening the curve" both to preserve our existing supply stockpiles, and give us time to get replacements manufactured after China cut us off.    The truth is, in a pandemic event, this is exactly what we want to see.  Its a sign the plan is working wonderfully.  Covid is real, the deaths are real, but mitigation is keeping the problem below healthcare capacity, so unlike the SOB's in Italy we don't have to doom people with triage.  We have supplies, and we have TIME.    We don't have bodies in the streets and piles of bodybags, and overwhelmed hospitals of chaos because TRUMP IS AN EFFECTIVE LEADER and has taken the right measures.    Good God could imagine what hell on earth we would have right now if the Hildabeast was president?