Dear Editor, this writer has an abysmal school record when it comes to mathematics but, still, the “we are ready for Covid” numbers don’t seem to add up.

Twenty beds at the hospital, for those who are ill enough to require hospitalisation. And we have four ventilators.

Sounds a bit like a version of Russian Roulette.

Say half of those in hospital require a ventilator. Or say only 25 per require a ventilator. Someone is going to be up the proverbial creek without not only a paddle, but without air.

Will political party affiliation play a role in who breathes and who suffocates?

Oh, yes, we are ready all right. Ready for some potential deaths for lack of being ready.

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