THREAD: The cities that face a growing risk of large epidemics are going to be pressed as many federal resources have been forward deployed to New York, and the federal ability to backstop multiple cities is going to be limited. There are things every city should be doing now.

Low census hospitals are still doing elective cases, and consuming supplies. That must end. States must focus resources on urban hospitals and take reasonable steps to reduce activity in community; move available supplies and capacity freed up at community level to urban setting

Germ theory will prevail. The virus will be a national epidemic. While we hope some communities will be spared, we should expect urban centers to all be engulfed. Because the virus hasn't reached every city yet; every urban center should prepare as if it will. Many still aren't.