The Covid Differences of Health Care Systems and Restrictions Between USA and Canada

 "...The difference largely comes down to arithmetic: The U.S. health care system, which prioritizes free markets, provides more hospital beds per capita than the government-dominated Canadian system does.

The limits on hospital capacity include intensive care units. The U.S. has one staffed ICU bed per 4,100 people, based on data from thousands of hospitals reporting to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department. Ontario has one ICU bed for about every 6,000 residents, based on provincial government figures and the latest population estimates..."

https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/why-canada-is-shutting-down-during-omicron-while-the-u-s-stays-open-their-health-care-systems