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In the US, New York state is the hardest hit by the COVID-20 epidemic

The Samaritan's Purse field hospital set up in New York's Central Park

Five weeks into this outbreak and the sheer number of COVID-positive patients is overwhelming hospitals that were already understaffed.


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By Nada Tawfik (BBC)

Source: SBS



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Five weeks into this outbreak and the sheer number of COVID-positive patients is overwhelming hospitals that were already understaffed.


New Yoirk state has so far had over 122,000 cases and more than 4,000 deaths, is expecting a peak in admissions to hospital.  The Governor, Andrew Cuomo, has warned that vital equipment - such as ventilators - would run short in just a few days.  The coronavirus is testing hospitals and emergency responders like never before.


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