In the US state of New York, empty streets, and closed shops tell only half of the story told by Dr. Steve Caspedes, saying: "It's hell. I'm not kidding
New York State alone has recorded more than 30,000 new cases of coronavirus, and nearly 300 deaths, mostly in New York City.
At Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens, the most afflicted neighborhood in the state that has become the epicenter of the United States, Cespedes told Sky News: "People come, find it hard to breathe, die, and the cycle repeats. Hospitals are crowded everywhere."
"My daughter is working in the Brooklyn neighborhood, and she's staying there. I entered the intensive care unit today, and I couldn't sleep last night. It is scary."
The number of deaths due to the emerging coronavirus in the United States has exceeded a thousand cases, a large number that represents another milestone in the spread of the global disease that kills thousands, causes economic devastation and re-establishes the usual routine of normal life.
New York, famous for its many nicknames including the city that never sleeps, is not far from a disaster, but you feel it is on the cusp of something you've never experienced before.
Dr. Caspedes says the impact of the September 11 terrorist events in the state in 2001 on the health situation is incomparable to the situation now, adding, "We used to open hospital doors waiting for patients who did not come, and now they continue to come."In the US state of New York, empty streets, and closed shops tell only half of the story told by Dr. Steve Caspedes, saying: "It's hell. I'm not kidding."
New York State alone has recorded more than 30,000 new cases of coronavirus, and nearly 300 deaths, mostly in New York City.
At Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens, the most afflicted neighborhood in the state that has become the epicenter of the United States, Cespedes told Sky News: "People come, find it hard to breathe, die, and the cycle repeats. Hospitals are crowded everywhere."
"My daughter is working in the Brooklyn neighborhood, and she's staying there. I entered the intensive care unit today, and I couldn't sleep last night. It is scary."
The number of deaths due to the emerging coronavirus in the United States has exceeded a thousand cases, a large number that represents another milestone in the spread of the global disease that kills thousands, causes economic devastation and re-establishes the usual routine of normal life.
New York, famous for its many nicknames including the city that never sleeps, is not far from a disaster, but you feel it is on the cusp of something you've never experienced before.
Dr. Caspedes says the impact of the September 11 terrorist events in the state in 2001 on the health situation is incomparable to the situation now, adding, "We used to open hospital doors waiting for patients who did not come, and now they continue to come."
CNN has reported that the administration of President Donald Trump appealed to several countries around the world to give or sell medical supplies, such as hand sanitizers and respirators, to combat the accelerating Coronavirus pandemic, and to seek to bridge the shortage of overburdened American hospitals.
And last Tuesday, New York Governor Andrew Como said the state might be just two weeks away from a crisis that could put about 40,000 people in intensive care units.
This could represent a severe burden for hospitals that currently have only 3,000 beds of intensive care nationwide.
And imposed measures to isolate the state's population of 20 million, since Sunday evening, while stores that are essential are kept open.
On Wednesday afternoon, New York State was counting about 30,800 confirmed cases of Covid19, including 17,800 in New York City, 5,146 more compared to Tuesday.
The state is still suffering from a shortage of breathing apparatus, and it estimates that with the epidemic reaching its climax, which is expected within 14 to 21 days, it will need 30,000 devices.
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