It is both lifesaving and terrifying — and unfortunately, for most COVID-19 patients, it doesn’t succeed. For COVID-19 patients, ventilators are sometimes the only hope — but they aren’t much hope. Weiler and Montefiore Moses hospitals, unlike some others, allow staff members to bring their own PPE. There are triage tents outside, but still there are sometimes traffic jams of stretchers at the entrance to the hot zone. Upon a death, doctors fill out paperwork for the death certificate, and nurses and technicians prepare the body and attach a toe tag.

Source: bd News24 April 12, 2020 09:45 UTC