The trickle of a few virus patients in March became a steady stream two weeks after Arizona Gov. They stocked up on masks and gowns, and trained professionals who normally work in operating rooms or other areas to care for virus patients. More than 600 ICU beds were filled with virus patients this week, two-thirds of them on ventilators and sedated. Death is ever-present in ICUs, but with virus patients, it is even more common, and often grueling and drawn out. Families of virus patients generally aren’t allowed bedside visits, leaving it to caregivers to arrange phone calls and FaceTime links via tablet computers.

Source: ABC News June 27, 2020 15:45 UTC