Updated: 13.04.20 13:26
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The number of infected people in the USA continues to rise rapidly. The situation in New York is dire. A US emergency doctor has now reported from the front. The statements are scary.
New York – “We lost more sick people than we could save,” relates US emergency doctor Phil Suarez opposite the image. The states in New York therefore resemble a theater of war. Every day Suarez is confronted there with the unvarnished truth. The pandemic has long since blown all capacities.
He has to take care of eight to ten patients per shift. It is “the worst I have ever experienced” – although Suarez had already witnessed the terrorist attack on September 11, 2001 and was employed as a trauma doctor in a hospital in Mosul (Iraq) during the war against the terrorist militia ISIS.
The momentary helplessness brings tears to his eyes. “Often it is too late and the victims diewhile we’re still trying to revive them. “
Coronavirus in the USA: US emergency doctor describes pictures of horror
Chaos reigns in New York. In a single day alone, 7,100 emergencies were reported to the 911 emergency number – a sad record. The people are afraid. Your fear is justified; after all, the city can no longer cope with the situation on its own. A total of 250 ambulances from other regions in the metropolis had to be used. He has to declare three to four people dead per shift.
US emergency doctor in New York – Corona is worse than 9/11 and the Iraq war! https://t.co/hvs60bzgRr
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Coronavirus in the USA: Doctors prepare for “long battle”
The missions are tough on him. In addition to the traumatizing images, he was also tormented by fear. Because the danger of infecting oneself is always present. “We still don’t know enough about the virus, not least how exactly it is transmitted.” Many of his colleagues have already contracted Covid-19, some died. A “Long battle” I am facing his colleagues and him, explains Suarez exhausted.
In the state of Michigan, a woman suffered unimaginable suffering – she lost her husband and son to the virus within three days.
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