“Apocalyptic Surge” of COVID-19 Patients Challenge NYC Hospitals | Global Health NOW
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Doctors and nurses nationwide are facing a lack of masks, gowns and gloves. The dangerous conditions are pushing some health workers to walk away, according to the Washington Post.
“The part that breaks my heart is that we are sending our doctors and nurses and health care workers into a war without the armor and protection that they need,” Vivek Murthy, former US Surgeon General, tells GHN in an exclusive Q&A. “And we would never think that that was okay to do with our military.”