US Military Treats Virus Center at Field Hospital in New York City Convention Center

CORONAVIRUS

U.S. military medical personnel are delivering aid to coronavirus patients at a field hospital at the Javits Center in New York City, Sunday, April 5.
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READ MORE: Three out of four U.S. hospitals surveyed are already treating patients with confirmed or suspected COVID-19, according to a federal report that finds hospitals expect to be overwhelmed as cases rocket toward their projected peak.

The report from a federal watchdog agency warns that different, widely reported problems are feeding off each other in a vicious cycle. Such problems include insufficient tests, slow results, scarcity of protective gear, the shortage of breathing machines for seriously ill patients and burned-out staffs anxious for their own safety.

The inspector general’s report is based on a telephone survey of 323 hospitals around the country, from March 23-27. With hundreds of new coronavirus cases daily, the situation is becoming more dire for many the nation’s 6,000 hospitals. Others can still scramble to prepare.
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LINK: https://www.voanews.com/science-health/coronavirus-outbreak/worst-come-3-4-us-hospitals-now-facing-covid-19