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‘People Are Dying’: Battling Coronavirus Inside a N.Y.C. Hospital | NYT News

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An emergency room doctor in Elmhurst, Queens, gives a rare look inside a hospital at the center of the coronavirus pandemic. “We don’t have the tools that we need.” Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch. ...more
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Dr. Colleen Smith gave us a rare insider's view of an overstretched E.R. in New York City, the epicenter of the country's Covid-19 outbreak.

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Elmhurst received a shipment of ventilators from another hospital a few hours later.

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Hospital and state officials say dwindling supplies will soon become a major problem, but hospitals are keeping up for now.

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Dr. Smith says the shortages are already here for workers on the front line.

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Dr. Smith says the hospital is adapting as fast as it can, and it set up a tent outside to test mildly sick patients.

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‘People Are Dying’: Battling Coronavirus Inside a N.Y.C. Hospital | NYT News
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An emergency room doctor in Elmhurst, Queens, gives a rare look inside a hospital at the center of the coronavirus pandemic. “We don’t have the tools that we need.” Subscribe: http://bit.ly/U8Ys7n More from The New York Times Video: http://nytimes.com/video ---------- Whether it's reporting on conflicts abroad and political divisions at home, or covering the latest style trends and scientific developments, New York Times video journalists provide a revealing and unforgettable view of the world. It's all the news that's fit to watch.

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