A Brooklyn-based ER nurse who tested positive for the coronavirus says health workers like her are not protected.
Ria Rahman, a 27-year-old registered nurse at the Maimonides Medical Center emergency department in Brooklyn, is used to the 12-hour shifts.
The governor also announced an increase in the maximum fine for anyone breaking social distancing measures from $500 to $1,000.Rahman has described the scenes at her local hospital as chaotic. As a front-line health care provider and former coronavirus patient, she told HuffPost she’s frustrated by the “inadequacy of the government” and by individuals who are still not heeding to calls to stay home.Although Rahman is feeling better, she considers herself among the lucky ones.
The mental and physical health of health care workers continues to deteriorate with each passing day. Rahman called the situation catastrophic and said medical providers are forced to ration resources based on a patient’s condition. “We’re seeing immigrants that don’t even speak an ounce of English dying alone in hospitals,” she said.
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