They traveled from all over the country to lend a helping hand to the Big Apple. They left with a hero's salute from New York's Finest.
Members of the NYPD cheered as visiting health workers headed to their last shifts on April 22, 2020, in New York City.
As of Tuesday afternoon, New York City had 134,874 COVID-19 cases and 35,746 related hospitalizations, according to the city's health department. There were 9,562 confirmed coronavirus related deaths and an additional 4,865 probable virus-related fatalities, according to the department.Anderson talked about the high levels of stress that he and his fellow volunteers faced while treating COVID-19 patients in his letter to NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea.
Members of the NYPD cheered as visiting health workers headed to their last shifts on April 22, 2020, in New York City."We 'Back The Blue,'" Anderson wrote in the letter, which was obtained by ABC News. “Will you 'Back The Scrubs?'”"I thought it was the right thing to do,” he said. “So many people across the country have reached out to us and helped us, it was a nice way to send them back home.
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