Puerto Rico's health secretary says officials discovered a cache of urgently needed personal protective equipment at a hospital in the nearby island of Vieques, that has remained closed since Hurricane Maria hit the U.S. territory in September 2017.
Nearly 3,000 firefighters and EMTs out sick in NYC, but over 100 have returned to work
But a senior fire department official told NBC News that well over 100 employees who were ill with coronavirus or related symptoms have returned to working on the front lines. That includes EMTs, firefighters and civilians, who are helping to replenish the ranks.As of Saturday, 426 members of the city's fire department have tested positive for coronavirus, a department official said.
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