New York's paramedics unable to answer emergency calls as 20% of service ill, most with COVID-19

New York's paramedics unable to answer emergency calls as 20% of service ill, most with COVID-19

28/03/2020 por Tatu D'Oquei

The coronavirus outbreak sweeping through New York City has pushed its ambulance service close to the breaking point, with hundreds of personnel out ill and emergency calls skyrocketing, supervisors and rank-and-file emergency medical technicians said on Friday.

Link: https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/coronavirus-outbreak-is-stretching-new-yorks-ambulance-service-to-breaking-point