Beijing time:2022-10-29 11:16
[NTDTV, ora di Pechino, 29 ottobre 2022]Recently, the childrenrespiratory syncytial virusRSVThe number of infections has soared in the United States, leaving hospitals short of beds and patients waiting too long for treatment.
Sick children, overcrowded hospital beds, long waiting times …
St. Louis, MissouriChildren’s hospitalDr. Kim Quayle, Medical Director, Emergency Department: “If we compare it to last year, let’s seeRSVThe 3-fold increase in cases is very shocking! It is unclear whether this is the highest peak. “
respiratory syncytial virusThe rapid increase in children infected with RSV has caused a general emergency in major hospitals in the United States: there is a severe shortage of medical staff, hospital beds are insufficient and patients wait too long.
St. Louis, MissouriChildren’s hospitalDr Kim Quayle, medical director of the emergency room: “Some hours, unfortunately, we are trying to shorten the (waiting) times. But now the influx of patients is very difficult to get immediate treatment in the emergency room.”
Californian mother Cynthia Layton came to a doctor with her 2 month old daughter.
Layton: “We saw that our daughter was coughing and had a runny nose, so we took her to the doctor. I’m pretty sure she had RSV.”
In general, children, adolescents, the elderly, or patients with weakened immune systems are the most susceptible to RSV virus infection.
Full report of NTDTV reporters Qiu Yue and Ming Yu
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