Felix Zompa, who lives a few blocks from Elmhurst Hospital, is terrified of living the same nightmare as a few months ago when doctors could not cope with all Covid patients.
“The sadness of in March and April many people were dying. The containers they had on the back side were very bad to see, “Zompa said.
The fear some New Yorkers like Felix experience is not gratuitous. There are currently more than 3,500 people hospitalized with the coronavirus in New York.
This is the same amount recorded on March 23, a figure that quickly rose to 19,000.
To avoid a crisis similar to the peak of the pandemic, Governor Cuomo announced a series of measures targeting the capacity of hospitals and areas with the most Covid cases.
The first step is to continue closing non-essential and high-risk businesses in the areas with the most contagions.
And that the number of patients be divided among hospitals to improve and equalize medical care in each center.
In addition, hospitals have been asked to prepare to request the assistance of retired doctors and nurses if necessary.
“When all the corona started, how was this hospital? It was overflowing … so it is better to disperse the people who go a little pa’llá and a little pa’ca then no problem is felt and everything will be fine, “said Oscar Collazo.
Within this plan is also increasing resources to facilitate coronavirus tests to the general population.
Another priority is keeping schools open safely during this crisis. More tests will be given to both students and school personnel within the neighborhoods with the most infections.
“For the well-being of the child, that’s fine,” said Julia Frías, a resident of Queens.
And now that the Christmas holidays are approaching, one of the strategies to reduce infections is to avoid small meetings.
The state government will launch a public education campaign to highlight how small gatherings can lead to the spread of COVID-19.
“We already learned a lesson and now we are going to avoid contagion,” said Irene González, another Queens neighbor.
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