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![In front of Bellevue Hospital in New York: Refrigerated trucks are parked in front of the oldest public hospital in the USA.]()
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In front of Bellevue Hospital in New York: Refrigerated trucks are parked in front of the oldest public hospital in the USA.
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![Up to 44 dead can be accommodated per truck.]()
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Up to 44 dead can be accommodated per truck.
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![Because the morgues in New York have long been full.]()
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Because the morgues in New York have long been full.
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![The coronavirus has almost 2,500 deaths in the USA, already 142,700 people infected with corona and almost 2,500 deaths.]()
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The coronavirus has almost 2,500 deaths in the USA, already 142,700 people infected with corona and almost 2,500 deaths.
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The corona virus is spreading rapidly in the USA: there were already over 142,700 people infected with corona and almost 2500 deaths by Sunday evening. And the outlook for the US is bleak. US President Donald Trump (73) expects at least 100,000 corona deaths.
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New York City is particularly hard hit by the pandemic. The Big Apple is considered a hotspot. In the metropolis of millions, 33,768 residents tested positive for Corona by Sunday evening – and the trend is rising. In the largest district of New York, in Queens, 10,373 corona cases are known, as the Daily Mail writes.
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“The numbers are staggering”
And the number of deaths is also steadily increasing. From Saturday to Sunday evening, 161 deaths were reported within 24 hours. A total of 776 people have already died of Covid-19 in the city of millions. “The numbers are staggering,” says the Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio.
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The morgues in New York have long been full. This is why hospitals now have to use refrigerated trucks as morgues in an emergency. Over the weekend, refrigerated trucks were parked in front of the largest hospitals. Up to 44 dead can be accommodated per truck.
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“It’s the terrible reality”
A male nurse (38) who works in a hospital in Manhattan in New York took a photo of the inside of one of the refrigerated trucks used to store corpses. “It’s the terrible reality of what we’re up against and where some of us have already landed,” the New York nurse commented on the picture to Buzzfeed News.
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The night before, he had been holding the hand of one of those patients when she took her last breath. Now her corpse is one of those seen in the photo of the corpse refrigerated truck.
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«9/11 was nothing compared to the»
Most recently, after the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on September 21, 2001, in which 2,753 people were killed, New York had to drive up such emergency morgues.
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“9/11 was nothing compared to that. At that time we were waiting for patients who never came. Now they keep coming, “says Steve Kasspidis, a doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital in Queens, to” Sky News “.
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“Our priority is to save lives, no matter what it costs”
The situation in New York is precarious. Because thousands of ventilators are needed. The 400 ventilators offered by the Trump administration are like a drop in the ocean.
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Last week, the governor of the US state of New York, Democrat Andrew Cuomo (62), made an urgent appeal to the population and Trump. Cuomo made it unmistakably clear: “Our priority is to save lives, no matter what it costs.” (wheel)
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The corona virus is currently occupying the whole world and there are new developments every day. All current information on the subject is available in the coronavirus ticker.
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Do I have the coronavirus or just the flu?![]()
In the flu season in particular, it is difficult to assess whether you have the coronavirus or whether you simply have the common flu. The differences are subtle, but there are. VIEW clarifies.
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Protection against coronavirusRecommendations from the Federal Office of Public Health on how you can protect yourself:
Hygiene measures
- Wash hands regularly with soap and water and / or use disinfectants.
- Don’t sneeze or cough into your hands, use a handkerchief or the crook of your arm. Then immediately dispose of handkerchiefs correctly in the closed rubbish bin.
- Stay at home if you have a fever or cough.
Minimize contact
- Stay at home and minimize contact with people as much as possible. Only leave the house in exceptional situations: shopping for groceries / visiting a doctor or pharmacy / working from home is not possible for your work / you have to help other people. Avoid contact with anyone who has difficulty breathing or coughing.
- Important: No greeting kisses, no hugs, no handshakes.
- Keep a distance of 2 meters from other people, for example when queuing or at meetings.
- Avoid public transport and use delivery services.
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If you have symptoms (difficulty breathing, cough or fever), do not go out in public and contact a doctor or health care facility immediately – by phone first.
Stay informed
- Follow the rules and instructions of the authorities. Infoline Coronavirus: 058 463 00 00, FOPH information page: bag-coronavirus.ch
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Published: March 30th, 2020, 11:02 am-
