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A man looks at over paperwork he was given after being tested for the coronavirus as the leaves the testing tent while others wait in line to be tested outside Elmhurst Hospital Center, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the number of positive coronavirus cases in the state surged to more than 20,000, with more than half the cases in New York City. Cuomo promised 1,000 temporary hospital beds will be swiftly placed inside a vast Manhattan convention center as officials raced to prepare for an overwhelming number of coronavirus patients. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

A man looks at over paperwork he was given after being tested for the coronavirus as the leaves the testing tent while others wait in line to be tested outside Elmhurst Hospital Center, Tuesday, March 24, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the number of positive coronavirus cases in the state surged to more than 20,000, with more than half the cases in New York City. Cuomo promised 1,000 temporary hospital beds will be swiftly placed ins…

March 24, 2020

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'Cacophony of coughing': Inside NYC's virus-besieged ERs
March 24, 2020 9:52 p.m.

'Cacophony of coughing': Inside NYC's virus-besieged ERs

NEW YORK (AP) — A “cacophony of coughing” in packed emergency rooms. Beds squeezed in wherever there is space. Overworked, sleep-deprived doctors and nurses rationed to one face mask a day and wracked by worry about a dwindling number of available ventilators.