Our next story comes from New Jersey. That's where Shilpa Bhatt is an ultrasound technologist on the frontlines of the COVID war. That state has one of the highest infection and mortality rates in the US, and Bhatt says that because of her speciality she is always one of the first to be called to deal with new admissions. Bhatt has strong ties to Belize. Her parents lived here for 28 years and her mother was a doctor in Orange Walk while her father ran a pharmacy. She told us what's the present situation in New Jersey and how she deals with it.
We asked Bhatt how they are doing with the supply of PPE's or personal protective equipment. These have been scarce in the New York area and she says they have to manage use wisely:
And while managing PPE's is one thing, managing the sick is another. She says her hospital is inundated and they have to adjust and improvise:
Again, Bhatt has been an ultrasound technician at a leading hospital in New Jersey for 35 years.
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