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A U.S. Marine in Virginia has tested positive
for the coronavirus. This is the first
positive case in Virginia, and here's what we know. I remember one day, I was
rounding in our COVID ICU, and our unit is structured
kind of like a V, so there's one wing here,
another wing over there. And you know, these are some
of the sickest patients I've ever taken care of
in my life. They're on breathing machines,
dialysis machines. They are needing
lots of medicines to keep them sedated and calm. And I'm trying to get
through morning rounds, and I see that on one wing, it's almost
all Hispanic last names. And then, on the other wing, it's almost all Black names. I grew up an hour away
from where I'm working. These are the family names
that I grew up with, and I know these families. And I just was trying
to focus on the medical part and just getting through it, but I just felt this weight
on my chest
for the coronavirus. This is the first
positive case in Virginia, and here's what we know. I remember one day, I was
rounding in our COVID ICU, and our unit is structured
kind of like a V, so there's one wing here,
another wing over there. And you know, these are some
of the sickest patients I've ever taken care of
in my life. They're on breathing machines,
dialysis machines. They are needing
lots of medicines to keep them sedated and calm. And I'm trying to get
through morning rounds, and I see that on one wing, it's almost
all Hispanic last names. And then, on the other wing, it's almost all Black names. I grew up an hour away
from where I'm working. These are the family names
that I grew up with, and I know these families. And I just was trying
to focus on the medical part and just getting through it, but I just felt this weight
on my chest
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A U.S. Marine in Virginia
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has tested positive
for the coronavirus.
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This is the first
positive case in Virginia,
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and here's what we know.
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I remember one day, I was
rounding in our COVID ICU,
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and our unit is structured
kind of like a V,
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so there's one wing here,
another wing over there.
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And you know, these are some
of the sickest patients
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I've ever taken care of
in my life.
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They're on breathing machines,
dialysis machines.
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They are needing
lots of medicines
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to keep them sedated and calm.
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And I'm trying to get
through morning rounds,
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and I see that on one wing,
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it's almost
all Hispanic last names.
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And then, on the other wing,
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it's almost all Black names.
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I grew up an hour away
from where I'm working.
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These are the family names
that I grew up with,
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and I know these families.
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And I just was trying
to focus on the medical part
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and just getting through it,
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but I just felt this weight
on my chest.
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Movie Summary
An in-depth look at how the United States government handled the response to the COVID-19 outbreak during the early months of the pandemic.
