Local Hospitals Brace For Busy Weekend Treating COVID-19 Patients

Dan Koob reports.

POPULATION ASS WELL.IN FAIRMOUNT I'M NATASHA BROWNFOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".HOSPITALS ARE BRACE FORGO ABUSY WEEKEND TREATINGPATIENTS, DAN KOOB WENT TOCHRISTIANA HOSPITAL INDELAWARE TO GET A CLOSE LEARAT THEIR READINESS.HOSPITAL WORKERS ATCHRISTIANA CARE THIS DELAWAREARE GEARING UP FOR ANYPOTENTIAL COVID SPIKE.OTHERS INCLUDING YOUNGOTHERWISE HEALTHY FOLKS WE ARESEEING PEOPLE COME IN WITHVERY SEVERE ILLNESS AND IT CANBE VERY QUICK.REPORTER: ACCORDING TO THESTATE DELAWARE HAS OVER 1200CASE WAS NEW CASTLE COUNTY ANDCHRISTIANAES ANNETTE WORKSEEING MAJORITY OF THEM.EMERGENCY MEDICINE PHYSICIANCHRIS ROGAN SAY THEY AREREADY.WE WOULD CONSIDER OURSELVESPREPARED FOR AN INFLUX.WE HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY HARDOVER LAST WEEKS AND WEEKS TOBE READY FOR ANY SURGE.IN TERMS OF THE PPE WE HAVEADEQUATE SUPPLIES.REPORTER: COMPLEXITY OF THEDISEASE SHOULD NOT BE LOST ONYOUNGER DELAWARE RESIDENTS BUTTHE CURVE BEGINS TO BENDNATIONWIDE.NOW IS NOT THE TIME TOSTARTING DISTANCING ASHOSPITAL MEMBERS ALONG WITHHELP FROM THE COMMUNITYCONTINUE TO FORGE AHEAD.WOULD IN TERMS OF THEPATIENT THAT IS RECOVERED FROMCORONAVIRUS AND COMMUNITY ATLARGE, IN TERMS OF THEIRSUPPORT OF HEALTH CARE WORKERSENCOURAGING MESSAGES AS WELLAS, FOOD DONATIONS, DONATIONSOF PPE, IPADS AND OTHEREQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR US TOCARE AS WELL REPORT REPORTBECOMING FAMILIAR THEME,HOSPITAL THANKING A COMMUNITYTHAT HAS HELPED THEM.ROGAN SAYS NOTHING BETTER THENSEEING A PATIENT GET BETTERAND THAT THEIR HOPE IS THAT