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How Texas went from a coronavirus slow burn to an explosive disaster – ABC News
After a horror outbreak which saw hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients, officials in the US state of Texas hope the curve is now starting to plateau. But doctors who witnessed the devastation firsthand fear what will happen next.
Doctor Bela Patel vividly remembers her worst day of the pandemic. Her hospital in Houston lost three patients in the space of a few hours.
Key points:
- More than 8,000 Texans have died from COVID-19
- Some doctors say they have not had have enough beds for patients
- The Governor has ordered that most Texans must wear a mask in public
It deflated the entire team working in the intensive care unit at Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Centre.
Not only were they una…
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