Washington, Dec. 28 -- In April, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave, registered nurse Alex Gary volunteered with International Medical Corps in New York City. She subsequently volunteered at a hospital in Texas stricken by the virus, and is today working in the COVID-19 unit of Christos Saint Vincent Regional Medical Center's emergency department in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Describing the flood of patients streaming into the hospital, for whom there are not enough beds, Gary says Santa Fe is "definitely seeing its worst spike in cases yet." At the same time, she notes an increased resistance to wearing masks and social distancing that, combined with flu season, leads her to believe that "we haven't reached the peak yet."...