COVID front line nurses: Burnt out and left behind?

 Nurses have been on the front lines of the pandemic since the very beginning. Many paid for their service with their lives.

How the coronavirus pandemic challenges dementia patients and nurses

 

The risk of severe coronavirus symptoms rises steeply with age. Nine in 10 deaths have been people over 60. There's more evidence showing a person with dementia in a care home is actually at higher risk of catching COVID-19.

Coronavirus in the White House; Nurses on the front line Coronavirus latest news

The coronavirus has reached the US White House. People working with US President Donald Trump have been instructed to wear face masks, after two aides tested positive for COVID-19. The virus has so far killed more than 80,000 people in the US. The new infections at the White House come as the President pressures state governors to relax pandemic restrictions. On International Nurses' Day, and the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, nurses around the world find themselves on the front lines of the battle against COVID-19. And from these front lines, many of them are pleading for more protective gear.