ニューヨーク・タイムズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ニューヨーク・タイムズInstagram)「As coronavirus infections surged in Texas this summer, Houston Methodist Hospital opened one intensive care unit after another for the most critically ill. We were granted exclusive access to a Covid ICU at the hospital, where many patients or their families gave us permission to follow their care. In mid-July, more than 60% of the patients on this 24-bed Covid unit identified as Hispanic, compared with just over 20% among the hospital’s ICU patients without Covid. It is a microcosm of the national picture, as the pandemic has disproportionately affected Latinos. In the Covid medical ICU, machines beep to indicate danger, doctors sweep in to perform procedures, and patients experience alternating waves of improvement and decline. Veteran staff members say they have never seen so much severe illness and death all at once. Still, they maintain hope. Many of these patients endure cascading tragedies, with multiple relatives struck by the virus. A man recovers and goes home from the hospital, but leaves his critically ill wife behind. A patriarch with 24 ailing family members fights for his life after attending his son’s funeral. A grandmother may die because she celebrated a grandchild’s birthday. A father of 3 undergoing cancer treatment is thought to have been infected at the hospital. “It’s hurt me to see so many of my people,” said Lluvialy Faz, a critical care nurse on the unit who is Hispanic. “I feel like it’s really hit our community, and my community, more.” Tap the link in our bio to meet 5 patients and watch as the staff works to heal them. Photos by @erinschaff」8月13日 3時29分