*The vicious coronavirus has taken its toll on two emergency room doctors and they are said to be in critical condition.
One is aged 70 with a respiratory problem but the other one is in his 40s and had no underlying health concerns.
The 70-year-old is Dr. James Pruden from Paterson, New Jersey and according to reports is in isolation after contracting the virus.
Pruden was hospitalized 10 days ago with respiratory problems and has since agreed to be named and pictured in the hope that it will urge others who came into contact with him to take the necessary precautions, reports Daily Mail.
At this point, it is not known whether Dr.Pruden contracted the virus by treating patients, or if he was exposed outside the hospital.
“He recognizes by sharing his name and condition it may encourage others to come forward and get tested. The point we want to make is we are all at risk of this,” St. Joseph’s Health President Kevin Slavin said last week.
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As far as the other doctor, he has not been named.
He works at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, where there have been 40 deaths.
Dr Liam Yore, the immediate past president of the Washington Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, told The Seattle Times the doctor is in his 40s.
Yore told the newspaper the doctor had used personal protective equipment and that it was not known whether the physician contracted COVID-19 in the community or at work.
He also said doctors are concerned about the supply chain for equipment and the capacity of ERs and intensive care units to be able to help new patients as the epidemic gets worse.
Twenty-nine of the deaths in Washington state are linked to the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the nursing home at the center of the outbreak in the hard-hit region.
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