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Doctor Tweets What His Day At The Hospital Looks Like, Says ‘It’s Really Hard To Understand How Bad This Is’

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Coronavirus has now turned into a full-blown pandemic with almost 473K cases globally, 69K of which reside in the US. New York state accounts for roughly 7% of the global cases. Overloaded hospitals, shortage of supplies, and lack of protective equipment are making the crisis worse.

While doctors experience the chaos first-hand, people are taking shelter at home with little grasp of what’s happening inside the ER. But thanks to ER doctor Craig Spencer, who shared a day in his life in the NYP hospital, we’re now able to find that out. The series of tweets soon went viral with 130K likes and counting.

Unfortunately, the view is grim. Craig who’s on duty round the clock, warns that it’s too late to stop the outbreak. And being an Ebola virus survivor, he knows what he is saying.

More info: Twitter | Columbia.edu

The 38-year old ER doctor and director of global health shed some light on the frontline

Doctor Tweets What His Day At The Hospital Looks Like, Says 'It's Really Hard To Understand How Bad This Is'

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Doctor Tweets What His Day At The Hospital Looks Like, Says 'It's Really Hard To Understand How Bad This Is'

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Doctor Tweets What His Day At The Hospital Looks Like, Says 'It's Really Hard To Understand How Bad This Is'

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Former President Barack Obama praised Craig Spencer and reminded everyone to stay at home

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This Twitter user suggested broadcasting the wards to show the scope of the pandemic

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People couldn’t thank all the medical heroes enough

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Liucija Adomaite is a creative mind with years of experience in copywriting. She has a dynamic set of experiences from advertising, academia, and journalism. This time, she has set out on a journey to investigate the ways in which we communicate ideas on a large scale. Her current mission is to find a magic formula for how to make ideas, news, and other such things spread like a virus.

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What do you think ?

WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Don't worry. The American president announced that this will just blow over and everything is back to normal before April 12 so everyone can start making money again and the economy will be tremendous. Because he knows more about the Coronavirus than all the doctors. He even called it a pandemic before anyone else did. And his Coronatest came out best of all tests all around the world. No one has ever tested better than he did.

17points

Magpie 4 years ago

And he has not touched his face for six months. He said that so you can believe that. And he has not shaken anyone's hand for six weeks. He said that too. ---------------------- random Australian praying for you guys. (and yeah i put myself into protective isolation 3 weeks ago ).

13points

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MissPrideGirl 4 years ago

Oh yes, making everyone go to church is totally going to make everyone and everything better.🤦

2points

Hans 4 years ago

People in Brazil need even worry less. Their president knows it is all just hysteria, not more.

2points

Id row 4 years ago

I'm sure it' the most bigly, tremendous advice he's giving out. He has only the best answers, believe me, the best. He's the most stable genius you've ever heard of. I mean, who wouldn't listen to this very, very orange trash bag? trump-r***...010e33.jpg

1point

John Smith 4 years ago

Trump lives in WilvanderHeijden's brain. It will trouble him to know that Trump's current approval ratings are as high or higher than ever. Because Americans understand that this virus was a fast moving and complex enemy, and no administration would have crafted a 'perfect response' because such a response would have been impossible. And real progress is being made on fighting the virus. And medical mandates will be made, and changed, in real time as necessary, and as dictated by the doctors. In short, WolvanderHeijden is part of the problem with his incessant bashing and bitching, not the solution. Sincerely - America

1point

Chris DiFonso 4 years ago

Sarcastic post, I hope

1point

Foxxy 4 years ago

F**k off, Wilbur. This might come as a shock to you, but government agencies like the CDC don't just sit around and wait for the president to tell them to something. They're working 24/7 regardless of what happens in the White House, and their actions are largely autonomous. And your shithole country benefits from the spending of the USA, so take a back seat and cry alone, which not coincidentally is how you'll die someday. Alone and poorly dressed.

0points

heidi holmes 4 years ago

Can we NOT make this about politics?! People are actually dying from this virus and this account from this doctor wasn't even about that!

-1point

Ray Heap 4 years ago

Don´t just thank a solidier for his service give a "thank you for your service" to doctors, nurses and anybody else who work in healthcare, they deserve it more.

10points

Jim Kang 4 years ago

I don’t think it’s right trying to quantify who deserves our thanks more. Many provide services that are important in our day to day lives. Some are glamorous, most are not. All are important, including soldiers.

6points

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Christophe Beunens 4 years ago

I only have two words : "Thank you!!"

7points

Marion Connolly 4 years ago (edited)

That sentence "the virus can't infect those it never meets" needs to be put on billboards

6points

Lorrie Finley 4 years ago

But people are supposed to be INSIDE. So how are they supposed to see the message?

1point

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Magpie 4 years ago

Yes Please isolate yourselves so that you don't get it, and you don't know. And then you pass it on a nurse or doctor, or the guy that cleans the operation rooms.

5points

Magpie 4 years ago

https://www.who.int/

1point

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Kelly 4 years ago

Only three words: "Stay at home"

4points

Leo Domitrix 4 years ago

The home health nurses in my area have almost all quit... to go to big cities to hire on as well-paid temps... And rural areas say it's not a rural issue, but that's b/c rural areas don't have testing! (or infrastructure)... The downstream effects... STAY CALM, but yes, STAY HOME. And in my work? Patient advocacy has become a battle against snake oil and ignorance. ... And panic... and people who think it's the end of th eworld against those who think it's okay to party hard. BUT we need to remember, as bad as this is? MOrtality rates are still relatively low! Mortality! (Not infection rates, that's different.) So.... Stay home. Stay calm.

3points

Id row 4 years ago

I haven't left my house in almost 3 weeks and always have at least a 6 month supply of provisions, aside from milk and eggs. I'm staying the hell away from this mess for the foreseeable future. I really wish I didn't live within commuting distance to NYC though.

1point

D. Pitbull 4 years ago

I wonder... if... this might actually shed some light...or have "those in power" reflect on... the state of the healthcare system in the US... and make some of my ex-clients who would say "If I was in AMERICA, I'd have my treatment already!" shut up...?

1point

Lorrie Finley 4 years ago

No because of "America's" arrogance (& one person's stupidity), China's test kits weren't "acceptable & the CDC wasted valuable time reinventing a test so that there is still a critical shortage. Meanwhile the virus is mutating faster than the vaccine can be made. And most importantly, the President did not put the nation under mandatory "stay at home" status as soon as China informed us.

1point

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Mark Edwards 4 years ago

A simple thank you and a virtual hug

1point

Mireia Dos 4 years ago

"The streets are empty. This feels nothing like what is happening inside. Maybe people don't know??" No! We don't know! We don't see what you see. We're locked in in our homes. I have not seen a single patient on TV, only recovered/recovering ones (actually just two). I guess it's for their privacy, but I don't know. You all in the frontlines need to tell us, to show us. Please take care.

1point

Nadine 4 years ago

Maybe we could watch that hospital footage instead of another press conference.

1point

Biljana Malesevic 4 years ago

I really can't state how damaging is to spread panic. Most of these advice can't be applied in my country. People don't get masks always at work. Some lost their jobs and everything, some people bought ALL freaking masks and antiseptics of all kinds in the city and all us others don't have any. Wipe everything clean? With what? water and soap? I can't hoard food for more than week, maybe 10 days, I live in tiny apartment I don't even have a car, I bring everything myself. I know what is happening but what good is that for me. It is how it is. I can't wear masks or gloves because there are no any, I can't use antiseptics for same reason, I can just well hope for the best. As I already suffer from anxiety this dark predictions do not help me. I know trust me what is happening. But not everyone is lucky to live in rich country.

0points

Erin 4 years ago

I live in the US and masks are reserved for the medical staff and first responders. I don't have a mask. I stay away from people. I use soap and water to wash everything. I keep a two week supply of food and household items because other people need things, too so I am not hoarding. We are conquering this by staying home, buying only what we need. Checking on our elderly neighbors and limiting our time outside. This isn't about being rich, it is about being smart.

9points

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Rene Berendsen 4 years ago

If this doctor really survived Ebola and fears Covid he's an idiot. Ebola has about 50% mortality. Covid less than 2% God these kinds of messages is exactly what cause widespread panic.

-2points

Kyle Talley 4 years ago

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WilvanderHeijden 4 years ago

Don't worry. The American president announced that this will just blow over and everything is back to normal before April 12 so everyone can start making money again and the economy will be tremendous. Because he knows more about the Coronavirus than all the doctors. He even called it a pandemic before anyone else did. And his Coronatest came out best of all tests all around the world. No one has ever tested better than he did.

17points

Magpie 4 years ago

And he has not touched his face for six months. He said that so you can believe that. And he has not shaken anyone's hand for six weeks. He said that too. ---------------------- random Australian praying for you guys. (and yeah i put myself into protective isolation 3 weeks ago ).

13points

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MissPrideGirl 4 years ago

Oh yes, making everyone go to church is totally going to make everyone and everything better.🤦

2points

Hans 4 years ago

People in Brazil need even worry less. Their president knows it is all just hysteria, not more.

2points

Id row 4 years ago

I'm sure it' the most bigly, tremendous advice he's giving out. He has only the best answers, believe me, the best. He's the most stable genius you've ever heard of. I mean, who wouldn't listen to this very, very orange trash bag? trump-r***...010e33.jpg

1point

John Smith 4 years ago

Trump lives in WilvanderHeijden's brain. It will trouble him to know that Trump's current approval ratings are as high or higher than ever. Because Americans understand that this virus was a fast moving and complex enemy, and no administration would have crafted a 'perfect response' because such a response would have been impossible. And real progress is being made on fighting the virus. And medical mandates will be made, and changed, in real time as necessary, and as dictated by the doctors. In short, WolvanderHeijden is part of the problem with his incessant bashing and bitching, not the solution. Sincerely - America

1point

Chris DiFonso 4 years ago

Sarcastic post, I hope

1point

Foxxy 4 years ago

F**k off, Wilbur. This might come as a shock to you, but government agencies like the CDC don't just sit around and wait for the president to tell them to something. They're working 24/7 regardless of what happens in the White House, and their actions are largely autonomous. And your shithole country benefits from the spending of the USA, so take a back seat and cry alone, which not coincidentally is how you'll die someday. Alone and poorly dressed.

0points

heidi holmes 4 years ago

Can we NOT make this about politics?! People are actually dying from this virus and this account from this doctor wasn't even about that!

-1point

Ray Heap 4 years ago

Don´t just thank a solidier for his service give a "thank you for your service" to doctors, nurses and anybody else who work in healthcare, they deserve it more.

10points

Jim Kang 4 years ago

I don’t think it’s right trying to quantify who deserves our thanks more. Many provide services that are important in our day to day lives. Some are glamorous, most are not. All are important, including soldiers.

6points

Load More Replies...

Christophe Beunens 4 years ago

I only have two words : "Thank you!!"

7points

Marion Connolly 4 years ago (edited)

That sentence "the virus can't infect those it never meets" needs to be put on billboards

6points

Lorrie Finley 4 years ago

But people are supposed to be INSIDE. So how are they supposed to see the message?

1point

Load More Replies...

Magpie 4 years ago

Yes Please isolate yourselves so that you don't get it, and you don't know. And then you pass it on a nurse or doctor, or the guy that cleans the operation rooms.

5points

Magpie 4 years ago

https://www.who.int/

1point

Load More Replies...

Kelly 4 years ago

Only three words: "Stay at home"

4points

Leo Domitrix 4 years ago

The home health nurses in my area have almost all quit... to go to big cities to hire on as well-paid temps... And rural areas say it's not a rural issue, but that's b/c rural areas don't have testing! (or infrastructure)... The downstream effects... STAY CALM, but yes, STAY HOME. And in my work? Patient advocacy has become a battle against snake oil and ignorance. ... And panic... and people who think it's the end of th eworld against those who think it's okay to party hard. BUT we need to remember, as bad as this is? MOrtality rates are still relatively low! Mortality! (Not infection rates, that's different.) So.... Stay home. Stay calm.

3points

Id row 4 years ago

I haven't left my house in almost 3 weeks and always have at least a 6 month supply of provisions, aside from milk and eggs. I'm staying the hell away from this mess for the foreseeable future. I really wish I didn't live within commuting distance to NYC though.

1point

D. Pitbull 4 years ago

I wonder... if... this might actually shed some light...or have "those in power" reflect on... the state of the healthcare system in the US... and make some of my ex-clients who would say "If I was in AMERICA, I'd have my treatment already!" shut up...?

1point

Lorrie Finley 4 years ago

No because of "America's" arrogance (& one person's stupidity), China's test kits weren't "acceptable & the CDC wasted valuable time reinventing a test so that there is still a critical shortage. Meanwhile the virus is mutating faster than the vaccine can be made. And most importantly, the President did not put the nation under mandatory "stay at home" status as soon as China informed us.

1point

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Mark Edwards 4 years ago

A simple thank you and a virtual hug

1point

Mireia Dos 4 years ago

"The streets are empty. This feels nothing like what is happening inside. Maybe people don't know??" No! We don't know! We don't see what you see. We're locked in in our homes. I have not seen a single patient on TV, only recovered/recovering ones (actually just two). I guess it's for their privacy, but I don't know. You all in the frontlines need to tell us, to show us. Please take care.

1point

Nadine 4 years ago

Maybe we could watch that hospital footage instead of another press conference.

1point

Biljana Malesevic 4 years ago

I really can't state how damaging is to spread panic. Most of these advice can't be applied in my country. People don't get masks always at work. Some lost their jobs and everything, some people bought ALL freaking masks and antiseptics of all kinds in the city and all us others don't have any. Wipe everything clean? With what? water and soap? I can't hoard food for more than week, maybe 10 days, I live in tiny apartment I don't even have a car, I bring everything myself. I know what is happening but what good is that for me. It is how it is. I can't wear masks or gloves because there are no any, I can't use antiseptics for same reason, I can just well hope for the best. As I already suffer from anxiety this dark predictions do not help me. I know trust me what is happening. But not everyone is lucky to live in rich country.

0points

Erin 4 years ago

I live in the US and masks are reserved for the medical staff and first responders. I don't have a mask. I stay away from people. I use soap and water to wash everything. I keep a two week supply of food and household items because other people need things, too so I am not hoarding. We are conquering this by staying home, buying only what we need. Checking on our elderly neighbors and limiting our time outside. This isn't about being rich, it is about being smart.

9points

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Rene Berendsen 4 years ago

If this doctor really survived Ebola and fears Covid he's an idiot. Ebola has about 50% mortality. Covid less than 2% God these kinds of messages is exactly what cause widespread panic.

-2points

Kyle Talley 4 years ago

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