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Coronavirus patients swamp emergency rooms in some US states

by Associated Press
| July 18, 2020 9:03 AM

A fast-rising rising tide of new coronavirus cases is flooding emergency rooms in parts of the United States, with some patients moved into hallways and nurses working extra shifts to keep up with the surge.

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