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As virus surges in some US states, emergency rooms swamped

by Associated Press
| July 20, 2020 12:03 AM

A fast-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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