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First responders fight COVID-19 even as virus thins ranks
Clip: 4/23/2020 | 3m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
COVID-19 has thinned ranks of EMS workers and police officers across New Jersey.
COVID-19 has thinned ranks of EMS workers and police officers across New Jersey. Some have died, hundreds are in quarantine. At one point, Newark University Hospital EMTs fell 30 to 40 calls behind. But as rescue squads welcome FEMA reinforcements, crews are catching up and trying to avoid burning out.
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NJTV News
First responders fight COVID-19 even as virus thins ranks
Clip: 4/23/2020 | 3m 15sVideo has Closed Captions
COVID-19 has thinned ranks of EMS workers and police officers across New Jersey. Some have died, hundreds are in quarantine. At one point, Newark University Hospital EMTs fell 30 to 40 calls behind. But as rescue squads welcome FEMA reinforcements, crews are catching up and trying to avoid burning out.
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