A traveling nurse on assignment in Texas described “horrific” conditions for patients with COVID-19 as hospitals reach max capacity amid a dramatic surge in local cases. In her video, Rivers also accused the hospital of not treating COVID-19 patients aggressively enough — even saying some doctors would avoid treating COVID-19-positive patients altogether. She also claimed to have witnessed preferential treatment for a doctor’s wife, who was the sole COVID-19 survivor on that floor. TEXAS INMATES ENLISTED TO CARRY BODIES AMID CORONAVIRUS SURGE IN EL PASO: REPORT“The nurse that orientated me had one patient, she was called the ‘VIP’ patient, she was a doctor’s wife,” Rivers said. “This particular travel nurse was at UMC briefly to help El Paso confront the surge of Covid-19 patients.”This article originally appeared on NYPost.com.

Source: Fox News November 16, 2020 17:15 UTC