Turning a desperately ill COVID-19 patient onto their stomach may seem simple enough to the uninitiated. (scroll up to view the video)From left to right, Hôpital de l'Enfant-Jésus intensive care nurses Lindsay Vongsawath-Chouinard, Jennifer Boissonnault and Cathy Deschênes. The average age of the COVID-19 patient in the unit is between 60 and 75. Of the 610 COVID-19 patients the hospital has treated so far this year, 90 were in intensive care. The typical hospital stay for a COVID-19 patient lasts 17 days, but in the ICU sometimes it can stretch to 40 or beyond.

Source: CBC News December 17, 2020 22:52 UTC