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Nurses prepare to enter the COVID-19 ward by putting on personal protective equipment of masks, robes and gloves. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
![Nurses prepare to enter the COVID-19 ward at Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg. Because of the risk of COVID-19, nurses are required to wear personal protective equipment. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56fee9fac2ea513f6ca68c86/1606359586663-CTBPRHR03MPAO65P89ZI/DHR+COVID+Ward+McAllen+MG+06.jpg)
Nurses prepare to enter the COVID-19 ward at Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg. Because of the risk of COVID-19, nurses are required to wear personal protective equipment. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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Nurses look over the charts of COVID-19 patients in the COVID-19 ward in Edinburg. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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Nurses prepare for their shift in the COVID-19 ward at the Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg. June 30, 2020.
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A nurse takes a brief break against a wall in the COVID-19 ward at Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
![In anticipation of a personal protective equipment shortage, doctors and nurses in the COVID-19 ward started saving their face masks for reuse. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/56fee9fac2ea513f6ca68c86/1606360180951-VLF1CN14L7G63IXUBBSX/DHR+COVID+Ward+McAllen+MG+27.jpg)
In anticipation of a personal protective equipment shortage, doctors and nurses in the COVID-19 ward started saving their face masks for reuse. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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Nurses look over the x-ray of an infected patient in the COVID-19 ward. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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A nurse visits a COVID-19 patient in at Doctors Health and Renaissance in Edinburg. The hospital saw a dramatic increase of COVID-19 patients. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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A nurse looks over a patient’s chart in the COVID-19 ward at DHR in Edinburg. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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Nurses look over COVID-19 numbers in Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg. June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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The COVID-19 unit at Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg on June 30, 2020. Miguel Gutierrez Jr/The Texas Tribune
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A nurse looks over a patient’s chart in the COVID-19 ward at Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg. Miguel Gutierrez Jr/The Texas Tribune
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Nurses prepare to exit the COVID-19 ward. Because of the risk of exposure, nurses are required to decontaminate and discard their personal protective equipment. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune
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Doctors and nurses prepare to exit the COVID-19 ward at the Doctors Health at Renaissance in Edinburg. Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune