For so many of us isolated in our homes, the fight at the Covid-19 front lines remains a mystery. We're unaware of the energy and sacrifice the medical staff devote to combating the pandemic as well as all the suffering it has demanded from the ill.
Go Nakamura, however, is here to give us a better understanding of the situation. The Houston-based photojournalist who relocated to Texas just over a year ago has visited the United Memorial Medical Center more than 20 times since May, documenting everything that goes on in the COVID ward.
As the coronavirus death toll in the United States on Monday surpassed 300,000 people, let's hope that these images will raise our collective sense of responsibility and remind us to do everything in our power to stop the spread of this gruesome virus.
(h/t buzzfeed)
#1 Nov. 26. Dr Joseph Varon Comforts A Patient With Coronavirus Disease. I Am Grateful To Witness A Wonderful Moment And I Thank All The Medical Staffs For Their Hard Work Even During The Holiday Season
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#2 Medical Staff Member Jaqoues Bistre Varon Flips A Patient In The Prone Position In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On Dec. 7
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#3 A Medical Staff Member Grabs A Hand Of A Patient To Reposition The Bed In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On Oct. 31 In Houston
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#4 A Medical Staff Member Rests In Front Of A Fan In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On June 30 In Houston
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#5 Medical Staff Member Gabriel Cervera Rodriguez Closes His Eyes While Taking A Short Break In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On Dec. 2
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#6 Medical Staff Wearing Full Ppe Push A Stretcher With The Body Of A Patient Who Died Of The Coronavirus To A Car Outside Of The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On June 30 In Houston
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#7 Members Of The Medical Staff Treat A Patient Who Is Wearing A Helmet-Based Ventilator In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On July 28 In Houston
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#8 Medical Staff Members Treat A Patient In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On Nov. 10 In Houston
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#9 Nov 8. Total Number Of Covid-19 Cases Has Passed 1 Million In Texas Alone.....
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#10 Medical Staff Members Discuss As They Check Up On A Patient In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On Dec. 4 In Houston
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#11 Iv Pumps And Electrocardiogram Machines Are Seen In A Patient's Room In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On Dec. 7 In Houston
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#12 Members Of The Medical Staff Rest In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit At The United Memorial Medical Center On July 2 In Houston
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#13 Medical Staff Members Prepare To Go Into The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit At The United Memorial Medical Center On Nov. 10, 2020, In Houston
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#14 Dec 10. Medical Staffs At Ummc Dance To A Christmas Song
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#15 Oct 31. Number Of Covid-19 Patients Continue To Rise In Texas
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#16 Jacques Bistre Varon, A Medical Staff At Ummc, Checks Up On Ventilator Circuits While Attempting To Flip A Patient’s Body Into Prone Position
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#17 “Nobody Sees Us: Testing-Lab Workers Strain Under Demand” I Photographed Tyler Murray, A Clinical Lab Scientist, And Natalie Williams-Bouyer, The Director Of The Division Of Clinical Microbiology At Ut Medical Branch, For The Part Of The Story About Scientists Working In Covid-19 Testing Lab
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#18 Oct 31. Number Of Covid-19 Patients Continue To Rise In Texas
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#19 Medical Staff Members Listen To Dr. Joseph Varon (Not Pictured) While He Examines A Patient In The Covid-19 Intensive Care Unit On Dec. 4 In Houston
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#20 Gabriel Cervera Rodriguez, A Medical Staff At Ummc, Operates An Endoscope During Tracheotomy Procedure In The Covid Icu
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