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![Visitors at the entrance to the emergency department intake area at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan are greeted by a nurse on a video screen Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-1.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![Letters of thanks from students adorn the walls of a break room that was set up for workers to decompress from the stresses of caring for COVID-19 patients at Elmhurst Hospital, Friday, May 29, 2020.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-2.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
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![A health care professional takes a break in the employee respite facility at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-3.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![Dr. Eric Wei, vice president and chief quality officer for NYC Health + Hospitals, is interviewed outside the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-4.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![COVID-19 safety reminders hang on a wall in the emergency department intake area at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-5.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
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![Hospital workers sit for a group counseling session at Elmhurst Hospital to talk about their experiences dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, Friday, May 29, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-6.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![Medical personnel adjust their personal protective equipment while working in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-7.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![A hospital employee cleans surfaces in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-8.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
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![Medical personnel work in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-9.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![A health care professional looks over a hospital newsletter in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-10.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![Medical personnel work in the COVID-19 medical screening annex at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-11.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
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![A medical professional walks through the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-12.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![Hospital administrators sit in a meeting at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-13.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
![Medical personnel work in the emergency department at NYC Health + Hospitals Metropolitan, Wednesday, May 27, 2020, in New York.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/health-14.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=878)
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