We've all seen long lines at COVID-19 testing facilities over the last few weeks. On Friday, CBS 2’s Steven Graves talked with workers on the front lines just over the state line in Gary, Indiana.
as Collins worked earlier this week. In a rare moment, she and other nurses had no patients – a much needed break.One of the hardest parts for these nurses is seeing someone come into the doors to get a test one day – and later realizing they’re never going to return.
“You might see a person come in on a Monday and then you look in the paper and that person has died,” Collins said. “It really affects you.”“There was a lot of times I just had to just get in a room by myself and just pray,” said Downs-Barnett, emergency preparedness coordinator for the Gary Health Department.
It is a push to keep going for their community that they hope sees them as more than people in a mask and gown.“My whole thing is love genuinely – because you may be here today and gone tomorrow,” added Collins.