Rise In Number Of New COVID-19 Patients Alarming, Says Madrid Doctor

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Hospitals in Madrid are warning that the coronavirus situation will soon become hard to control
The tourist city has become uncharacteristically silent in the past few weeks
People are still trying to keep positive amidst the outbreak happening in the city

The COVID-19 situation in Spain has gotten to the point where a medical doctor had said hospitals would be put in an “unsustainable” situation. This is according to Miguel Guirao, a 27-year-old Spanish anesthesiologist.

According to NBC News, the doctor warned that this might happen in a span of few days. He issued this comment after having come from a 19-hour shift, where he said that workers in the hospital were given “just enough” protective gear. He added that his colleagues had told him it would only be like the flu. The supplies for patients, however, weren’t enough.

The situation in Madrid had been tense in the past few weeks. In a bid to stop the spread of the coronavirus, the capital had been forced to close down schools and shops, The Guardian reported. The city had been quiet for the most part save for Madrileños, most of which had decided to confine themselves within their homes by order of the government.

It was only a few weeks ago when the capital had been closed down on a “state of emergency.” Madrid’s mayor had called for the closure of cafes and play areas earlier in the day, and that a lockdown of the city was highly possible. The situation had largely been similar to where COVID-19 had spread; masks and gloves are already running out, and Chinese-run shops and weekend bazaars had been closed down.

While Madrid worries because the outbreak means a low number of tourists coming in, hospitals are bracing for the worst. Madrid has been the hardest hit Spanish city, with a record-high 10, 575 cases and 1,263 deaths reported within the capital, officials revealed Tuesday.

As the outbreak seems to be in nowhere near being contained, some have turned to liken the situation in the city to natural calamities. Some have said it looks like a tsunami had hit; others prefer to consider it similar to situations where a meteor had fallen.

Still, others have taken to staying positive, putting “trust in God” and to think that things haven’t been that worse just yet.