[The Guardian] America's first ER doctor to die on the frontline of the coronavirus battle

America's first ER doctor to die on the frontline of the coronavirus battle

Frank Gabrin, a New York physician, knew the stakes of his job – but circumstances around the pandemic unsettled him as he donned used protective gear

At about 5am on 19 March, a New York ER physician named Frank Gabrin texted a friend about his concerns over the lack of medical supplies at hospitals.

“It’s busy – everyone wants a Covid test that I do not have to give them,” he wrote in the message to Eddy Soffer. “So they are angry and disappointed.”

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