California border hospitals see rise in COVID-19 cases coming from Mexico.
Scripps reported it is stable with personal protective equipment, or PPE, right now, but will need more in the near future. San Diego area hospitals are asking the federal government to prioritize the area, in regard to PPE and medicine to treat COVID-19 patients arriving from Mexico.
"Not only do we see a continual rise in our cases, but we have potential surge risk from Mexico and even Imperial County," Van Gorder said. He and other hospital leaders sent a letter to United States Department of Homeland Security asking that people crossing the border undergo health checks and be told to stay in Mexico if they are sick. Currently, there are no such checks, and even if a person is sick, her or she is allowed to cross if he or she meets the legal criteria."Chula Vista is full.
Because of the surge in patients, San Diego and Tijuana leaders are forming a cross border working group to monitor COVID-19 cases. The two mayors say this will allow them to track cases as a region, rather than two as cities in two separate countries. San Diego is also working to assist Tijuana in getting personal protective gear and ventilators.
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