NEW YORK – When NYC-area paramedic Mike Mena gets home from work, he immediately takes off his uniform, stays out of the rooms his girlfriend is in and touches as little as possible.
He’s mindful of steering clear from anything she touches, even the silverware she may need to use and no longer sleeps beside her in bed.
Instead, he has set up shop in a glass-enclosed sunroom, because he’s terrified of her being exposed to the germs he may have on him from a long day of COVID-19 call after COVID-19 call. “On an average day in the New York City 911 system, you will see around 3,000 to 4,300 assignments, or calls a day throughout all the five Boroughs.