A nurse says some patients dying from Covid-19 still insist the disease is a hoax - even with their final breaths. American Jodi Doering posted a powerful series of Tweets setting out the challenges medics face in a country where significant numbers of people claim the disease is a work of fiction.
The mum of two and ER nurse said Covid deniers are desperate to believe they have anything else, even lung cancer, than admit they have the virus.
And in some cases they choose to direct their anger at the staff trying to save their lives rather than speak to their own families while they still have the chance.
Jodi, from South Dakota, had such a response from her tweets that she appeared on CNN to elaborate on her heartbreaking experiences