A respected emergency doctor has taken her own life after seeing the devastation that coronavirus causes, her dad said. Devastated Dr Philip Breen described daughter Dr Lorna Breen as a "hero", saying: "She tried to do her job and it killed her." The 49-year-old New York doctor was medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian Allen Hospital, before her death on Sunday.
Her father told the New York Times: “Make sure she’s praised as a hero, because she was. "She’s a casualty just as much as anyone else who has died.” He said his daughter was "on the trenches" in the battle against the disease, and it had taken its toll.