Their mouths may be covered by masks, but their message still rings loud and clear. On March 27, a group of nurses helping to treat COVID-19 patients at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston gathered to deliver a passionate plea, urging viewers to stay home amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “Working in an ICU, we are faced with life and death every day and are dedicated to saving as many lives as possible,” says Sarajane Hall, the nurse at the forefront of the video. “But I would be lying if I said I wasn’t scared.” No other nurses speak in the clip.
Instead, they all stand behind Hall, resolute, as she discusses the dire shortage of protective equipment available, noting that they are only allotted “one mask per day.” “We are strong and