‘This is just the beginning’: ER doc, 28, sick with COVID-19 pleads with public (Today)

Today: ‘This is just the beginning’: ER doc, 28, sick with COVID-19 pleads with public. “Nearly two weeks ago, Dr. Dave Burkard woke with fatigue, a cough and shortness of breath. The 28-year-old emergency medicine resident knew exactly what it was: COVID-19. After months of living and working through the pandemic, he had somehow caught it. Yet, he was surprised by how sick he became even though he was healthy and active.”