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Lincoln nurses in New York: 'It's sad and it's gruesome and it's devastating'

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Nate Kathol

Nate Kathol, a registered nurse from Lincoln, has been in New York since late March.

Nick Rainforth

After his second shift in New York, Nick Rainforth and other providers were greeted outside by two dozen applauding firefighters. He wrote on Facebook: "Pretty sweet. The energy is real. The corner is being turned. There will be normal again."

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Peter Salter

The nurse from Nebraska packed a journal for his first trip to New York, but he chronicles his experience on Facebook instead.

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Lincoln nurse Nick Rainforth works 12-hour shifts in a New York intensive care unit, where all of the patients have COVID-19.

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Nick Rainforth had most of New York City to himself on his days off last spring.

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Nate Kathol, a registered nurse from Lincoln, has been in New York since late March.

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Nate Kathol grew up in Dodge, went to Union College and has spent most of the past month helping fight COVID-19 in New York City.

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Worker at Tyson Dakota City plant dies from COVID-19; widow questions company actions

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Nick Rainforth

Lincoln nurse Nick Rainforth works 12-hour shifts in a New York intensive care unit, where all of the patients have COVID-19.

Nate Kathol, a registered nurse from Lincoln, has been in New York since late March.

Nate Kathol grew up in Dodge, went to Union College and has spent most of the past month helping fight COVID-19 in New York City.

After his second shift in New York, Nick Rainforth and other providers were greeted outside by two dozen applauding firefighters. He wrote on Facebook: "Pretty sweet. The energy is real. The corner is being turned. There will be normal again."

Nick Rainforth had most of New York City to himself on his days off last spring.

In New York last spring, Nick Rainforth was a sightseer in an eerily empty city.

Nate Kathol, a registered nurse from Lincoln, has been in New York since late March.

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