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As the number of cases and hospitalizations continues to rise, Varon said he is particularly frustrated by people not practicing COVID-19 safety guidelines, including wearing a face mask and social distancing.

\"We're frustrated because we see people, they come in very, very sick and when you ask them, 'How did you get [COVID-19]?,' they basically tell you that they didn't follow any of the things that we've been asking them to please follow -- no social distancing, no wearing masks, going to large gatherings,\" he said. \"And then just coming to us near death.\"

\"We are exhausted. We are tired,\" he said of his fellow doctors and nurses. \"I have nurses [who] are in the middle of the day crying because they keep on getting patients and there are just not enough nurses that can help us.\"

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