Covid-19: Doctors hopeful of virus treatments as lessons learned over long six months

A lot has changed in the six months since an entirely new coronavirus began sweeping the globe, with many lessons learned since then, writes Nick Brown and Deena Beasley

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 14: Medical workers pose for a photo outside Mount Sinai Hospital during the coronavirus pandemic on May 14, 2020 in New York City. COVID-19 has spread to most countries around the world, claiming over 302,000 lives with over 4.5 million infections reported. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images)

Dr. Gopi Patel recalls how powerless she felt when New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital overflowed with Covid-19 patients in March.