She also uses face shields, hoods and shoe covers, always disinfecting between each step.

Caballero is a home health nurse in New York.

After three weeks of treatment at the hospital, her patient was able to go home, but her health was still too weak to function on her own.

`You have recovered and been discharged from the hospital, you are truly a miracle. Now let’s try not to go back there,` Caballero told the man.

Nurse Ruth Caballero puts on gloves before caring for a Covid-19 patient.

The number of discharged patients requiring medical monitoring in the US is increasing rapidly.

People are required to social distance and keep a safe distance, most nurses and nurses still have regular contact with patients.

Like their hospital colleagues, home nurses also face a scarcity of protective equipment, but few people know about this.

The crisis has become a challenge for the health sector.

`The pandemic is a challenge, but also an opportunity. We are allowed to test what we can do,` said Mr. Dombi.

Covid-19 patients discharged from the hospital consider home care as a temporary solution while they have to monitor their health after recovery.

After being diagnosed with Covid-19 last month, Penny Wittbrodt contacted several companies in Winchester, Kentucky.

As a retired nurse, she finds home care during the pandemic truly meaningful.

Americare, a company based in New York, has received more than 100 Covid-19 patients for outpatient treatment since the outbreak in the US.

Even though it has called for support for medical supplies and protective equipment, the company still has to count each remaining N95 mask in the warehouse.

`We do everything we can, but admittedly, it doesn’t seem to be enough,` said Bridget Gallagher, the company’s vice president and a member of the New York Health Care Association.

Many facilities experienced shortages of supplies before the pandemic.

For elderly people with underlying health conditions, nCoV causes serious symptoms, possibly death.

Nurse Caballero believes that caring for Covid-19 patients is a proud task.

Adassa Clarke, a nurse in Washington, often wears gloves when working.

`What’s going on? Am I infected with the virus? Am I about to die?` the patient burst into tears.

Even though the patient did not have Covid-19, Clarke always took careful care to prevent risks.

`I feel like the more I do, the more I want to help them,` she said.

As for Ruth Caballero, when she was informed that she would receive Covid-19 patients, she admitted: `I can’t say I’m not worried at all.`

Nurse Caballero is caring for more people with Covid-19.

`This is a challenge. The epidemic has taken the lives of many people. I feel grateful, honored and proud when the patients can return home,` she shared.