Before The Deluge, YNHH Prepares

Symptoms of coronavirus. Yale New Haven Hospital is rushing to develop its own COVID-19 tests, open an off-site sample-collection center, and revise rules for how caregivers use N95 respirators in anticipation that the virus is about to hit the city. Whether or not that spread overwhelms the health care system will rely in large part on how much everyday New Haveners wash their hands thoroughly, keep distance from others, stay home when sick, and practice other preventive methods.