Love in the Time of Corona

This is not a doctor and this is not an angle, but both have bloomed in the eye of a person (Figure 1). Both become one. As new hope arrives, the dark clouds go away. This painting says more regarding the burden of disease, burden of fear, and burden of people in our country, Iran. Imagine a respiratory referral hospital designated as an isolation center, with a crowd of people in the emergency section. Among those standing in line, suddenly one arrives with his companions: a 56-year-old, famous ENT specialist from another hospital is referring directly to our critical care unit; he has tested positive for Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). His has moderate ARDS, and his O2 sat level is 85%; CXR shows bilateral infiltration. Intermittent non-invasive ventilation is started with nasal high-flow therapy and a reservoir mask. His wife also referred, but her condition was better, and she was sent to the general ward for 2 days. Unfortunately, news was sparse, and many of the ENT specialist’s patients and friends thought he had died because of the coronavirus and sent memorials and obituary notices for him.