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COVID, COVID.” Last month, the New Mexico health department opened another hospital nearby to house recovering coronavirus patients who had no place to go. I asked Solesbee if he saw any signs of cases abating. “It feels like it’s picking up, actually,” he said. “We’re bracing for a surge on top of a surge during the holidays.” In recent weeks, he has been asked to pick up additional shifts as the need for nursing care has grown further. Each shift lasts twelve hours, sometimes more. “You get very fatigued,” he said. “Patients are incredibly sick. You’re on your feet al...