Most of the fleet of ambulances belonging to Catskills Hatzolah were seen being disinfected on Sunday. In the attached image, you will see 10 of the 15 ambulances parked at the Catskills Hatzolah garage on Brickman Road in Fallsburg.

As YWN had reported, at least four ambulances were driven down to New York City to assist in the incredibly high call-volume that was pouring into the Hatzolah Emergency Call Center during the heat of the COVID-19 pandemic.

At one point Hatzolah across NYC was responding to more than 550 calls a day (actual ambulance responses) throughout all the various neighborhoods (Flatbush, Boro Park, Williamsburg, Crown Heights, Queens, Far Rockaway/Lawrence etc). During the peak of the crisis, the Hatzolah emergency hotline was fielding over 1,000 calls a day.

Meanwhile, sources tell YWN that in the past few days, the call volume has Boruch Hashem returned to its normal level. This is in no way a sign for people to become complacent in their social distancing and other safety precautions.

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