Our photographer Chang W. Lee was on a tugboat on the Hudson River to capture the scene as a 1,000-bed U.S. Navy hospital ship arrived in Manhattan. The ship is meant to provide relief to overwhelmed hospitals, treating patients without the coronavirus. nyti.ms/347jPwd 
The Navy ship, Comfort, arrives as New York City hospitals are so full that paramedics in the field are forced to make on-the-spot judgments about who gets care and who's left to die. The 911 system has been overwhelmed by calls related to the virus. nyti.ms/3dzWCad
Sending a U.S. Navy ship to join the battle against the coronavirus in New York is a calculated risk. Even though officials don't intend to treat coronavirus patients on board, it's the type of vessel where viruses have been shown to spread with ease. nyti.ms/39qEKeF
