This is expected to be the worst week forgets in the US since the pandemic began.

Nurses at a Detroit hospital say they need more help to treat Kogan 19 patients.

Detroit, Michigan The city's synonymous with speed, the birthplace of the motor industry.

Today, not a single car or person in sight has Cove in 19 intensifies its grip.

Motor City has the third highest number of infections in the U.

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And is still weeks away from its peak.

We're nowhere near the end of Colvin, 19 in the state of Michigan.

We know that we're in for a tough 3456 weeks here in front of us.

There are now more than 17,000 cases in Michigan and by far the hardest hit cities, Detroit, accounting for nearly half of the states.

More than 700 deaths, among them members of Bieber Adams's family.

On March, the 26 she rushed her mom into hospital with breathing difficulties.

Hours later, her grandmother, too, and on the same day her aunt, who contracted co bid 19 but was at home, died being were from such a close knit family and for this happened.

So, you know, the three of the matriarchal members of my family has been, um, just the devastating.

It is so shocking.

There are really kicking it deeply, grieve like so many others.

Beba isn't allowed to visit her loved ones in hospital, but has been calling morning and night for updates on.

And how are they, my grandmother dear?

Pass away, she deviously I'm so sorry to hear that.

I didn't realize that.

So, um, she did pass away yesterday.

I'm really very big.

My mom's doing pretty Okay, Um, she's still in a little later.

It's she's not pretty much the same for about three day and predict that's a good sign.

Phoebe says she's angry that weeks were wasted when families like hers should have been isolating.

But President Trump downplayed the crisis.

Absolutely.

I'm very angry.

I feel that this president and this administration is directly responsible for my family and so so so far, you know, 10,000 people in America.

And then there's this grim reality emerging that African Americans have been hit hardest by the virus.

Despite accounting for 14% of Michigan's population, they represent 41% of its cove, it victims.

And in Detroit, with a majority black population more than 1/3 of them poor, it's even more stock.

African Americans are less likely to be in positions where they could work home.

Unfortunately, anything in this country is gonna the disk a Porsche innately a bit the low income and, unfortunately, the low income urban centers happens to be populated by black and brown people.

To cope with the expected peak, they're converting this convention center into a makeshift hospital.

And here, Justus everywhere it's the medics on the front line bearing the brunt.

Our nurses are dropping like flies.

I have so many friends who are unfortunately, and it's very earth scary.

Tanisha Bark.

I was a nurse at one of Detroit's biggest hospitals, but was fired after she expressed worries about treating covert patients.

Posted pictures of herself in protective gear on social media.

I had non co been cold impatient, so I felt that I was at risk alone, you know, myself, but also at risk of going into Don Cobain patient's room and exposing them, possibly to the virus, the hospital Sinai Grace said.

It didn't comment on personnel, but added that the ever increasing number of patients was putting a strain on its resources and staff.

It feels unnatural to not be in motion for the city built on four wheels to stand still.

For now, as this public service ad says, the city built on four wheels is standing still.

So take this isolation as a sign of our togetherness, bracing itself for the worst to come.