With ventilators in short supply, the challenges at Elmhurst, a 545-bed public hospital in Queens, show the hardships that medical workers are facing.

Watch: A video by Dr. Colleen Smith, an emergency room doctor at Elmhurst, offers an inside look. “I don’t have the support that I need,” she said.

Related: More than 200 Army medical workers from Kentucky were set to arrive in New York today to aid in the response. Here are the latest updates from our Metro desk.

What’s next: All of the city’s more than 1,800 intensive-care beds are expected to be full by Friday, according to an official briefing obtained by The Times. A 1,000-bed hospital ship is not scheduled to arrive until mid-April, but makeshift facilities at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center could be ready in a week.

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We’ve updated the expert guidance we’ve compiled on a range of subjects related to the pandemic, including health, money and travel. We also have tips on how to protect yourself and your community.

Trips to the grocery store are one of the few reasons that many of us are allowed to leave home. We spoke to infectious disease specialists about shopping during the crisis.