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Merlin Pambuan, an intensive care unit nurse at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California, was released after spending eight months as a COVID-19 patient.
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  • December 24, 2020

Nurse recovers after 8 months of battling coronavirus

Merlin Pambuan, an intensive care unit nurse at St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach, California, was released after spending eight months as a COVID-19 patient.

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