Esoteric witch Karina, lights a cigar as she starts to conducts a spiritual cleansing for Rosa Dominguez who is looking to improve her health and her economic situation due to the present coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Sonora market, in Mexico City, Mexico August 3, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

The belongings of a child lie on the ground within a circle drawn with chalk to maintain safe distance, before the start of a class to be held with pre-recorded lessons, after schools were closed following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Dandwal village in the western state of Maharashtra, India, July 23, 2020. Picture taken July 23, 2020. REUTERS/Prashant Waydande

Stephan B., who is accused of shooting two people after an attempt to storm a synagogue in Halle, waits next to his lawyer Thomas Rutkowski for the proceedings to start during his trial at a local court in Magdeburg, Germany, August 3, 2020. Ronny Hartmann/Pool via REUTERS

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Bryn Lennon

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 General view at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Ben Stansall

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Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Bryn Lennon

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Ben Stansall

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Bryn Lennon

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Frank Augstein

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Frank Augstein

Formula One F1 - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, Britain - August 2, 2020 Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton leads at the start of the race Pool via REUTERS/Frank Augstein

Cricket - Second One Day International - England v Ireland - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - August 1, 2020 Ireland's Gareth Delany and an unpire kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the start of play, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Andrew Couldridge/Pool

Cricket - Second One Day International - England v Ireland - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - August 1, 2020 England's Sam Billings kneels in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the start of play, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Mike Hewitt/Pool via REUTERS

Cricket - Second One Day International - England v Ireland - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - August 1, 2020 Players kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the start of play, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Mike Hewitt/Pool via REUTERS

Cricket - Second One Day International - England v Ireland - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - August 1, 2020 England's Eoin Morgan kneels in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the start of play, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Mike Hewitt/Pool via REUTERS

Cricket - Bob Willis Trophy - Middlesex v Surrey - The Oval, London, Britain - August 1, 2020 Players from Middlesex and Surrey take a knee before the start of the first days play of the new cricket season, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Paul Childs

Cricket - Bob Willis Trophy - Middlesex v Surrey - The Oval, London, Britain - August 1, 2020 Players from Middlesex and Surrey take a knee before the start of the first days play of the new cricket season, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) REUTERS/Paul Childs

Protesters argue after a fire was started by one group before being put out by another group during a demonstration against police violence and racial inequality in Portland, Oregon, U.S., August 1, 2020. REUTERS/Caitlin Ochs

People and cars are pictured on an avenue during the start of gradual reopening of commercial activities, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A man wearing a face mask passes Sonora market during the start of gradual reopening of commercial activities, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A woman wearing a face mask walks among other people at Sonora market during the start of gradual reopening of commercial activities, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, in Mexico City, Mexico, July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

People are seen in the parking lot of Jefferson Elementary School as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign at Jefferson Middle School announces the first day of school as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Jefferson High School is seen as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign at Jefferson Elementary School is seen as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign at Jefferson Elementary School is seen as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign at Jefferson Elementary School announces the first day of school as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign is seen outside Jefferson High School as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign is seen outside Jefferson High School as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Students are seen in the Jefferson High School parking lot as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign at Jefferson High School references safety as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign at Jefferson High School welcomes back students as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A student is seen outside Jefferson High School as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Students are seen in the Jefferson High School parking lot as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

A sign at Jefferson High School references safety as school started amid coronavirus disease (COVID-19) jitters in Jefferson, Georgia, U.S. July 31, 2020. REUTERS/Elijah Nouvelage

Rev. Dr. Bernice King offers a prayer at the start of the service of late U.S. Congressman John Lewis, a pioneer of the civil rights movement and long-time member of the U.S. House of Representatives who died July 17, during his funeral at Ebeneezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. July 30, 2020. Alyssa Pointer/Pool via REUTERS.

Cricket - First One Day International - England v Ireland - Ageas Bowl, Southampton, Britain - July 30, 2020 Players kneel in support of the Black Lives Matter campaign before the start of play, as play resumes behind closed doors following the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) Mike Hewitt/Pool via REUTERS

A man wearing a face mask passes in front of a closed store with a business transfer sign during the start of the gradual reopening of commercial activities in downtown Mexico City, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, Mexico, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A man wearing a face mask rests outside a closed store during the start of the gradual reopening of commercial activities in downtown Mexico City, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, Mexico, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A sale sign is seen in a shop window during the start of the gradual reopening of commercial activities in downtown Mexico City, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, Mexico, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A woman wearing a face mask holds a shopping box during the start of gradual reopening of commercial activities in downtown Mexico City, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, Mexico, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

A sale sign reading "Buy online 24 hours" is pictured during the start of the gradual reopening of commercial activities in downtown Mexico City, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak continues, Mexico, July 29, 2020. REUTERS/Edgard Garrido

Dr. Joseph Varon, 58, the chief medical officer at United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC), goes over the files of patients infected with COVID-19, at a daily meeting with his team of healthcare workers, during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at UMMC, in Houston, Texas, U.S., July 17, 2020. "I'm afraid that at some point in time I'm going have to make some very serious decisions," Varon said. "I'm starting to get the idea that I cannot save everybody." REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare SEARCH "COVID-19 HOUSTON VARON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

The scene inside United Memorial Medical Center in Houston has become all too familiar: Overwhelmed medical staff fighting to curb the wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients that come through the hospital's doors every day. While in earlier pandemic hot spots like New York the medical emergency has subsided, Texas is among the many U.S. states battling a resurgence of the virus that is straining their healthcare systems. Dr. Joseph Varon, the chief medical officer of United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC,) said he is afraid he will soon face a dilemma many doctors elsewhere said they confronted earlier in the pandemic: Deciding who to save. "I'm afraid that at some point in time I'm going have to make some very serious decisions," he told Reuters in an interview. "I'm starting to get the idea that I cannot save everybody." Varon, 58, is overseeing the hospital's unit dedicated to COVID-19 patients, where he said he tends to an average of 40 people a day. He said he signed more death certificates in the last week than at any point in his career. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "COVID-19 HOUSTON VARON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching Text: HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-TEXAS

The scene inside United Memorial Medical Center in Houston has become all too familiar: Overwhelmed medical staff fighting to curb the wave of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients that come through the hospital's doors every day. While in earlier pandemic hot spots like New York the medical emergency has subsided, Texas is among the many U.S. states battling a resurgence of the virus that is straining their healthcare systems. Dr. Joseph Varon, the chief medical officer of United Memorial Medical Center (UMMC,) said he is afraid he will soon face a dilemma many doctors elsewhere said they confronted earlier in the pandemic: Deciding who to save. "I'm afraid that at some point in time I'm going have to make some very serious decisions," he told Reuters in an interview. "I'm starting to get the idea that I cannot save everybody." Varon, 58, is overseeing the hospital's unit dedicated to COVID-19 patients, where he said he tends to an average of 40 people a day. He said he signed more death certificates in the last week than at any point in his career. REUTERS/Callaghan O'Hare TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY SEARCH "COVID-19 HOUSTON VARON" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY Matching Text: HEALTH-CORONAVIRUS/USA-TEXAS

Police works at the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police works at the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

A sniffer dog is pictured at the site where police started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

A sniffer dog is pictured at the site where police started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police searches near the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police carry a container at the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police carry a container towards the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police carry a container towards the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police walk near the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police walk near the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police walk near the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police works at the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police works at the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer

Police works at the site where they started digging in an allotment area near Hanover, Germany July 29, 2020, where Christian B, a suspect in the Madeleine McCann investigation lived for a while some years ago. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer