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Hospital sets up tent to triage flu victims

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Influenza has that you are here at Lehigh Valley hospital packed with patients and staff worried that they may be overwhelmed.

People diploma find themselves sitting at -- like this one in a special tent -- special treatment.

Young -- over is not a worries he might get the flu since his neighbors are sick.

And he can thank even -- kind hey you know like last night.

Hopefully.

It's not as bad as everybody's working to -- that's our hope.

Many of those people are getting sick and making it dizzy nausea and just walked here to -- -- at Lehigh Valley hospital and -- step this plan.

Hundreds.

We've seen hundreds of patients -- the opening up.

-- -- to help triage the most serious cases those with more mild cases will be treated here it's six beds with similar person now.

All the same equipment will be out here.

Nursing staff assistants that.

About 3000 people in Pennsylvania had the flu right now 700 of them are in the Lehigh Valley the flood of ER patients may continue for some time.

But the resign -- families hoping some good old fashion -- keeps them out of here and in the clear.

Try to keep my hands -- if my face and watch remains -- and.

Hand washing -- and washing hand washing.

This -- will become activated at 11 o'clock tomorrow and hospital officials say they have others.

If I need arises in Lehigh county -- -- fox 29 news.