Five years ago, as COVID-19 took hold, businesses were shuttered, kids learned from home and hospitals filled with patients who were seriously ill. But health care workers around the country put aside their own fears, working long hours to care for those with COVID-19. "We knew it was coming and it was kind of like that slow motion car wreck that you watch on like on a YouTube video," said Dr. Anuj Mehta, a pulmonary critical care physician at Denver Health. More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news X: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.