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An X-ray technician working at a New Jersey hospital overwhelmed by coronavirus patients said he worries whether he’ll ever see his kids again, according to a new report.

The tech, who did not want to be identified in an interview with KYW-TV, works at a hectic South Jersey hospital.

“We get issued one N95 mask at the beginning of the week and we’re told to use it the whole week,” the employee said. “The irony to that is before this all took place, if we were to use any mask more than once, we would get written up for that.”

He said he’s often concerned about reusing the same potentially contaminated mask.

“I look forward to Fridays because I know at least I have two days off, that I don’t have to stress out about is today going to be the day I get it?” he told the station.

“I worry about when is this going to be over, and how long is this going to be,” he added. “Am I ever going to see my kids again?”

Gov. Phil Murphy said Wednesday that “we still welcome anyone with prior health care experience to help us here in New Jersey. We urge you to join the thousands.”

More than 5,000 volunteers have stepped up, but some are breaking under the pressure, the worker told the outlet.

“They’re so stressed out, they can’t do their job,” he said. “They’ve been asked to actually go home and collect themselves.”

At least 22,255 people in the Garden State have tested positive for the coronavirus since the first case was announced March 4, NJ.com reported. A total of 355 COVID-19 patients have died.

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