Hospital and government officials said that was not the case.

But now one of their colleagues is stepping forward to confirm their story, saying she's risking her job in doing so.

This distraught nurse says she's putting her job on the line, speaking out today in support of three colleagues photographed wearing garbage bags.

Ah, picture that sent shock waves across the U.

S.

A.

There are nurses in the hospital that are struggling and crying and running crazy.

Diana Torres, a nurse at Mount Sinai West, the Manhattan hospital where the photo was taken, is speaking out to Inside Edition today after Governor Andrew Cuomo questioned the photos.

Legitimacy.

We have enough P, P e.

And the New York City officials say they have enough p p e for the New York City hospitals, maybe is put away.

But is everybody getting what they need to be protected and pretend the rest of the staff and the other patients?

No, that's not what happened.

Are you risking your job to speak out about this?

Absolutely.

I have nothing to lose but my life.

And I don't know Later on, who's gonna be the next victim?

So what do I care about a job?

If I don't know, I'm even gonna make it.

The hospital has set up this huge tent on the street as an overflow unit for Corona virus patients.

For the nurses who work here, it's a daily struggle to save lives and stay safe themselves.

A senior nurse at Mount Sinai, West Chi is Kelly died from Corona virus.

I spoke to his sister Mariah Sharon.

I believe this could have been prevented.

I believe that his hot his hospital was not prepared for this or equipped.

In a statement to Inside Edition, Mount Sinai says we always provide all our stuff with the critically important personal protective equipment they need to safely do their job.

I isolated myself from my family.

I haven't seen my kids.

I CNN's little face time.

We talk on the phone.

I can't touch my king kids.

Ah, heartbreaking story.