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How hospitals can keep medical workers safe amid pandemic

What precautions health care facilities should be taking to protect their workers

03/23/2020

PBS News Hour

How hospitals can keep medical workers safe amid pandemic

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What precautions health care facilities should be taking to protect their workers

What else can be done to protect frontline health care workers and reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus? Dr. Atul Gawande has just published a piece outlining the specific insights he has derived from the outbreak experiences of Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea. A surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and the CEO of Haven, Dr. Gawande joins Judy Woodruff to discuss.

03/23/2020

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