Episode 22
Lives on the line: why is coronavirus killing so many health workers?
Health workers aren't meant to die at work. There should be ways to keep them safe - equipment or procedures. But in the coronavirus pandemic health workers are getting sick and dying in deeply troubling numbers. James Harding goes in search of an...
The Slow Newscast · Alice Sandelson
March 26, 202032m 24s
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Show Notes
In some countries where the coronavirus has hit hard - Italy or Spain - health workers account for up to 20% of people infected, and the death toll among them is mounting. The front line of health has become a very dangerous place, and that may be one of the stories of this pandemic.
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