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Episode 1, Part 1: A Young Latinx Emergency Room Doctor Fights the Coronavirus Pandemic

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English - August 16, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 55.9 MB
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In the first episode of Techqueria, reporter Jose Fermoso speaks to three people who find themselves in widely different circumstances as they face the coronavirus pandemic.

In part 1, Jose speaks to Dr. Luis Rubio, a graduate of the top medical school in the United States, The University of California at San Francisco. Dr. Rubio finds himself in the war zone of the hospital with the city’s biggest COVID-19-infected Latinx population.

This episode will be followed by Part II, which features Dr. Nyah Zarate, the CEO of Continuous Solutions, and emerging cumbia star Ivan Montemayor, known as Mister Cumbia.


Host: Jose Fermoso

Producer: Neil Godbole