New York state now has more than 75,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 43,000 of those cases being in New York City alone. New York has quickly become an epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, and the crisis unfolding there is a preview for what a lot of cities around the world could face in the coming months. Today, we’re joined by Dr. Chethan Sathya, a paediatric surgeon and journalist based in New York City, to talk about what’s happening on the ground and how things got so bad.

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New York state now has more than 75,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than 43,000 of those cases being in New York City alone. New York has quickly become an epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, and the crisis unfolding there is a preview for what a lot of cities around the world could face in the coming months. Today, we’re joined by Dr. Chethan Sathya, a paediatric surgeon and journalist based in New York City, to talk about what’s happening on the ground and how things got so bad.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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