Coronavirus in California

Covering the Coronavirus

Episode Summary

Two months after California’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state is preparing to confront what public health officials agree will be a peak in illnesses and deaths. Our guest is Soumya Karlamangla, who covers healthcare in California for the Los Angeles Times. [Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.

Episode Notes

Two months after California’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, the state is preparing to confront what public health officials agree will be a peak in illnesses and deaths. Our guest is Soumya Karlamangla, who covers healthcare in California for the Los Angeles Times.

More reading: As states scramble to secure ventilators during the crisis, a potential shortage looms of respiratory therapists, the workers trained to operate them.

[Advertisement] This L.A. Times podcast is presented to you by Blue Shield of California. The fight is tough, but so are you. Thank you, front line.