Barbara Ferrer on COVID-19 contagion

Volunteers at Los Angeles Food Bank hand out supplies at a drive-through food giveaway as the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 21, 2020.

Volunteers at Los Angeles Food Bank hand out supplies at a drive-through food giveaway as the global outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 21, 2020. Credit: REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson.

LA County reports some 14,000 lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19 and more than 600 deaths. We look at what’s behind those numbers with Barbara Ferrer, the county's top public health official. Also, most planes are empty now, and flight attendants and pilots are contracting the novel coronavirus. So why are some airlines still running?

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Rosalie Atkinson, Brian Hardzinski, Angie Perrin