Dr. Mahshid Abir

Senior Policy Researcher at RAND and Emergency Physician at the University of Michigan

Dr. Mahshid Abir on KCRW

The number of new coronavirus cases in this country is at an all-time high, with 145,000 reported yesterday.

Hospitals forced to ration care as COVID cases surge nationwide

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