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New York Covid-19 diary

Public health expert Dr Tom Frieden reflects on the global pandemic.

Public health physician Dr Tom Frieden reflects on the ongoing global pandemic. An expert in infectious disease, Dr Frieden is a former director of the US States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. He was a leading figure in the global response to the Ebola outbreak and he now heads Resolve to Save Lives, an Initiative of Vital Strategies, an organisation dedicated to the prevention of epidemics.

From his New York apartment, Dr Frieden provides his unique insight on the unfolding international situation. He records his response to key moments in the development of the pandemic and the measures being taken to face it in the United States, Africa and across the world.
As well as analysis, he offers his own personal viewpoint on lockdown life by the Hudson River. Dr Frieden鈥檚 home city of New York has become the epicentre of the virus and his recordings give us an individual perspective on the impact of the disease for communities both local and global.

Producer: Sam Peach

(Photo: Times Square screens are illuminated in blue as part of the "Light It Blue" initiative to honor healthcare workers, during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease. Credit: Eduardo Munoz/ Reuters)

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