
Health systems buckle under surge of COVID hospitalizations
Clip: 1/14/2022 | 6m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Health systems buckle under latest surge of COVID hospitalizations
President Biden on Friday announced free tests to help combat the rapidly spreading omicron variant. But the surge is battering hospitals and stretching some to capacity, with COVID hospitalizations jumping 179 percent in the past two weeks. William Brangham reports, and speaks with Dr. Rajan Garg, ICU medical director at Methodist Hospital of Southern California, to learn more.
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Health systems buckle under surge of COVID hospitalizations
Clip: 1/14/2022 | 6m 30sVideo has Closed Captions
President Biden on Friday announced free tests to help combat the rapidly spreading omicron variant. But the surge is battering hospitals and stretching some to capacity, with COVID hospitalizations jumping 179 percent in the past two weeks. William Brangham reports, and speaks with Dr. Rajan Garg, ICU medical director at Methodist Hospital of Southern California, to learn more.
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