As parts of the United States and Europe consider reopening, the majority of the world’s population stays susceptible to the coronavirus. We take a look at brand-new efforts to stop the lethal spread of COVID-19 with contact tracing– finding who infected clients have actually been in contact with so they can get checked and isolated. We’ll consult with worldwide health specialist Dr. Joia Mukherjee, with Partners in Health, about a contact tracing project she is working on now in Massachusetts.
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