CGTN Exclusive: Return to the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic

Dan Williams

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CGTN returns to Roseland Hospital in Chicago where our correspondent Dan Williams was given exclusive access to visit the COVID ICU ward and speak with the frontline health workers.

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Episode 4: U.S. hospitals struggle to cope with surge in patients

We've been reporting from the New Roseland Community Hospital on the far south side of Chicago for a week. In our last episode, we hear from medical staff who are fighting a fresh surge of COVID-19 cases. The pressure on frontline doctors and nurses is already taking a toll.

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Episode 3: Vaccine news give hope to treatment in hospitals in Chicago

The news that various COVID-19 vaccines appear viable offers hope that thepandemic will end.But as cities, including Chicago, prepare to rollout vaccine​s, hospitals must first weather a second surge of positive cases.

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Episode 2: COVID-19: Chicago's second wave

A second surge of positive cases in Chicago is once again threatening to overwhelm frontline medical staff. Longer term, there are also fears that the cost of the pandemic could lead to the closure of some hospitals.

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Episode 1: Medical workers face rising threats amid COVID-19 outbreak in Chicago

TheNew Roseland Community Hospital is situated on the far south side ofChicago. Following a resurgence in positive COVID-19 cases, medical staff at the hospital once again find themselves under severe pressure with some senior medical staff fearing the hospital could soon be overwhelmed.

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