How a US quirk became a strength for some areas fighting COVID-19

Apr 1, 2020

A member of Joint Task Force 2, composed of soldiers and airmen from the New York Army and Air National Guard, wears a face mask while carrying paper towels as he arrives to sanitize and disinfect the Young Israel of New Rochelle synagogue, as snow falls during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in New York, US, 23 March 2020. Image: REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

John Letzing

Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum

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