Dec 31, 2020

ICU beds are scarce in California

A patient lies on a stretcher in the hallway of the overloaded emergency room at a hospital in Southern California on Dec. 23. Mario Tama/Getty Images

We also talk about the markets, and then we look into the plight of the informal market in Mexico.

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COVID-19

Why California hospitals are out of ICU beds

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Dec 31, 2020

California has a lower than average number of hospital beds by design, but COVID-19 is challenging the system.

A patient lies on a stretcher in the hallway of the overloaded emergency room at a hospital in Southern California on Dec. 23.

Mario Tama/Getty Images

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COVID-19

Mexican informal workers, hit hard by the pandemic, press for more government support

by Murphy Woodhouse

Dec 31, 2020

Many who make their living buying used goods in the United States and reselling them in Mexico face the challenge of border restrictions. In response, they’ve organized.

Nearly a year before the first cases were confirmed in Sonora, Benito Encinas' teenage son, Emilio, helps him unload merchandise largely purchased at Arizona yard sales.

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Brian Allison Engineer

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

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