May 5, 2020

Navajo Nation sees alarming rates of infection while battling COVID-19 with limited supplies

Author: WBRZ Staff

The Navajo Nation has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 infection in the country, but its resources are also some of the most limited.
According to ABC News, COVID-19 is surging through the community and federal aid is desperately needed.
Dr. Sriram Shamasunder, co-founder of the HEAL Initiative at the University of California San Francisco, has been practicing emergency medicine from the back of a car.
He’s there with a team of UCSF nurses and doctors helping the Navajo COVID-19 response tea