The Bay

The Mad Dash to Hire 20,000 Contact Tracers in California


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Lisa Fagundes is a San Francisco librarian who also helps track and prevent the spread of COVID-19. As more Bay Area residents leave their homes, the state is hiring thousands of people like Lisa to contact people who have tested positive for the virus. Health officials expect the work of contact tracers to become increasingly important as shelter-in-place orders loosen and mass protests continue.

Guest: April Dembosky, KQED health correspondent

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