FRONTLINE

The Virus: What Went Wrong?

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

The Virus: What Went Wrong?

1h 24m

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

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    "The Virus: What Went Wrong?" - Preview

    S2020 E12 - 31s

    As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

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    The Last Call

    S2020 E12 - 11m 22s

    A story of one family devastated by NYC’s COVID-19 outbreak. First, her daughter spiked a fever. Then, her aunt was rushed to the hospital. As illness swept through Jessica Caro’s family in the early weeks of New York’s coronavirus crisis, she and her mother confided in and supported one another through calls and texts. Then her mom developed a cough.

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