US facing 'most difficult time in the public health history of this nation', warns CDC chief – video
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Across the US a Covid surge has swamped hospitals as the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said December, January and February would be 'rough times' for the country.
Dr Robert Redfield said he believed the US was facing its 'most difficult time in the public health history of this nation', adding that about 90% of hospitals in the country were at stretched capacity
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