In It Together 12/7/2020

Restaurants Reopening — Diners enjoy eating their meals outside at a restaurant in Montclair, N.J., Wednesday, July 1, 2020. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday postponed the resumption of indoor dining. Murphy said he acted because of a lack of compliance over the use of face masks and social distancing as the coronavirus outbreak continues to rage in many parts of the country.

Arun Rath hosts the local broadcast of GBH’s All Things Considered.

Amanda Beland was the lead producer of WGBH News' In It Together, and an associate producer with WGBH News' All Things Considered until 2021.

December 07, 2020

Updated August 09, 2023

The number of cases and hospitalizations has been increasing in Massachusetts and the region.

We heard from Dr. Paul Biddinger, the chief of the Division of Emergency Preparedness and the director of the MGH Center for Disaster Medicine, about the hospital's plan for assisting neighboring states and regions if they are in need during the pandemic. Last week, we heard how Rhode Island hospitals had hit capacity and the state was opening two field hospitals to handle the influx in patients.

Then, the state has been recording record numbers of cases over the last week. We digested the latest data with Dr. William Hanage, an associate professor of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Segments:

Dr. Paul Biddinger - 1:52
Dr. William Hanage - 12:10