Prognosis
A Race Is On to Recruit Virus Sleuths as States Re-Open
To contain Covid-19, local health officials need contact tracers to track the pathogen. Can they hire enough of them in time?
New contact tracer recruits for Covid-19 listen during orientation at the Norris Conference Center in Houston, Texas on May 20, 2020.
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If the busy streets outside Umair Shah’s window are any indication, Houston is done staying home.