Meet the doctor who turned her attention from Hollywood actors to COVID-19 testing

Lydia Ramsey PflanzerSep 2, 2020, 18:52 IST

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Dr. Ala Stanford was running a concierge medicine business whose patients included Hollywood actor Will Smith.
When the coronavirus started spreading across America, Stanford saw that Black Americans were being hit hardest.
She created a program that offered free testing right in people's neighborhoods.
Now, she wants to focus the future of her career on helping low-income people.

Scott Atlas, who's serving as a pandemic adviser to President Trump, has pushed for the US to take the Swedish approach, The Washington Post reported.
Sweden allowed the coronavirus to spread in a bid for herd immunity — a point at which enough people become immune to a virus to stop its further spread.
Sweden now has far higher death rates than neighboring countries, along with more significant economic losses.
Reaching herd immunity without a vaccine would require a huge portion of the US population to get sick, possibly killing millions.

Experts say the risk of catching COVID-19 during an Airbnb stay is low if the space properly cleaned.
Viral particles can survive for a time on high-touch surfaces like doorknobs, remote controls, and cloth fabric, but the coronavirus does not spread easily from surfaces.
Some Airbnb rentals may be safer than a hotel, since guests don't share areas like lobbies or concierge counters.

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