Ed Yong - Patchwork — Photo from report by Ed Yong in May 20, 2020 edition of “The Atlantic": ‘America’s Patchwork Pandemic Is Fraying Even Further: The coronavirus is coursing through different parts of the U.S. in different ways, making the crisis harder to predict, control, or understand.’

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How Divided States Created A ‘Patchwork Pandemic’ Response

By Steve Bynum

Public health officials say COVID-19 is spreading differently across different parts of the country, which makes the crisis that much harder to contain.

Reset checks in with Atlantic science writer Ed Yong to discuss his latest reporting on the pandemic and how states and local agencies are responding.

GUEST: Ed Yong, author and science writer at The Atlantic