AOC on COVID-19 & Census; How to Grocery Shop Now; The MTA; Treating Coronavirus at Home

The Brian Lehrer Show | Mar 31, 2020

On today's show:

 

  •  U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D 14th, Qns & Bronx) talks the federal relief package to include cash payments to everyone as well as rent and mortgage relief, plus what social distancing means for the census.
  • Tara Parker-Pope, columnist and founding editor of Well, the consumer health site at The New York Times, shares lessons learned from her reporting on how to best grocery shop in the midst of the coronavirus crisis.
  • Patrick Foye, chairman and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, talks about the MTA's finances, the new reduced schedule, and protecting transit workers from infection.
  • Jaimie Meyer, assistant professor of medicine and assistant clinical professor of nursing at the Yale School of Medicine, gives advice of how listeners who suspect they may have COVID-19 can take care of themselves, and loved ones, at home.

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