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How COVID-19 is reshaping hospital architecture and design

As COVID-19 cases surged in March and April, New York City's Mount Sinai Hospital rapidly transitioned its care spaces to COVID-19 wards in an effort to stave off the virus and protect frontline workers at the epicenter of the outbreak. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker reports on how the hospital's redesign may serve as an example for other medical centers in the future.

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