away in april 2020 with coronavirus. he was a windrush pioneer, came from barbados to england in the 19505. hard working man, worked all his life, family man. he contracted covid in a care home and subsequently died on a hospital ward, a covid ward. we miss him dreadfully, it s been a very difficult time over the last coming up to two years now. he died on april 15 and the funeral was on may 15, which was reallyjust a few days before this party took place in downing street. so it s very upsetting when i think about, you know,
cnn s miguel marquez joins us live. miguel, you have been there. you re back. what s changed? look, it s a theme that we have heard not only here in kentucky but across the country. they have gotten damn good during this pandemic. they have hraefrpbd to do a lot more with a lot less and done it on the fly. all of that comes at a price. owingsville, kentucky. the coronavirus, rolling stills, a heavy burden for health care workers. i have held the hands of people dying of covid. i have been within the covid ward. i ve had close friends lose their lives even at my age. i ve had somebody, like i say, who was a mom to me, lose her battle. there s not words of what experiencing right now at the health care forefront. reporter: dr. banks is the
covid testing and saying that he has more work to do to fight the virus. it s just it s not going to go away immediately. some people may call what s happening now the new normal. i call it a job not yet finished. it comes as the state of kentucky is reporting more than 1 million cases since the pandemic began and the health-care workers right now are at a breaking point there. miguel marquez is out front. reporter: kentucky, rolling hills, rural, the coronavirus still the heavy burden for health-care workers. i ve i ve held the hands of people dying of covid. i have been within the covid ward. i ve i ve had close friends lose their lives even at my age. i ve had i ve had somebody who like i say a mom to me lose her battle. there is just no words what
the president acknowledged that the u.s. should have dunmore testing early in the pandemic, but said more tests are now being done. a government website formally launched on wednesday to send at-home test kits to any u.s. household that requests them, and 400 million n95 face masks will soon be distributed through local pharmacies. now, the latest u.s. data on the coronavirus suggests the most recent wave of new cases may be subseeding. but health experts caution infections are still climbing in much of the country, including kentucky. cnn s marques returns to a kentucky hospital he visited a year ago and found staffing shortages are making a difficult job harder than ever. reporter: owings mill, kentucky, rolling hills, rural, the coronavirus still a heavy burden for health care workers. i ve, i ve held the hands of people dying of covid. i ve been within the covid ward. i ve had close friends lose
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