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'I have the skills, I have the training;' How refugee doctors are helping the US fight COVID-19 even without a medical license

from TIME

'I have the skills, I have the training;' How refugee doctors are helping the US fight COVID-19 even without a medical license TIME Instead of working as a doctor, Al-Sarray is doing what he sees as the next best thing: helping the City of Los Angeles fulfill its pledge to offer a COVID-19 test to anyone who wants one. He’s working as a safety officer at a testing site at Dodger Stadium, where, instead of baseball games, 6,000 tests are being administered every day. He admits he’s disappointed to be off the front lines, helping sick patients in the hospitals. But the work he’s doing “is the same thing,” he says. “There is no cure, no vaccine for COVID-19. Testing is the most vital part of stopping this disease. So if I can help stop the spread, then I am happy to do whatever I can as a response to this pandemic.” READ MORE

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