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NY Tibetans Fighting COVID-19

April 6, 2020;

Pema Dorjee, President of the Tibetan Nurses Association (TNA) has described New York’s efforts to fight COVID-19 as “war-like”. Dorjee, who works at Long Island Jewish Medical Centre has described how as many as 20 Tibetans nurses may have caught COVID-19 “after exposure to patients infected with the virus”. Other Tibetan nurses have expressed fear of being ostracised by their community should they be open about their exposure.

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