KCRW: From New York to Arizona, Aya Traveler Stays Vigilant During COVID-19 Pandemic

Remember the images of hospitals lined with body bags and the death toll from New York? Even with COVID-19 deaths on the rise, they don’t compare to the number of deaths the Tri-State area saw. 

Traveling nurse Sharlene Jenkins was in New York during this time. She spoke to KCRW just before she took an assignment in the COVID Intensive Care Unit at NYU. (Photo above by Holly Fain.)