Sunday 60 Minutes+ segment to detail health care workers’ mental health struggles amidst COVID-19 pandemic
A Sunday, March 14 segment on 60 Minutes+ (available on streaming service Paramount+ rather than CBS) will underscore the struggles health care workers are facing amidst the COVID-19 public health emergency.
Reporter Wesley Lowery spoke with health care workers about their mental health struggles, sadness and frustration in caring for critically ill COVID-19 patients, including several from Northeast Georgia Medical Center in rural northeast Georgia.
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