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So far, the crisis has lacked a defining image. No villainous despot or

smoldering ruins to inspire a national mobilization. Step forward Mike Lukavich, a Pulitzer winning cartoonist for the Atlanta

Journal Constitution. His latest drawing shows a huddle of medics in white coats and

scrubs. Their bent backs form a triangle as they hoist the

star-spangled banner. It's a tribute to the famous photo taken on Iwo Jima in 1945 and a recognition that the trenches in this battle are the

labs and hospitals. With 227 days to go this is checks and balance.

I'm John Prido, the economist's US editor,

and this is a podcast about the 2020 elections.

Each week we take one big theme shaping American politics

and explore it in depth. This week can the US healthcare system cope with COVID-19.

Donald Trump says he now considers himself a wartime president, but for now the enemy remains invisible.

Only 4% of Americans know someone who's tested positive for COVID-19.

The toll of this war is hidden away in emergency rooms and ICUs.

In this episode, we'll figure out how well prepared the frontline health system is.

We'll talk about testing, hear from a former head of the CDC,

and check in with New Rochelle, New York, where one of the first outbreaks of the coronavirus started two weeks ago. With me as ever to discuss all of this are Charlotte Howard, the economists New York Bureau Chief and John Fasman, the Washington correspondent.

Charlotte, let's start with you. Last week he very kindly hosted the podcast because I was sick.

You were cooped up in your apartment in New York entertaining two children while taking care of

your husband and simultaneously covering global energy markets and hosting a podcast.

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