As foreign-born doctors in the US are fighting to keep COVID-19 patients alive, deportation is also a lingering fear. Meanwhile, doctors of color in the UK's National Health Service are the first to die from the novel coronavirus disease. We speak to journalists in the US and UK on the hardships that non-white doctors are facing.

In this episode: 

Aina Khan, (@ainajkhan), a freelance journalist for Al Jazeera in London. Ashish Malhotra (@amalhotra2), an Al Jazeera producer and reporter with the Los Angeles Times.

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Muslim minority doctors first to die on front line of UK pandemic

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As foreign-born doctors in the US are fighting to keep COVID-19 patients alive, deportation is also a lingering fear. Meanwhile, doctors of color in the UK's National Health Service are the first to die from the novel coronavirus disease. We speak to journalists in the US and UK on the hardships that non-white doctors are facing.In this episode: Aina Khan, (<a href="https://twitter.com/ainajkhan" target="_blank">@ainajkhan</a>), a freelance journalist for <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/aina-khan.html" target="_blank">Al Jazeera</a> in London. Ashish Malhotra (<a href="https://twitter.com/amalhotra2" target="_blank">@amalhotra2</a>), an <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/ashish-malhotra.html" target="_blank">Al Jazeera</a> producer and reporter with the Los Angeles Times.For more:<a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/muslim-minority-doctors-die-front-line-uk-pandemic-200401082454308.html" target="_blank">Muslim minority doctors first to die on front line of UK pandemic</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/uk-doctor-urged-pm-provide-protective-gear-dies-virus-200409142054074.html" target="_blank">UK doctor who urged PM to provide protective gear dies of virus</a><a href="https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-06/foreign-doctors-on-u-s-frontlines-of-covid-19-fear-deportation?_amp=true " target="_blank">Foreign doctors on US frontlines of COVID-19 fear deportation</a><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/companies-medical-supplies-york-beat-virus-200416065450393.html" target="_blank">US companies make medical supplies for New York to beat virus</a>Connect with The Take:&nbsp;Twitter (<a href="https://twitter.com/AJTheTake" target="_blank">@AJTheTake</a>), Instagram (<a href="https://www.instagram.com/ajthetake/" target="_blank">@ajthetake</a>) and Facebook (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTakePod/" target="_blank">@TheTakePod</a>).

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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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