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Dr. Orlando Torres Joins Us Again

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Dr. Orlando Torres

Dr. Orlando, Medical Director at Baystate Hospital, High St., Springfield, joined us on Tertulia to speak about Covid-19.

He discussed symptoms presented by children affected by the virus, types of masks, necessary precautions to consider when reopening stores and how this pandemic is disproportionately affecting specific sectors in our community.

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Raquel was born in Lima, Peru. She graduated from the University of San Marcos, where she studied Mathematics, and subsequently became a high school math teacher. She began working at New England Public Media in 2004, as the co-host of Tertulia. In 2010 Raquel took over as full-time host of the program.