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WTOC Interview: How John Ossoff would serve Georgia * (Source: WTOC) SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Georgia’s Senate Race between Republican Incumbent David Perdue and Democratic Challenger Jon Ossoff may be one of the most talked-about races on the ballot. WTOC sat down with Ossoff most about how this campaign season has gone and how he plans to serve Georgians if elected. John Ossoff says he investigates organized crime, political corruption, and war crimes. He says his campaign, like this year, has been defined by the coronavirus pandemic. “Something that has changed how we campaign but most importantly has been such a burden for Georgia families, has taken such a tragic human toll and has touched everybody that we know," Ossoff said. “We’re in the middle of a national crisis and my campaign has been focused on presenting a vision on how we end this crisis so that we can recover and rebuild.” If elected, Ossoff says his day one plan will focus on COVID-19 recovery, rushing emergency eco...

Full hospitals, talk of rationing care: New wave of coronavirus cases strains resources A health-care worker performs a coronavirus test at a drive-through site in Mesquite, Tex., in August. (Cooper Neill/Bloomberg News) With  coronavirus  hospitalizations surging in much of the United States and daily cases hitting all-time highs, the pandemic is putting new strain on local health systems, prompting plans for makeshift medical centers and new talk of rationing care. Support our journalism. Subscribe today. In Texas, authorities are scrambling to shore up resources in El Paso, where intensive care units hit full capacity on Saturday and where covid-19 hospitalizations have  nearly quadrupled  to almost 800 in less than three weeks. In Utah, the state hospital association warned that if current trends hold, it will soon have to ask the governor to invoke “crisis standards of care” — a triage system that, for example, favors younger patients. “It’s an extreme situation...