Frontline Season 38 · Episode 19

The Virus: What Went Wrong?

16th June 2020 Season 38 Episode 19

As COVID-19 spread from Asia to the Middle East to Europe, why was the U.S. caught so unprepared? Despite repeated warnings of a potent contagion headed our way, America’s leaders failed to prepare and protect us. Why and who is accountable?

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Season 38 · Episode 20

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Will Lyman

Self - Narrator (voice)