Staying safe and staying sane: A Kiwi on life in New York City in a time of COVID-19

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Staying safe and staying sane: A Kiwi on life in New York City in a time of COVID-19

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Katharine Saxby in New York
Kath Saxby wears mask and gloves on her daily walk near her home at the top of Manhattan Island

New Zealander and New York City resident Kath Saxby struggles with the day-to-day reality of a deadly disease on the rampage, with seemingly few resources to halt it

There are often no tests for highly symptomatic people. And I would not go anywhere near a hospital unless I were already on death’s door You wou