US city of Detroit is new COVID-19 hotspot

With more than 20,000 cases in the city, they are hoping to get patients into newly built field hospitals as soon as possible.

Detroit has just become one of the newer infection hotspots in the United States.

President Donald Trump has approved a disaster declaration for Michigan – unlocking federal help for the state.

With more than 20,000 cases in the city, authorities are hoping to get patients into newly built field hospitals as soon as possible.

Al Jazeera’s John Hendren reports.