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What really works to keep coronavirus away? 4 questions answered by a public health professional

  • Written by Brian Labus, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Duane Clark works to sanitize surfaces at the Avenue X subway station in New York City on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.AP Photo/Kevin Hagen

Editor’s note: The World Health Organization has declared that COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has a higher fatality rate than the flu. As of March 4, 2020, nine deaths have been reported...

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