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Public Health Expert Critical Of U.S. Response To COVID-19

03.10.2020 - By Oregon Public BroadcastingPlay

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As the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths from COVID-19 climb in the U.S., prevention recommendations remain largely unchanged. However, an increasing number of events are being canceled out of an abundance of caution and the nationwide economic impacts are adding up. Eugene-based, independent global public health expert Ethan Guillen says the U.S. does not seem to be learning from China's experience with the virus. He joins us to discuss what the U.S. can learn from similar viral outbreaks and what he thinks governments and public health officials should be doing differently.

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