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UA scientist talks coronavirus precautions

AZPM spoke with Dr. Michael Worobey about the new coronavirus and what early precautions Arizonans can take.

Arizona on Monday morning had two confirmed cases and three more "presumptive positive" cases of COVID-19, according to the Arizona Department of Health Services. AZPM's Lorraine Rivera spoke last month with Dr. Michael Worobey — department head of the University of Arizona Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology — about the virus and what early precautions Arizonans can take.

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