Critical care doctor on how to protect yourself, others amid COVID-19 outbreak in Minnesota

Vials of COVID-19 are tested.
Vials of COVID-19 are tested on March 3, 2020, at the Minnesota Department of Health.
Courtesy of Minnesota Department of Health

Minnesota’s first two cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, have been confirmed over the weekend.

Dr. Jeff Dichter, an intensivist specializing in critical care medicine at M Health Fairview, joined the program to remind listeners about symptoms, how to stay healthy — and to please, wash their hands.

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