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Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States continue their upward trajectory. Testing for the new coronavirus has increased and some areas have reported 

. As we watch the spread of the respiratory virus, historians and public health officials look back in time for lessons from pandemics and major illnesses of the past.

MPR News host Kerri Miller talked with two medical historians about what our past shows us about the new coronavirus; what outbreaks of illness show us about our society; and what to watch for in the coming weeks.

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As cases of COVID-19 increase globally, historians and researchers are looking back in time for insights about how the world responded to pandemics and illnesses. We turn to two medical historians for a conversation about what we can learn from the pandemics of our past.

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