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As part of an occasional series, MPR News host Angela Davis interviews an essential worker on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic. 

On Monday, Davis spoke with Joann Palmer, an environmental service worker at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. She’s been cleaning that hospital for more than 30 years.  

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Joann Palmer is an environmental service worker at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. She’s been cleaning that hospital for more than 30 years. She spoke about working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis and how her job has changed.

MPR News with Angela Davis - Joann Palmer is an environmental service worker at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. She’s been cleaning that hospital for more than 30 years. She spoke about working on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis and how her job has changed.

Life of an essential worker: Environmental service employee at Methodist Hospital

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