Heather Meador, RN, Clinical Services Branch Manager at Linn County Public Health, joins Dr. Arnold to discuss the coronavirus outbreak including signs, symptoms, screening protocols and more.***UPDATE*** Hours after this podcast was recorded on the morning of 1/30/20, the novel coronavirus was declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization and the first case of human-to-human transmission in the United States was confirmed in Chicago, bringing the national total to six confirmed cases.

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