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Clark County produces TV special on coronavirus, how to avoid it

Regional health officials will discuss COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, and ways to avoid it in a 30-minute special produced by Clark County.

“Coronavirus: What You Need to Know” will debut at 5:30 p.m. Friday on Clark County Television.



The special will include advice from:

— Dr. Vit Kraushaar, medical investigator with the Southern Nevada Health District.

— Misty Robinson, public health preparedness planner with SNHD.

— Dr. Shadaba Asad, medical director of infectious disease at University Medical Center.

— Clark County Fire Chief John Steinbeck, who oversaw the county’s Office of Emergency Management until February.

The discussion will cover how the coronavirus is contracted, how to avoid it and how to fight it.

Clark County Television can be found on channels 4 and 1004 on Cox cable and CenturyLink. Its programming also can be seen at ClarkCountyNV.gov and YouTube.com/ClarkCountyNV.

Contact Christopher Lawrence at clawrence@reviewjournal.com or 702-380-4567. Follow @life_onthecouch on Twitter.

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