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"We're a Rural County, We Know How to Do Social Distancing": Mendo Coronavirus Update 3/23/2020

Alicia Bales
Dr. Rochat of Anderson Valley Health Center

March 23, 2020--Dr. Drew Colfax, Emergency Room Physician at Ukiah Adventist Health, and Dr. John Rochat of Anderson Valley Health Center, give a live update on KZYX about local Coronavirus response, with listener questions. There is still only one confirmed positive case of COVID-19 in Mendocino County, but local heath care providers are bracing for a wave of infections in the coming days. Without any known treatment for the illness, they strongly encourage sheltering in place to prevent the overwhelm of local resources.

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