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COVID 19: Is Social Distancing Working? What’s The Advice On Face Masks? And More

By AirTalk Staff
Published Apr 1, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 01: People wait in a line to get into a Trader Joe's grocery store on April 1, 2020 in Washington, DC. As of April 1, the entire national capital region is under 'stay-at-home' orders, which ban residents from leaving their homes except to perform essential activities and visit essential businesses. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)
People wait in a line to get into a Trader Joe's grocery store on April 1, 2020 in Washington, DC.
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COVID 19: Is Social Distancing Working? What’s The Advice On Face Masks? And More

The U.S. is now reporting more than 189,600 of the over 877,400 confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide as of 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

An uptick in California cases came as the U.S., Italy, and now Spain are now all reporting more confirmed COVID-19 cases than China, where the outbreak began late last year, but has since greatly slowed. As of Tuesday afternoon, L.A. County is reporting 3,019 cases with about one in five patients requiring hospitalization. 

Read more on LAist. 

We’re taking your calls and questions regarding COVID-19 with a medical expert. Call us at 866-893-5722.

With guest host A Martínez

Guest:

Shruti Gohil, M.D., professor of medicine and associate medical director for epidemiology and infection prevention at UC Irvine’s School of Medicine