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UNLV expert and RJ health reporter answer COVID-19 questions

Dr. Brian Labus, an assistant professor in epidemiology and biostatistics at UNLV and a member of the medical team advising Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak, and Review-Journal health reporter Mary Hynes sat down Wednesday to answer readers’ questions about COVID-19 and the coronavirus.

Among the questions covered in this installment: Who should be tested for COVID-19 and where can they get tested? What is the proper way to wear a mask and what sort of protection do cloth masks provide? What further restrictions could be imposed on Nevadans? Should I take hydroxycholoroquine?

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