Understanding the Coronavirus

Understanding the Coronavirus

Learn more about the coronavirus by reading an op-ed from InnovateLI.com  by Dr. Anthony Santella, an associate professor of public health at Hofstra University.


And also watch as Dr. Santella discusses the coronavirus on WPIX’s “News Close-Up” program.

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