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    Coronavirus to-do

    Amid the novel coronavirus spreading, stocks are plunging, an infected cruise ship is docking, and people are stocking up on toilet paper. How worried should you be, and what can you do to avoid getting the virus?

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    Person smiling broadly wearing glasses and plaid shirt against ivy-covered wall background.By Steve Chiotakis • Mar 9, 2020 • 24m Listen

    Amid the novel coronavirus spreading, stocks are plunging, an infected cruise ship is docking, and people are stocking up on toilet paper. How worried should you be, and what can you do to avoid getting the virus?

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    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      All your coronavirus questions answered

      How can you prevent yourself from getting coronavirus? What should you do if you think you have this virus? Should you cancel travel plans? We speak with Martin Chenevert, an emergency medicine physician at UCLA Medical Center-Santa Monica.

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      10 min
    2. 10:31

      UC grad students demand cost-of-living adjustments. Will momentum grow?

      At UC Santa Cruz in December, hundreds of teachers assistants (TAs) were pushing for higher wages to keep up with inflation. The school gave them an ultimatum, but more than 70 TAs held firm and walked out altogether.

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      7 min
    3. 17:18

      After Super Tuesday, some Orange County regions are bluer than others

      Orange County has transformed from consistently voting red to now hueing blue. Last week’s Super Tuesday vote confirmed that.

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      8 min
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      Steve Chiotakis

      Afternoon News Anchor

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Jenna Kagel

      Radio producer

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      Rebecca Mooney

      Producer, The Treatment

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    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:0010 min

      All your coronavirus questions answered

    2. 10:317 min

      UC grad students demand cost-of-living adjustments. Will momentum grow?

    3. 17:188 min

      After Super Tuesday, some Orange County regions are bluer than others

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