A Coronavirus Listener Q&A Episode
Passengers wear protective face masks as they arrive from Shenzhen to Hong Kong at Lo Wu MTR station, hours before the closing of the Lo Wu border crossing in Hong Kong, on February 3, 2020. Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Passengers wear protective face masks as they arrive from Shenzhen to Hong Kong at Lo Wu MTR station, hours before the closing of the Lo Wu border crossing in Hong Kong, on February 3, 2020.
Anthony Wallace/AFP via Getty ImagesHow does the coronavirus spread? Does wearing a face mask actually help? And why is the virus getting so much media coverage?
This episode, we answer your coronavirus-related questions with the help of NPR global health and development reporter Pien Huang. Follow Pien on Twitter @Pien_Huang and host Maddie Sofia @maddie_sofia. Email the show at shortwave@npr.org.
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This episode was produced by Brit Hanson and edited by Geoffrey Brumfiel.