LISTEN: COVID-19 Daily Update - March 26, 2020
- Category: In The News, Coronavirus
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- Written By: Melanie Lanaux Zaffuto
In this segment, Dr. Peltier and Johnny talk about why social distancing is more important than ever before, the federal COVID-19 relief package, the promise of plasma as a treatment for life-threatening cases, and Mardi Gras' role in the spread of the virus. Dr. Peltier also talks about what is necessary to come out of COVID-19 self-isolation and answers listeners' questions, including how long the virus can live on money and other surfaces.
The COVID-19 pandemic is rapidly evolving. Tangi 96.5 FM and KAJUN 107.1 FM's Johnny Chauvin gets the weekday COVID-19 update for March 26 from Dr. Robert Peltier with North Oaks Health System in Hammond, Louisiana. Dr. Peltier, who is an internal medicine physician and tropical medicine specialist, serves as chief medical officer of North Oaks Health System.
Listen to more updates at: www.tangi965.com/interviews and www.northoaks.org/coronavirus