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now in italy, one of europe's vanderbilt university out to, to most popular destinations, there answer your questions. have been at least 34 deaths >> what is the risk for somebody like us to contract this >> how can i avoid it? and 1,700 confirmed cases. >> avoid people who are coughing and amazon says that two of its and sneezing at the present time lots of good handwashing employees in italy have the virus and are now under the people at greatest risk of quarantine while in nextdoor france, paris coronavirus infection are people who are older. one of the world's most visited >> flu-like symptoms >> well, it's certainly flu-like museums is closed. and in iran which has the symptoms and the whole spectrum highest mortality rate outside of china, well, they have of illness from very severe to much less severe, we're now only reported 54 deaths and 978 appreciating older persons, people with cases. they have also taken the extreme underlying illnesses such as measure of deploying 300,000 heart disease, diabetes, and . and good monday morning to lung disease, they're more teams across the country to go you. march 2nd. house to house to find people likely to get pneumonia and the a live look out at san francisco who may be infected. and san jose. >> more drastic measures every more serious coronavirus day. ali, thank you >> nice. >> all right. ♪ infections >> is it airborne? yeah. we like to start the week like >> it can be transmitted through this. a nice way. at 4:30 -- on the eve of super tuesday, close contact. if i have the virus and i >> we love it. a major shakeup in the race for breathe it out and we are standing this close and you 2020 pete buttigieg is bowing out of >> staying informed. the democratic primary breathe it in, you can get sick. the former south bend mayor >> that is true. >> thanks for starting your morning with us. enjoyed a meteoric rise capped >> do i get the masks? i'm marcus washington.

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