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Arkansas lieutenant governor and UAMS official urge caution on masks, discuss hydroxychloroquine and testing
Summary
In a live Q&A, the Lieutenant Governor and Dr. Cam Patterson of UAMS discussed asymptomatic spread of COVID-19, why masks mostly protect others, the limited evidence and supply concerns for hydroxychloroquine, and return-to-work guidance.
The Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas held a live question-and-answer session with Dr. Cam Patterson, chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, to answer public questions about COVID-19 transmission, masks, potential treatments and when people can safely return to work. Officials emphasized that asymptomatic and presymptomatic transmission is documented and urged Arkansans to follow social‑distancing guidance.
Dr. Patterson said recent reports that the coronavirus can be spread by simply breathing reinforce why the disease has spread rapidly: "We already knew that people were able to transmit the virus when they were before they were symptomatic even if they never became symptomatic." He told viewers…
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