Ezike: Residents’ Actions Will Determine if Rollback Needed
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We talk COVID-19 with Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike.
With Illinois reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day Monday, the state’s top public health official, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, said the question of whether the state will have to reverse course on reopening will be answered by its residents.
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Ezike: Residents’ Actions Will Determine if Rollback Needed
Clip: 7/27/2020 | 6m 34sVideo has Closed Captions
With Illinois reporting more than 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 for the sixth consecutive day Monday, the state’s top public health official, Dr. Ngozi Ezike, said the question of whether the state will have to reverse course on reopening will be answered by its residents.
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