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CDC: COVID-19 does not spread easily from touching surfaces, objects

The facts about how the coronavirus spreads seem to keep changing - and when it comes to contracting COVID-19, experts say to focus on people, not surfaces.

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May 21, 2020, 3:08 PM

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