WINK News Roundtable: Experts talk about where we stand with COVID-19

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We continue to meet with local experts to learn more about the response to the coronavirus during our WINK News Rountable discussions.

We are asking them what most all of us want to know: Are we really leveling the curve of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Watch the video above for the full panel discussion hosted by WINK News Anchor Chris Cifatte.

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