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Q&A: UW-Madison epidemiologist Malia Jones urges ‘cocooning,’ closures to prevent COVID-19 spread

“The things I said in it are really basic public health hygiene strategies,” Jones, who is an assistant scientist at UW-Madison’s Applied Population Laboratory. “What we can do is wash our hands and don’t touch your face. Actually, I said, Don’t pick your nose. I’ve been joking a lot that I’m the person who told America not to pick its nose.”