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Plus, tracking the global spread, keeping readers informed on      how to prepare for a possible pandemic with prevention information and      ways to stay safe <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Exclusive expert interviews and      singular reporting across NBC\u2019s flagship news programs including: <ul><li>A one-on-one interview this       Sunday on <strong><em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/strong> with Vice President Mike Pence,       newly appointed by President Trump to coordinate the U.S. response to the       virus <\/li><li>NBC News       Investigative and Consumer Correspondent\u00a0<strong>Vicky Nguyen<\/strong>\u00a0will       be on <strong><em>TODAY<\/em><\/strong>Monday answering frequently asked       questions from viewers <\/li><li>Reporting from the network\u2019s       international and medical correspondents each night on <strong><em>NBC<\/em><\/strong> <strong><em>Nightly       News with Lester Holt<\/em><\/strong> and <strong><em>TODAY<\/em><\/strong><\/li><li>Plus, wall-to-wall coverage on       <strong>MSNBC<\/strong> and all NBC News Digital platforms including <strong><em>NBC News       Now, Stay Tuned<\/em><\/strong>, and more. <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>NBC News social team posting      updates around the clock with daily breakouts across all social planforms,      including daily Q&amp;A sessions with <strong>Dr. John Torres<\/strong>. Plus, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/coronavirusupdate\/\">dedicated      Facebook group<\/a> focused solely on sharing information and insights      about the Coronavirus along with explainers and tips on <em>NBC News NOW<\/em>.      <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Key insight and analysis from the network\u2019s      medical experts: <ul><li>NBC News\u00a0and MSNBC       medical\u00a0correspondent<strong>\u00a0Dr.       John Torres<\/strong>, a renowned emergency room physician\u00a0with extensive international       experience in the field including numerous humanitarian trips to Central       and South America <\/li><li>Top virologist and\u00a0NBC News and MSNBC Medical       Contributor\u00a0<strong>Dr. Joseph       Fair<\/strong>, a virus hunter and outbreak responder and USAID Special Advisor       for Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Dr. Fair has covered       outbreaks of the world\u2019s deadliest diseases often in remote and dangerous       locales and reported on other subjects such as childhood vaccinations,       groundbreaking scientific research and its impact, and new medical       developments<\/li><li><strong>Dr. Natalie Azar<\/strong>, NBC       News medical contributor covering all health-related and breaking medical       news for <em>NBC Nightly News<\/em>, <em>TODAY<\/em> and MSNBC<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The latest from the network\u2019s      top international reporters and correspondents dispatched throughout the      world including most recently:\u00a0<ul><li>Chief Foreign Correspondent\u00a0<strong>Richard Engel\u00a0<\/strong>in Singapore\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nightly-news\/video\/scientist-speaks-out-about-coronavirus-origin-exclusive-79500869767\">one-on-one<\/a>\u00a0with one of the world\u2019s top       virologists, Dr. Danielle Anderson, at her lab on the origin of COVID-19<\/li><li>Foreign Correspondent\u00a0<strong>Molly Hunter<\/strong>\u00a0and Chief Global Correspondent\u00a0<strong>Bill Neely <\/strong>both reporting       from Milan, Italy where there are more than 400 reported cases of       COVID-19<\/li><li>NBC News Tehran Bureau Chief\u00a0<strong>Ali Arouzi<\/strong>\u00a0covering the spread of the virus       in Iran, where seven government officials have been infected<\/li><li>Plus, Foreign Correspondent\u00a0<strong>Kelly Cobiella<\/strong>\u00a0live from Tokyo and Seoul and       NBC News Foreign Correspondent\u00a0<strong>Matt       Bradley<\/strong>\u00a0reporting from       the network\u2019s London bureau \u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Plus, NBC News and MSNBC\u2019s robust reporting teams covering the virus from all angles including the political, policy and economic implications:\u00a0 <ul><li>The NBC News Medical Unit has been tracking the origin and spread of the virus, working with public health officials and experts on infectious diseases; including key insight and analysis from contributors<strong> Dr. Natalie Azar<\/strong>, NBC News Health Fellow <strong>Dr Rosemary Guerguerian <\/strong>and NBC News Medical Reporter<strong> Erika Edwards <\/strong><\/li><\/ul><ul><li>NBC News Correspondent <strong>Hans Nichols<\/strong>, Investigative Reporter <strong>Laura Strickler<\/strong> and digital investigative reporter <strong>Suzy Khimm<\/strong> are covering how government agencies are managing the outbreak and mitigating a potential pandemic<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>NBC News National Security Correspondent <strong>Ken Dilanian<\/strong> and Investigative Reporter <strong>Dan De Luce<\/strong> will continue to look at the national and global security implications\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>NBC News Senior Business Correspondent <strong>Stephanie Ruhle<\/strong> is reporting daily across both networks from the New York Stock Exchange in addition to Ali Velshi anchoring from the stock exchange floor today; NBC News Business Correspondent <strong>Jo Ling Kent <\/strong>is at the Port of Long Beach where large cargo cancellations have been occurring and Technology Reporter <strong>Jacob Ward <\/strong>is at U.C. 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