Episode 228: Tracking the coronavirus in Arizona

Published: April 17, 2020, 4:01 p.m.

A team of genomic researchers is uncovering where and how the coronavirus emerged in Arizona. University of Arizona evolutionary biologist Mike Worobey says the group traced the state's COVID-19 clusters back to a number of entry points in late February and early March, and concluded the virus came to Arizona from the United States and from Europe.