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Some have begun talking about this because of the seeming compatibility of library reference skill sets and the “contact tracer.” <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'>For the curious-minded, see this announced launch (New York) of a free, six-hour online training, <u>for anyone worldwide</u>. <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal'><o:p> </o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health </span></strong><a href="https://now.ny.gov/page/m/2dedc928/5c95783a/450b5a59/d501bc1/3351641028/VEsA/?g=V6duBTpTVzRefN_OjLZWNZA" title="https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/05/11/free-contact-tracing-course-johns-hopkins/"><b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>launched</span></b></a><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> <a href="https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/05/11/free-contact-tracing-course-johns-hopkins/"><span style='font-weight:normal'>https://hub.jhu.edu/2020/05/11/free-contact-tracing-course-johns-hopkins/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>a free online course to train contact tracers. </span></strong><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>This course is part of New York's large-scale effort to build an army of contact tracers. If you are interested in becoming part of New York's contract tracing efforts, learn more </span><a href="https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/get-involved-how-you-can-help">https://coronavirus.health.ny.gov/get-involved-how-you-can-help</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'>Wishing you all well, <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'>Ruth Metz<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'> <b><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:18.75pt'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'> </span><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p 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