On the program today, KSL Newsradio host Jeff Caplan brings Dr. Mike Baumann, Chief Medical Officer for MountainStar Healthcare and Nate McDonald, from the Utah State Coronavirus Task Force.

The questions answered today are:

1 - About 70,000 Utahns have filed for unemployment benefits since this pandemic began. How is the state's jobless claims system holding up? (:48)

2 -  We talk about ventilators in political terms - but at the hospital, isn't being on a ventilator a hail mary? (2:01)

3 -  Is there an inoculation period, after someone is exposed to the virus, in which they are not contagious? (3:25)

4 - Lt. Gov. Cox has talked about a new surgical-type approach to testing. Does his new approach get us more in line with So. Korea and their amazing results. And, what is holding us back from achieving So. Korea's successes? (5:42)

5 -  I play pickleball and tennis. If one player on each side plays with a shared ball, do they have the possibility of transferring the virus?  (8:20)

6 - Is it safe to do outdoor lawncare type of work, especially for someone in a high-risk group (age 62)? (11:30)

7 - Can COVID-19 be transferred person-to-person by a mosquito? (13:00)

8 - If someone doesn't cooperate with the travel order on their way into Utah, are they arrested? (14:20)

On the program today, KSL Newsradio host Jeff Caplan brings Dr. Mike Baumann, Chief Medical Officer for MountainStar Healthcare and Nate McDonald, from the Utah State Coronavirus Task Force.
The questions answered today are:
1 - About 70,000 Utahns have filed for unemployment benefits since this pandemic began. How is the state's jobless claims system holding up? (:48)
2 -&nbsp; We talk about ventilators in political terms - but at the hospital, isn't being on a ventilator a hail mary? (2:01)
3 -&nbsp; Is there an inoculation period, after someone is exposed to the virus, in which they are not contagious? (3:25)
4 - Lt. Gov. Cox has talked about a new surgical-type approach to testing. Does his new approach get us more in line with So. Korea and their amazing results. And, what is holding us back from achieving So. Korea's successes? (5:42)
5 -&nbsp; I play pickleball and tennis. If one player on each side plays with a shared ball, do they have the possibility of transferring the virus?&nbsp; (8:20)
6 - Is it safe to do outdoor lawncare type of work, especially for someone in a high-risk group (age 62)? (11:30)
7 - Can COVID-19 be transferred person-to-person by a mosquito? (13:00)
8 - If someone doesn't cooperate with the travel order on their way into Utah, are they arrested? (14:20)

Do you have questions about coronavirus, COVID-19? An expert with the Utah State Health department joins us each week day to answer questions on 102.7 FM at 12:20 pm or leave a voicemail 801-237-2482. 

Do you have questions about coronavirus, COVID-19? An expert with the Utah State Health department joins us each week day to answer questions on 102.7 FM at 12:20 pm or leave a voicemail 801-237-2482.&nbsp;

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