Beyond the News WFLA Interviews

Pinellas County is using CARES Act money from the feds to offer $5,000 grants to small businesses impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and forced to shut down. Gordon Byrd talks about the requirements with Mike Meidel, Pinellas County's Economic Development Director.

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How is the home market affected by the COVID-19 pandemic? Big drops in sales... but what about prices? Gordon Byrd speaks with Tampa Bay Partnership research director Dave Sobush, who's been crunching numbers from local real estate organizations.

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Millions of us suddenly switched to telecommuting because of coronavirus. How's that affecting the way we work, our productivity, and how are we balancing our other responsibilities? A University of South Florida study with 500 nationwide participants aims to find out. Gordon Byrd speaks with the lead on the study, USF Distinguished Professor of Psychology Tammy Allen PhD

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Gordon Byrd speaks with Melissa Bernhard, conservation manager and senior biologist with Mote Marine Laboratory’s Sea Turtle Conservation & Research Program, about Gulf nesting season and whether human beach bans will give turtle hatchlings a break.

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Tampa General Hospital is participating in several studies on COVID-19 including the use of hydroxychloroquine. Gordon Byrd interviews Dr. Jason Wilson, an emergency physician who is director of research for emergency medicine.

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Interview with Troy Daland, CEO of Durisan, a Sarasota company that makes alcohol-free hand sanitizers. COVID-19 transmission on shoes and other surfaces is the topic. NOTE: After the interview we learned that his name is pronounced DAY-land not like DeLand, Florida.

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Dave Sobush, director of policy and research for the Tampa Bay Partnership, on how our COVID-19 curve compares to other parts of Florida.

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Gordon Byrd speaks with Rick Homans, CEO of the Tampa Bay Partnership, which is studying public attitudes and our overall vulnerability to COVID-19 effects in the Tampa Bay area.

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One problem slowing down coronavirus testing is that it uses swabs manufactured in Italy and China... ironically two of the worst-hit nations with COVID-19. USF Health in Tampa and its partners have developed a way to manufacture thousands of medical-grade swabs using 3D printers. Gordon Byrd speaks with Summer Decker, PhD, at USF Health's radiology department about how this works.

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Problems with COVID-19 testing at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. Dozens showed up for the test without getting prescreened by doctors. That is causing problems. WFLA's Felix Vega speaks with Jon Paul Lavendara of Hillsborough code enforcement.

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