On today's show, host Jeff Caplan is joined by Dr. Kashif Memon, an Infectious Disease Physician for Steward Healthcare.  And Nate McDonald is also here, he's part of the communications team for the Utah Coronavirus Task Force.

Questions asked and answered today:

01 - In Dr. Memon's mind, is it safe for the state to reopen? (1:13)

02 - We've been hearing about a second wave in terms of September, but now you're (Dr. Memon) saying two weeks from now because people aren't wearing masks? (3:45)

03 - Don't these viruses morph into something less virulent, when they do evolve? (4:52)

04 - What does the doctor have to say to people who aren't wearing masks when they go to Lowes, or to the mall? (6:00)

05 - What percentage of the people who've been hospitalized have the known risk factors? (7:03)

06 - If I freeze or cook meat (that may have been handled by a meat worker with the virus, does that kill the virus? (7:35)

07 - Can dogs be carriers of COVID-19? Should non-service animals be kept from going inside stores or on airplanes? (8:50)

08 -  There've been no cases of COVID-19 spread from pets to humans? (10:18)

09 -  What is the percentage of people not wearing masks in public? (11:17)

10 -  Does the state of Utah keep statistics about the number of people not wearing masks? (11:51)

11 - Why and how are these masks effective? (13:05)

12 - Are the cloth masks worth it? (14:30)

13 - What do you say to people who say the masks are uncomfortable, or that they fidget with the mask when it's on? (16:45)

14 - Why can't Gov Herbert ORDER people to wear masks in public? (18:50)

15 - I trust the business owner when she says that her first priority is to keep her customers safe. But how do I trust that their employees have the same commitment to me, the customer? (21:40)

16 - Is the news that people are flooding the beaches in Texas, of concern? (22:50)

17 - Should the state close down businesses that are packed with people? (24:55)

18 - Is a person that has contracted COVID-19 able to still spread the disease once they've recovered? (25:40)

19 - A report over the weekend focused on "false dawn recoveries," where people come down with COVID 19 after recovering from it. Has this happened in Utah? (27:35)

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