A daily update of the latest information impacting you and your family related to Covid-19.

A daily update of the latest information impacting you and your family related to Covid-19.

Today we feature Dr. Andrew Pavia, Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Utah Health at Primary Children's Hospital, and Nate McDonald with the Utah State Coronavirus Task Force, both here to answer your COVID-19 related questions.

The questions addressed today are:

1 -  If I have antibodies to COVID-19, am I immune and free from quarantine? (1:10)

2 - How many variations of the test for COVID-19 are out there? (3:00)

3 -  How contagious is this virus, really? (3:55)

4 - After we've gone to the store, should we put our clothing in the laundry? (6:10)

5 - Did it take four years to produce a vaccine for the mumps? (9:25)

6 - I have a rare lung disease, how vulnerable am I to COVID-19?(12:07)

7 - Can an airborne virus remain on my shoes? (13:40)

8 - What do state officials have to say about the weekend protest at the SLC city and county building? (16:11)

9 - Are small business loans only for people who had a business before the virus came along? (17:25)

10 - How long is someone contagious before they start showing symptoms? (18:10)

11 -  What are the signs and symptoms for COVID-19 in an infant and children.(19:40)

12 - Are you testing liberally when children come in with the infection? (20:47)

13 - Do you have the PPE you need at the University of Utah? (22:45)

A daily update of the latest information impacting you and your family related to Covid-19.

A daily update of the latest information impacting you and your family related to Covid-19.

Today on KSL Newsradio's Coronavirus Q & A, host Jeff Caplan has Utah Lt. Governor Spencer Cox and Nate McDonald, of the Utah Coronavirus Tax Force, on deck to answer your questions.

Those questions include:

1 - What do you think about the protestors who are coming out into the streets of Utah and the United States to say, "its time to open the state/country for business." (1:55)

2 - I've heard that this is spread through the air, how can we possibly reopen and not have an outbreak? (5:14)

3 - Unemployment numbers are horrible, today the Utah legislature considers dropping the weeklong wait. Lt. Gov., are you onboard? (8:30)

4 - Regarding the people who say it's time to reopen, do you think that clear marking (of, for example, meat that had been packed by a person with COVID-19) would make reopening quickly an option? (10:38)

5 -  State prisoners were released recently with no supplies and no information about safe distancing. Can you describe the release and notification protocol? (14:01)

6 - When can health care workers who are considered ancillary (those who help with non-emergency services, for example) get back to work? (15:57)

7 -  How many/much PPE as Utah received? (18:25)

8 - Are there any hospitals in Salt Lake City that are experimenting with or using convalescent plasma therapy for critical care? (20:05)

9 -  At what point does the "slow the spread" plan outweigh the collateral damage (economy/unemployment/mental health issues)? (22:00)

10 - A bill before lawmakers today gives the Lt. Governor the power to get rid of in-person voting because of the pandemic. Is there a conflict of interest, since you are running to be Utah's governor? (25:25)

Join KSL either on the radio (at 12:20 p.m.) or on the podcast any time of your choosing to to hear your Coronavirus questions answered by the experts. Each day, members of the Utah COVID-19 task force and experts in the health field will be available to speak to your comments and concerns. Leave a voicemail at 801-237-2482 to ask us your virus questions during the pandemic.

A daily update of the latest information impacting you and your family related to Covid-19.

On today's edition of Coronavirus Q&A, Jeff Caplan is joined by Derek Miller, President and CEO of the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce as well as Heather Barnam, with the Utah State Coronavirus Task Force. The questions they answer are as follows:

1 - Are Utah businesses getting the help they need from the Small Business Administration and the Payment Protection Program? (1:10)

2 - Why doesn't the state report current numbers, as opposed to how many have been tested? (6:05)

3 -  My business is considered an essential business. This virus spreads through the air. How are essential workers, then, protected through the CARES Act? (8:47)

4 -  If you see that a business is not being safe, or if you are an employee of such a business, what should you do? (13:00)

5 - For a single-person business, is it more advisable to apply for a PPP (paycheck protection) or an EIDL (emergency disaster loan)? (16:00)

6 - What data is driving the continued closures and social distancing? (18:00)

7 -  Is the government addressing whether or not customers will feel safe, once the doors are open again? (23:30)

8 -  How far into the phases (of returning to normal) are you predicting that we'll continue to use masks and hand sanitizer (25:20)

7 - I was told that I do not qualify for PPP. How else can I get help? (27:00)

Join KSL either on the radio or on the podcast weekdays at 12:30 pm to hear your Coronavirus questions answered by the experts. Each day, members of the Utah COVID-19 task force and experts in the health field will be available to speak to your comments and concerns. Leave a voicemail at 801-237-2482 to ask us your virus questions during the pandemic.

A daily update of the coronavirus stories impacting your family.

The Coronavirus Q & A starts the week off with guests Dr. Jeremy Voros, an ER Physician at St. Mark's Hospital, and Nate McDonald, who is part of the communications team for the Utah Coronavirus Task Force.

They answer the following questions: 

1 - Has Dr. Voros seen any COVID-19 cases in their emergency room? (1:05)

2 - What's it like in the emergency room?  (1:14)

3 - What do you say to people who feel they want to go to the ER, but fear they could get COVID-19 if they do? (2:35)

4 - What is the state doing to help get money out to struggling small businesses? (4:45)

5 - Is anybody doing testing to see if anybody has antibodies for COVID-19 yet? (6:15)

6 - Is there any confirmation that people are immune to COVID-19? (8:47)

7 - If a person vapes, can the water vaper spread COVID-19? (10:20)

8 -  Does an employer have to give an employee paid time off if they are tested for COVID-19, found to be negative, but are told to quarantine anyway? (14:15)

9 -  If a person has a terminal illness, but contracts COVID-19, why is it ruled as dying from COVID-19 and not the terminal illness? (15:45)

10 - What is life like for Utah health care workers right now? (18:09)

11 - Do Utah hospital workers have the PPE they need?  (19:45)

12 -  Without a vaccine, what happens to stop a virus from replicating in a society? (21:00)

13 - The banks seem to be on hold on getting money to small businesses, where do we go from here? What if the money runs out (24:00)

14 - Should a person with asthma stay home, even if the work in what's called an "essential" job?  (26:35)