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We're doing seven days a week through the COVID-19 crisis.

Our featured guest is Dr. Joel Young of the Rochester Center for Behavioral Medicine. He's a psychiatrist and has tips on how to get through all this mentally.

Here's a link to a video with his tips for explaining this all to children that he talks about.

But first:

- An update on COVID-19 confirmed cases, that now numbers more than 1,000 in Michigan

- Bars and restaurants to be closed through April 13

- Oakland County has two new executive orders

-Art Van cuts off more than 700 employees abrubtly, leaving them without insurance

- State House Speaker Lee Chatfield has ideas for executive orders. What do you think?

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First, top-line numbers around COVID-19 in Michigan. There are now 787 cases.

Our guest is Charyn Hain. She's here to help make sense of a recent memo that virtual learning will not count as instruction time to the state of Michigan.

Also:

Governor Gretchen Whitmer exempts religious gatherings from penalties for breaking her executive order banning get-togethers of 50 or more.

GM is working with another country to help increase the production of ventilators, but right not isn't going to get into making them itself.

Beaumont has a new COVID-19 symptom checker. https://secure.beaumont.org/covidrisk

Ferndale has a ton of things going on to keep people connected and supporting local businesses.

There are now 549 confirmed cases, according to the state of Michigan at 3 p.m. Friday. That's up 215 cases since yesterday.

Detroit's Police Department is suffering a wave of possible COVID-19 cases.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer issued an executive order Friday that puts restrictions on non-essential medical and dental procedures starting tomorrow, Saturday March 21at 5:00 p.m.

The Movement Festival has moved its dates away from Memorial Day weekend. The techno music festival has been moved to September 11-13, 2020.

Starting today, Third Man Records will begin offering home delivery, curbside pick-up, and appointment-only shopping.

And finally, Jer speaks with board game designer Nemo Rathwald about some fun ways to pass the time while stuck inside. Here are links to where you can find all of the board games listed.

Onirim

Ticket To Ride

Carcassonne

Wingspan

Parks

King of Tokyo

Pandemic

Forbidden Island

Online options : Ticket To Ride and Board Game Arena And finally, here is the link to Nemo's board game Overworld.

The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases here in Michigan is now up to 336, with at least three deaths. More labs have come on board to help work through all of the tests coming in.

We have more information on the U.S./Canada border closing that we mentioned on Wednesday's show. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said the Detroit/Windsor Tunnel and Ambassador Bridge could close late Friday or early Saturday morning.

Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi and Great Lakes Crossing in Auburn Hills are shutting their doors for at least 10 days.

SMART (The Suburban Bus system) announced today that there would be a 30% reduction starting on Monday, March 23rd. You can find updated information here.

Broadway in Detroit has cancelled their season through April for shows at the Detroit Opera House and the Music Hall.

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra has cancelled or rescheduled all performances through May 10th.

Ford has announced a new "Built to Lend A Hand' program for new customers.

If you're looking for a job in the medical manufacturing field, J&B Medical in Wixom is hiring full-time customer service representatives and warehouse associates. You can send your resume here.

Pietrzyck Pierogi in Eastern Market is doing a pay it forward pierogi program. Check it out here.

And finally, Sven speaks with Linnea Rowse from the Michigan Audubon Society to talk about birding while you're at home.

On today's show:

The number of COVID-19 Coronavirus cases in Michigan is up to 146, and the first death in the state occurred.

4 out of 5 deaths so far are those 65 and older, according to a new CDC report.

GM, Ford and FCA shut the line down over health concerns and what looks to be less demand for vehicles.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer is seeing if the state can get ahold of test kits from the World Health Organization.

The foreclosure date on properties has been pushed back.

Detroit-based Ally Financial announced deferment options for their auto and home loan customers. Will more follow?

The Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is closing soon. Take care of your Canadian friends and loved ones.

The Somerset Collection is closing in the wake of COVID-19.

And, we talk with Eliot Drisner of Beyond Juicery + Eatery. He, along with BMG Media, created the new https://detroitfoodupdates.com/ that tells folks which places are actually open for pickup or delivery around town in real-time. Be sure to check it out and if you own a business add yourself so people know.

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On today's show, more on what's happening with this extraordinary and still-unfolding situation involving the Coronavirus.

The Detroit Department of Transportation had to shut down bus service Tuesday. The good news is service returns at 3am.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer finds herself in president trump's twitter crosshairs over coronavirus.

Plus, the state will temporarily allow curbside medical marijuana pickup for licensed patients.

Snd Sven speak with Dayne Bartsch, the managing partner of Eastern Market Brewing and the new Ferndale Project about what he's doing to try and ride out the disruption of being forced to close down beer and food service.

Plus, we want to hear your stories. Email us at dailydetroit - at - gmail.com.

On today's show:

Michigan's bars have been shut down to help blunt the spread of the Coronavirus, along with sit-down service at restaurants and a host of other places. We dive in.

Unemployment benefits have been extended to cover more workers.

Man about Devon O'Reilly calls in to talk about how he's going to celebrate this St. Patrick's Day.

A host of local restaurants have set up GoFundMe pages to support their employees.

Business was down as much as 54% in the restaurant industry before the order.

There are hours and service changes at Kroger and Meijer to know about.

Both DTE Energy and Consumers Energy have programs they're extending for low income and senior customers.

SMART, the suburban bus system, goes free starting tomorrow (Tuesday).

And finally, Charyn Hain, a partner at Varnum, lawyer, and expert on issues facing school districts and educational institutions, joins us to talk about what's happening with Michigan's schools in the face of the building closures and how districts are dealing with the challenges they're encountering.

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On today's episode of the Daily Detroit Podcast for Friday, March 13, 2020.

More closures tied to the Coronavirus response, from all of the schools in the state to cultural institutions like the Detroit Institute of Arts.

John Hertel, the general manager of SMART (The Suburban Bus system) has resigned - and then ousted by the board - causing an unexpected leadership change.

Starting in late March the Michigan Department of Transportation will be working on about nine miles of 8 Mile road. Work is estimated to run through the fall.

Ferndale hotspot Imperial will be opening a second location, this time in Detroit.

Finally, Sven Gustafson talks with Julie Schneider the Deputy Director of Detroit's Housing and Revitalization Department to talk about the new initiative that will help preserve affordable housing in the city.

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Our guest on the show today is Dr. Paul Thomas of Plum Health. We deep dive into why there is so much attention and effort being paid to COVID-19 and this Coronavirus compared to other diseases out there in the past.

Also, we talk about what we can learn from how other countries responded to mitigate the problem. We also share some other postponements and closures around Metro Detroit.

On today's episode of your Daily Detroit for Wednesday, March 11, 2020:

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that two cases of Covid-19 had been identified in the State of Michigan. We have updated information as of this recording.

Amazon has opened a new brick and mortar store called Amazon 4 Star inside the Somerset Collection. We have the details in a conversation with Amazon's Celeste Donahoe.

And finally, Jer and Sven break down Tuesday's Primary election. How did Biden do so well? Was there a Hillary protest vote in 2016? The DIA millage passed with strong margins, and then we go even farther down-ballot.