A new division of paramedics in Hamilton deals specifically with infectious disease. Dr. David Thompson joined Scott Thompson (no relation) to explain how this special division operates, and how they came about.

Guest: David Thompson, E/EMCA  Advanced Care Paramedic CMAIII , Superintendent, Program Development and Strategic Partnerships, Paramedic Services,

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Wuhan, China has revised the number of deaths from the virus, which is now up by 50%.

Guest: Gordon Houlden, Director of the China Institute, Professor of Political Science, University of Alberta

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Should the roll out of 5G be delayed while the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic?

Carmi Levy. Tech Analyst

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According to new data, Canada is flattening the curve. What comes next?

Guests:

Ahmad Firas Khalid, MD, PhD, MMgmt, MEd, GradCertPHM, faculty member in Human and Social Sciences, a medical doctor and a health policy advisor, Wilfrid Laurier University

Dionne Aleman, Associate Professor, Department of Mechnical & Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering Director, Medical Operations Research Lab

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How is the US dealing with COVID-19? The President says that some states don't have any problems with the virus. Meanwhile, elsewhere people are breaking isolation to protest stay at home orders.

Guest: Reggie Cecchini, Washington Producer and Correspondent with Global News

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The PGA tour is set to resume in June without an audience. Is this going to kickstart the return of other sports? Scott Radley and Scott Thompson link up to discuss this, self-isolation and Scott Radley's new favourite sport with an unfortunate name.

Guest: Scott Radley, Host of the Scott Radley Show on Global News Radio 900 CHML and the Scott Radley Show Podcast, Columnist with the Hamilton Spec

How do we stay grounded during this very uncertain time? The pandemic is causing people to stress and many are going a bit stir crazy staying inside so much. So how do we stay calm?

Guest: Linda Duxbury, Professor of Management, Sprott School of Business. Carleton University

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MPP Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care for Ontario, joined Scott to discuss the plan to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic as affect long-term care homes.

Guest: Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care for the Province of Ontario

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Steve Jacobs is a 35-year media veteran who has contracted COVID-19. He joined Scott to go into detail about what it is like to battle the disease brought on by the new coronavirus.

Guest: Steve Jacobs, former TV News reporter and anchor who is battling COVID-19

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Representatives of the U.S. military say it is likely that the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 is not synthetic, but that they are “unsure” of its origins. So how do we become completely sure about the origins and nature of viruses like SARS and MERS? And how close are we to understanding the origins of the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-19? Dr. Narveen Jandu of the University of Waterloo joined the show to explain the process.

Guest: Narveen Jandu, PhD MPH, University of Waterloo

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The U.S. president wants to see the border between Canada and the U.S. open soon. Canada does not. How should our government tackle this? Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman of Summa Strategies, discusses the issue with Scott.

Guest: Tim Powers, Vice-Chairman of Summa Strategies, Managing Director of Abacus Data, Chairman of Rugby Canada

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Retired Music Journalist Graham Rockingham talked with Scott about the refund policy at Ticketmaster that is infuriating fans during the pandemic.

Guest: Graham Rockingham, retired music journalist for The Hamilton Spectator

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British Columbia’s DJ Daddy Mack has been putting on outdoor music sets for his socially distanced and isolated neighbours, to cheer them up. The reception has been positive … until recently, when bylaw officers showed up to shut him down. He spoke with Scott to discuss why he wanted to put on the shows in the first place, and what has happened.

Guest: DJ Daddy Mack, based in BC,

MPP Merrilee Fullerton, Minister of Long-Term Care for Ontario, joined Scott to discuss the plan to tackle COVID-19 in long-term care homes.

Guest: Merrilee Fullerton, MPP, Minister of Long-Term Care for the Province of Ontario

Check out the newest podcast of the Scott Thompson Show for more on COVID-19 in Ontario, including a first-hand account of what it is like to battle the disease brought on by the new coronavirus: https://omny.fm/shows/scott-thompson-show/minister-merrilee-fullerton-on-ontario-s-long-term

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