Kentucky expects to receive $1.7 billion in aid from the federal CARES Act that was signed into law last week. The money will be used to, among other things, provide unemployement benefits, support for businesses, and meet public health needs. Health officials say citizen participation in social distancing and other prevention steps will be critical in the next few weeks in slowing the spread of coronavirus. For this special In Conversation episode, we answer questions about the coronavirus and how the $2 trillion federal aid bill could impact Kentuckians. Our guests were Dr. Christian Furman from U of L Physicians, Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer and Kentucky Public Radio Capitol Bureau Chief Ryland Barton.

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