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States on the country's East and West coasts are forming their own regional pacts to work together on how to reopen from the stay-at-home orders each has issued to limit the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The first such group to be announced came Monday on the East Coast. Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said his state, New Jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Rhode Island and Massachusetts each plan to name a public health and economic official to a regional working group. The chief of staff of the governor of each state also will be a part of the group, which will begin work immediately to design a reopening plan.

Later on Monday, the West Coast states of California, Washington and Oregon also announced they are joining forces in a plan to begin incremental release of stay-at-home orders. Governors of the three states will collaborate on their approach to getting back to business in "in a safe, strategic, responsible way," as announced by California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom.

The president told reporters at his daily press briefing for COVID-19, "when somebody is the president of the United States, the authority is total. And that’s the way it’s gotta be. Total. It’s total.”

Chip talks to Epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist Dr Yvonne Maldonado from the Stanford School of Medicine about a newly designed antibodies test for the Novel Coronavirus.

Chip talks to Doctor Arthur Caplan, Professor of Bioethics at New York University, about whether hydroxychloroquine is the miracle drug President Trump is promising.

Going on 4 weeks of sheltering in place and quarantine, what will returning to normal look like and how should it happen? Should the Governor's have say over how and when is right for there state, or as Donald Trump has declared, should the President of the United States?

A KGO colleague's spouse has been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. Family is forbidden to be in the hospital due to Corona Virus precautions. However, the resulting communications breakdown is heartbreaking.

The United States Postal Service is also under threat during this time. Professor Steve Hutkins of NYU talks about the importance of maintaining this federal institution from affordability to mail in ballots.

"I don't think we should ever shake hands ever again."  That quote is from Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergies and Infectious diseases and the logical front runner for the 2020 Time Magazine Person of the Year award. In today's report, I give my thoughts on this controversial concept. You can listen to the Ronn Owens Report weekdays at 11:30am, 3:30pm, and 7:30pm on KGO810 or just go to www.kgoradio.com/ronnowens/ for today's and most of the previous segments.

Jan Wahl shares her favorite Easter movies with us.

The Kansas Supreme Court supported the state governor's ban on in-person church services.

How do we protect our secular country? A caller says that we are not a secular country...and argues with John about the meaning of Passover.