During the Spanish Flu… doctors fought the epidemic with bloodletting and whiskey.  It’s all they had.   A hundred years later ...we have anti-malaria drugs.  Unproven… not clinically tested… but some doctors say this golden cocktail seems effective for patients in the late stages of COVID-19.

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Are you taking advantage of this situation.  Tadd Kal-kerra is.  He plays the clarinet with the Utah Symphony.   Which leaves him with a lot of free time because the symphony’s gone silent.

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The other day we heard that 25.. maybe 50 percent of infected people never show symptoms.  Never get sick.  Many… never know they’re carrying the coronavirus.

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For some reason I keep thinking of one of the earliest Simpson episodes.  Bart orders a spy camera… and he drives the mail carrier crazy every day.  Lady …where’s my spy camera.

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For the last two weeks… we’ve been hearing that we’re in uncharted territory.  There’s no playbook for dealing with coronavirus.

Jeff Caplan, when he's not wordsmithing My Minute of News, hosts Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News on KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City, Utah. Follow him on Facebook www.facebook.com/JeffCaplanKSL/and on Twitter @JeffCaplan

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Who is essential?  As we watch 21 Governors issue shelter in place orders… there’s squabbling from Arizona… to Minnesota… to West Virginia… about who’s essential.

Jeff Caplan, when he's not wordsmithing My Minute of News, hosts Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News on KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City, Utah. Follow him on Facebook www.facebook.com/JeffCaplanKSL/and on Twitter @JeffCaplan

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Can you spot fake news?  It takes effort and practice.  yesterday… my wife … who’s in the next room said … “Hey ..was there a tornado in Salt Lake City this afternoon?

Jeff Caplan, when he's not wordsmithing My Minute of News, hosts Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News on KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City, Utah. Follow him on Facebook www.facebook.com/JeffCaplanKSL/and on Twitter @JeffCaplan

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You’ve heard this guy.  Probably flipping through channels… and there’s some weird rugby match on ESPN-5…. and you hear play-by-play guy Nick Heath.

Jeff Caplan, when he's not wordsmithing My Minute of News, hosts Jeff Caplan's Afternoon News on KSL Newsradio in Salt Lake City, Utah. Follow him on Facebook www.facebook.com/JeffCaplanKSL/and on Twitter @JeffCaplan

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Support local business.  So we ordered a couple pizzas from one of the big chains on  Saturday night.  It’s a local franchise.  Local kids work there  Their app says when you get to the parking lot …click “I’m here” and your pizza will be waiting ..  you don’t have to worry about social contact.

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Lost in all the headlines… are the kids.  The spring sports stalled.  The joy of being a senior and the high school play… just about out the window. A moment in the spotlight… dimmed… for so many talented kids.

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