Some good news for regions that are reopening their economies, a recent study from South Korea is showing that COVID-19 patients that have tested positive after recovering, are not infectious. Theses so called “re-positive” patients weren’t spreading any lingering infection and were shedding only dead virus particles. Emma Court, health reporter at Bloomberg News, joins us for what we are learning about how contagious someone is after recovering from the virus.

Next, as all 50 states are reopening in some form, how ready are gyms to reopen? For a lot of gym owners, there is a frustration in the lack of any strict guidelines. Temperature checks, extra cleaning, and hand sanitizer are a must, but face masks still present an uncertainty with some gyms letting the customers decide on whether to wear them. Hilary Potkewitz, contributor to the WSJ, joins us for how the first gyms are handling the comeback.

Finally, in-person school might be canceled right now, but that hasn’t stopped scandals from being resolved. On Monday, the University of Kentucky fired the entire coaching staff of its storied cheerleading program. A three-month internal investigation said that students were engaging in hazing rituals, public nudity, and drinking alcohol on the coaches’ watch. Tim Sullivan, sports columnist at the Courier-Journal, joins us for more.

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