Potential COVID-19 Treatments with Mike Koelzer and More

Justin talks with Kay Pharmacy's Mike Koelzer, Major Glenn Caddy of the Salvation Army and Guiding Light's Stuart Ray.

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President Trump warned Saturday that the country could be headed into its "toughest" weeks yet as the coronavirus death toll mounts.

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Michigan reported 1,493 new cases in Sunday's 3 p.m. update. 

The total number of cases has reached 15,718. The death toll rose by 77, bringing the total to 617.

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An emergency order from the state’s health department is requiring doctors and funeral homes to report COVID-19 dea ths quicker. Under the order, funeral directors have 24 hours to initiate a death record and and submit to the attending physician. Doctors have to attempt to certify the death record within 24 hours.

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  • The worldwide total of confirmed COVID-19 cases is just over 1.2 million with more than 68,000 deaths and 258,000 recoveries.
  • The next two weeks are crucial in the fight against coronavirus after the US reported 1,344 deaths in one day. 
  • Tiger at Bronx Zoo Tests Positive with COVID 19. he 4-year-old female Malaysian tiger, Nadia, had developed a dry cough and was tested. It is the first confirmed COVID-19 case in a tiger. 
  • British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to a hospital for tests, 10 days after testing positive for coronavirus. 
  • Michigan House leaders are disputing over whether to lengthen Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's state of emergency by 70 days, and they are also split on whether the legislature should hold in-person session on Tuesday, April 7. Their last vote was 3 weeks ago.
  • Spectrum Health will be disinfecting N95 masks with aerosolized hydrogen peroxide and heat between shifts. Goggles, face shields and other hard surface items will be sanitized with ultraviolet light. 
  • Stocks are set to jump, with Dow futures pointing to a more than 800 point gain

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Traditional April showers arrive this week, with the first round of rain arriving Monday evening. Sun and high of 60 

The super pink moon rises

The year's biggest and brightest moon rises Tuesday night. It will, of course, only appear bigger because it will be closer to Earth than usual. And despite its name, it won't be pink; it's called that because its sighting reportedly often happened around the time of the first blooms of Phlox subulata, a pink wildflower native to eastern North America. 

Jews celebrate Passover

Believers beginning Wednesday at sundown commemorate the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in the 1200s BC. The ceremonial Seder meal is served, and the youngest child present asks four questions about why the Seder night is different from all others. 

Quibi short-form streaming launches

Founded by former Disney studios chief and DreamWorks co-founder Jeffrey Katzenberg and run by former eBay CEO Meg Whitman, Quibi launchesTuesday. It will offer movies, shows and other short-form video designed for viewing on mobile devices for $4.99 a month with ads or $7.99 without ads.


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