Survey says most Idahoans want health experts to help lead the state

According to a new survey, Idahoans want health experts to help lead these state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

HEALTH EXPERTS TOHELP LEAD THESTATE DURING THISPANDEMIC.THAT'S ACCORDINGTO A NEW SURVEY.THE IDAHOASSOCIATION OFCOMMERCE ANDINDUSTRY TALKED TO400 REGISTEREDVOTERS ACROSS THESTATE.THEY WANTED TOKNOW HOW PEOPLEFELT ABOUT THEGOVERNOR'S FOURPHASE APPROACH TORE-OPENING.WHAT THEY FOUNDIS 65 PERCENT OFIDAHOANS WANT TOMAKE SURE MEDICALEXPERTS ARELEADING THEDISCUSSION."THEY WANT TO HEARFROM HEALTH CAREPROFESSIONALS.AND THEY WANT TOBE ASSURED STATELEADERS ARELISTENING TOHEALTH CAREPROFESSIONALS ANDNOT JUST BUSINESSFOLKS OUT THERE.AND THAT'SIMPORTANT TOREMIND LEADERSTHAT IDAHOANS STILLWANT TO KNOWFROM THE EXPERTSWHAT'S GOING ONOUT THERE."THE GOVERNOR ISSET TO GIVE A NEWSCONFERENCETOMORROW AS WEMOVE INTO STAGE 2OF IDAHOREBOUNDS.AS WITH PREVIOUSNEWSCONFERENCES, DAVEJEPPESEN, DIRECTOROF THE DEPARTMENTOF HEALTH ANDWELFARE WILL ALSOBE ON HAND TOANSWER QUESTIONS.YOU CAN WATCH THELIVE NEWSCONFERENCESTARTING AT 1PM ONTHE IDAHO NEWS 6WEBSITE ANDFACEBOOK PAGE.