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Coronavirus Today – Aug. 5 Here come the students; taking a pause on NC reopening; Stability is good, decline even better

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Coronavirus Today – Aug. 5 Here come the students; taking a pause on NC reopening; Stability is good, decline even better - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina governor pauses further reopening for at least five weeks.

By Anne Blythe and Thomas Goldsmith North Carolina bars, gyms and large indoor entertainment venues will remain closed for five more weeks to gauge how well the state can keep COVID-19 in check as public school children and college students go back to class. Gov. Roy Cooper announced on Wednesday that the state would remain […]

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Hurricane / tropical storm safety tips

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Hurricane / tropical storm safety tips - North Carolina Health News

In many years, North Carolina is visited by hurricanes and tropical storms. Each storm is different, but some pieces of advice and caution remain the same.

TIPS FOR TORNADO WATCHES AND WARNINGS As Isaias comes ashore, it brings with it the possibility of tornadoes, especially in the trailing parts of the storm. The National Weather Service has a website explaining the difference between a tornado watch and a tornado warning, and what to do to keep safe should a tornado head […]

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Chapel Hill researchers, Medicaid expansion, PrEP top virtual AIDS conference agenda

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Chapel Hill researchers, Medicaid expansion, PrEP top virtual AIDS conference agenda - North Carolina Health News

Our special correspondent Lee Storrow, from the NC AIDS Action Network, has attended the biennial International AIDS Conference in 2018 and 2016 and sent back dispatches for NC Health News. This year, he attended this year's virtual conference, which featured significant presentations by NC-based researchers.

By Lee Storrow Like so many other health care conferences and meetings across the globe, the 23rd International AIDS Conference went virtual. The biennial event was supposed to take place July 6-10 in San Francisco and Oakland, where researchers from UNC Chapel Hill would, once again, be headliners. The event, one of the world’s largest […]

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Coronavirus Today – July 16: Hospitalization and incidental COVID-19 cases; Latinos complain of being turned away; Federal change-up and NC impact

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Coronavirus Today – July 16: Hospitalization and incidental COVID-19 cases; Latinos complain of being turned away; Federal change-up and NC impact - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina's COVID-19 trends continue to be of concern, with hospitalizations creeping up, many new positive tests and the rate of positives staying "too high."

Hospitalizations, incidental COVID-19 cases and Data Day As school districts across the state roll out a variety of plans for how they will greet their students next month, bars, gyms, bowling alleys, large entertainment venues and other businesses that remain closed must wait at least three more weeks to find out when they might be […]

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Coronavirus Today – July 7 – Streamlining COVID testing access; Tough being a contact tracer; NC gets F for inmate care

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Coronavirus Today – July 7 – Streamlining COVID testing access; Tough being a contact tracer; NC gets F for inmate care - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina tries to knock down barriers to COVID-19 testing as coronavirus metrics and trends continue in the wrong direction.

By North Carolina Health News staff Won’t need a doc’s note to get tested Elizabeth Cuervo Tilson, the state health director, just issued a statewide order which means you no longer need a doctor’s referral to get tested for COVID-19. Essentially, she has provided a sweeping referral that has often been the barrier to testing […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 30 – COVID testing in NC nursing homes; former FDA commissioner on masks and path forward; Norway study on gyms

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Coronavirus Today – June 30 – COVID testing in NC nursing homes; former FDA commissioner on masks and path forward; Norway study on gyms - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolina pushes to expand testing, the state health secretary sounds the alarm about supply shortages on the horizon.

By North Carolina Health News Staff Testing of all nursing home residents, staff as supply shortages loom again North Carolina’s nursing homes and long-term care facilities have been hit particularly hard by COVID-19 and accounted for almost half the deaths in the state. On Tuesday, Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 24 – Face mask requirements; gyms, playgrounds, museums, bars still closed; struggling child care centers

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Coronavirus Today – June 24 – Face mask requirements; gyms, playgrounds, museums, bars still closed; struggling child care centers - North Carolina Health News

Face masks will be required as North Carolina remains in the Safer-At-Home Phase 2 for several more weeks.

By North Carolina Health News staff Face coverings required in North Carolina It took Gov. Roy Cooper a week to figure out how to snap his fingers. When asked last week, why not mandate face masks, the tool that scientists and physicians tout as one of the best available to slow the spread of the […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 22 – NCCARE360 expands; COVID clusters in childcare facilities, schools; proposed transit cuts

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Coronavirus Today – June 22 – NCCARE360 expands; COVID clusters in childcare facilities, schools; proposed transit cuts - North Carolina Health News

A 100-county program designed before COVID-19 appeared could be useful to connect North Carolinians in need.

By North Carolina Health News staff Connecting North Carolinians to ‘whole health’ help in all 100 counties A mother of three went to a Johnston County church one Wednesday evening not too long ago and asked for the community there to pray for her because she wanted to get back on her feet. That church, […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 18 – Campaigning for the face mask; $3.3 million prison testing plan; Tar River floods

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Coronavirus Today – June 18 – Campaigning for the face mask; $3.3 million prison testing plan; Tar River floods - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper hints at a statewide mask mandate, but North Carolinians won’t know for sure until next week.

By North Carolina Health News staff In this campaign year, governor stumps for the face mask Gov. Roy Cooper has not ruled out the possibility of reinstating social distancing restrictions if the state’s hospitals look as if they will be overwhelmed with patients battling severe COVID-19 infections as admissions continue to steadily climb. What he […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 15 – Mandatory face masks?; a lesson in virus spread; hurricane relief amid pandemic

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Coronavirus Today – June 15 – Mandatory face masks?; a lesson in virus spread; hurricane relief amid pandemic - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper says he will let the state know early next week whether metrics and trends shift enough for further reopening.

By North Carolina Health News staff How COVID-19 moves from crowded restaurants to long-term care Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen laid out why it’s important for the entire state to work from the same playbook as it battles COVID-19 in response to a reporter’s emotional question about testing for the virus in long-term […]

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