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Coronavirus Today – July 1 – Governor seeks more teacher buy-in on school plans

July 1, 2020 by Anne Blythe Leave a Comment

Coronavirus Today – July 1 – Governor seeks more teacher buy-in on school plans - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolina sees troubling increases in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations, decision on K-12 schools postponed.

By Anne Blythe Public school teachers and parents of the more than 1.5 million students in kindergarten through 12th grade will have to wait a bit longer to learn whether there will be a return to classrooms in August, and if so, how that will be done. Acknowledging that he had been hearing from teachers […]

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Coronavirus Today – June 8 – Dr. Birx calls NC; follow the three Ws for the school kids; protesters should get tested

June 8, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – June 8 – Dr. Birx calls NC; follow the three Ws for the school kids; protesters should get tested - North Carolina Health News

As pressure mounts for Gov. Roy Cooper to open bars and gyms amid spiking COVID numbers, the focus shifts to slowing the spread so schools can reopen in August.

By North Carolina Health News staff White House call and a sharper message North Carolina is seeing such a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and a troubling increase in the number of people hospitalized with severe illness from the virus that Deborah Birx, coordinator of the White House coronavirus task force, called state health officials […]

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Lawmakers receive sobering coronavirus updates

April 3, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Lawmakers receive sobering coronavirus updates - North Carolina Health News

While lawmakers are still gathering information, they have been focused on helping regions and health systems address the coronavirus crisis.

By Rose Hoban Lawmakers on the health care working group of the House Select Committee on COVID-19 had another sobering meeting to collect information on the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic which has upended life across the globe. Working group co-chair Rep. Josh Dobson (R-Nebo) said the group is still trying to get their […]

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Coronavirus Today – April 1 – Managing limited PPE supplies, tracking the spread, face masks for healthy people

April 1, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 1 – Managing limited PPE supplies, tracking the spread, face masks for healthy people - North Carolina Health News

State officials said that they are working on shoring up North Carolina’s supply of protective equipment. Meanwhile, the health department is working to create more accurate predictions of how the virus will affect the state.

By North Carolina Health News staff In search of an accurate disease model As North Carolina works through its first week of a statewide stay-at-home order, state department of health secretary Mandy Cohen cautioned that it’s hard to predict exactly how the outbreak will play out in North Carolina. Various models for the spread and […]

Coronavirus Today – March 31 – Utility shut-off bans, prison update, Fayetteville curfew

March 31, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – March 31 – Utility shut-off bans, prison update, Fayetteville curfew - North Carolina Health News

As the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients begins to rise, Gov. Roy Cooper asks for more help finding places to create alternate hospitals to handle the surge.

By NC Health News staff Governor kicks search for alternative care sites into high gear As North Carolina enters a phase in which the number of hospitalizations of people infected with COVID-19 is increasing rapidly, Gov. Roy Cooper said Tuesday that he has started the process of scouting out places across the state that might […]

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Coronavirus Today – March 25 – NC reports first deaths, stay home orders

March 25, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – March 25 – NC reports first deaths, stay home orders - North Carolina Health News

As North Carolina reports its first coronavirus deaths, communities have set their own shelter in place orders. Meanwhile, state officials hinted that stricter social isolation measures may be on the horizon.

North Carolina Health News staff Note: North Carolina Health News has chosen to report the official daily DHHS tallies of positive tests hospitalizations and deaths. We are using our limited resources to bring you in-depth stories about the impact of COVID-19 rather than spending our days chasing numbers that individual municipalities release. North Carolina reported […]

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Coronavirus Today – Friday, March 20 – Call for medical professionals, testing ramps up, closures and postponements

March 20, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – Friday, March 20 – Call for medical professionals, testing ramps up, closures and postponements - North Carolina Health News

North Carolina completes the first full week of working from home and kids being home from school, all while the number of coronavirus cases starts to climb.

North Carolina now has 137 confirmed cases in the novel coronavirus in 38 counties, according to the Thursday morning update by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services. Those include two cases of community spread, meaning cases where a person came down with COVID-19 with no known contact with an infected individual. Four people […]

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Coronavirus Today – Tuesday, March 17 – Restaurants and bars closed

March 17, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – Tuesday, March 17 – Restaurants and bars closed - North Carolina Health News

As the number of COVID-19 cases in the state climbs to 40, Cooper bans eating at restaurants and bars. Meanwhile, several hospitals across the state have been canceling non-essential surgeries and programs to feed children while they’re out of school begin.

Governor closing bars and restaurants If you were hoping to make it out to your favorite bar to raise a pint in honor of St. Patrick today, your Irish luck just ran out. As of 5 p.m. today, Gov. Roy Cooper ordered all restaurants and bars in North Carolina to be closed except for providing […]

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Coronavirus Today – Saturday, March 14 – Cooper closes schools for two weeks

March 14, 2020 by Liora Engel-Smith

Coronavirus Today – Saturday, March 14 – Cooper closes schools for two weeks - North Carolina Health News

The governor's executive order also includes a prohibition on gatherings of more than 100 people, a move taken to prevent widespread transmission of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19.

By Liora Engel-Smith Gov. Roy Cooper announced today that all North Carolina K-12 schools will close for at least two weeks starting Monday in an attempt to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The announcement came on the heels of news that a Wake County Public Schools teacher had tested positive for the […]

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Coronavirus Today – Friday, March 13

March 13, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – Friday, March 13 - North Carolina Health News

A national state of emergency follows what was done in North Carolina several days ago. Plus state institutions took more actions to prepare.

National state of emergency Today, President Donald Trump declared a national state of emergency to deal with the coronavirus outbreak that is sweeping the U.S. and the globe. In the wake of widespread outbreaks in China, Iran and South Korea and now most countries of Western Europe, the administration doubled down on the decision to […]

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