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Fear on the front: Health workers adapt and brace for surge

April 6, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Fear on the front: Health workers adapt and brace for surge - North Carolina Health News

Health care workers on the “front lines” of caring for COVID-19 patients have had their lives upended in an extraordinary way.

By Rose Hoban Shaved beards. Extra showers. Children sent to relatives. Living apart from spouses. These are just some of the changes, large and small, that health care providers in North Carolina have been making over the past weeks as they prepare for the surge of patients infected with COVID-19 who are only now starting […]

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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North Carolina hospitals asking for masks, gloves for COVID-19 response

March 23, 2020 by Sarah Ovaska

North Carolina hospitals asking for masks, gloves for COVID-19 response - North Carolina Health News

Hospital systems in the Triangle and beyond are asking for donations of gloves, masks and disinfectant to prepare for the coming surge of coronavirus cases.

By Sarah Ovaska with Rose Hoban The national shortage of personal protective equipment is showing itself in North Carolina, with hospital systems in the state already asking for public donations of gloves and masks. WakeMed Raleigh and the 11-hospital UNC Health system issued a joint call Sunday afternoon for donations of N95 respirator masks, surgical […]

Toni Henley says she is frustrated because her husband, Jeff, had to wait nearly a week to be tested for the COVID-19. Now he's being given hydroxychloroquine

Harnett County coronavirus patient now hospitalized, unproven drugs may be part of treatment

March 22, 2020 by Greg Barnes

Harnett County coronavirus patient now hospitalized, unproven drugs may be part of treatment - North Carolina Health News

Jeff Hensley, 57, started feeling ill on March 4, now his wife says he's being treated with hydroxychloroquine, an old drug that researchers hope will be a "hail Mary" treatment for coronavirus infection.

By Greg Barnes and Rose Hoban Update: Jeff Hensley returned home Sunday, according to a Facebook post his wife, Toni Hensley wrote. “[H]e is tired and weak and still short of breath but he will be recovering at home with his personal home nurse,” she wrote. A Harnett County man with the coronavirus has taken […]

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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 […]

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 […]

A woman holds a microphone for a man, both of them are North Carolina officials who are talking about coroanvirus at a press conference.

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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Coronavirus Today – Thursday, March 12

March 12, 2020 by Rose Hoban

Coronavirus Today – Thursday, March 12 - North Carolina Health News

As more patients were diagnosed with the novel virus, local, state and federal actors began making difficult decisions.

It was an extraordinary day in updates around the coronavirus outbreak in North Carolina: This morning, Gov. Roy Cooper, HHS Secretary Mandy Cohen and director of NC Emergency Management Mike Sprayberry convened the state’s Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Task Force, which had participants ranging from long-term care facilities and advocates for farmworkers to law enforcement and […]

Cohen talks about COVID-19 to the General Assembly on the same day Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency.

After more COVID-19 cases reported, NC declares state of emergency

March 10, 2020 by Anne Blythe

After more COVID-19 cases reported, NC declares state of emergency - North Carolina Health News

As the novel coronavirus spreads, Gov. Roy Cooper urges people 65 and older to avoid large crowds. He also pressed the CDC for more materials to test more prospective patients.

By Anne Blythe Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency in North Carolina on Tuesday to respond to COVID-19, the novel coronavirus spreading around the world and across the country. The announcement came a week after North Carolina reported its first case of the novel virus and the day after public health officials reported […]

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Now that coronavirus is in NC, don’t panic, health officials say

March 5, 2020 by Anne Blythe

Now that coronavirus is in NC, don’t panic, health officials say - North Carolina Health News

Wake County health officials in contact with COVID-19 patient and tracing potential contacts.

By Anne Blythe and Sarah Ovaska Chris Kippes, director of the Wake County division of public health, spent more than 30 minutes on Wednesday trying to allay the anticipated public concern about North Carolina’s first case of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus spreading around the globe. Gov. Roy Cooper and state health officials informed the public […]

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