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Coronavirus Today – May 4 – Pandemic politics, slow re-opening, prison COVID plan

May 4, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – May 4 – Pandemic politics, slow re-opening, prison COVID plan - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper joined with rival legislative leaders to get a coronavirus relief plan across the finish line.

By North Carolina Health News staff Kumbaya pandemic politics The COVID-19 pandemic has swept so much abnormality through this state that North Carolinians could be forgiven if they failed to do a few extra blinks of astonishment when Gov. Roy Cooper signed a $1.5 billion relief pandemic package into law midday. The Republican House and […]

The House of Representatives at his podium during the COVID session

Coronavirus Today – April 30 – Mixed picture on NC metrics, Gaston confusion, legislative relief

April 30, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 30 – Mixed picture on NC metrics, Gaston confusion, legislative relief - North Carolina Health News

Even as the state considers reopening, today saw an uptick in cases and more people with COVID symptoms are showing up in emergency departments.

By North Carolina Health News Staff Uptick in COVID-19 symptoms in ER Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, pulled out her graphs and charts again to highlight the metrics her team is using to monitor when to begin easing social distancing restrictions. “The overall picture is mixed,” Cohen said. […]

A sign in support of healthcare workers amidst coronavirus adorns a hospital building.

Coronavirus Today – April 29 – NCGA spending plans, childcare boost and updated models

April 29, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 29 – NCGA spending plans, childcare boost and updated models - North Carolina Health News

NCDHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen said she would like the NCGA proposals for coronavirus spending to include more funding for food, shelter and other safety items recommended in the governor’s spending proposal.

By North Carolina Health News staff DHHS secretary not happy with Senate spending plan When Gov. Roy Cooper introduced his coronavirus spending proposal last week that he planned to send to the state lawmakers who control the purse strings for the state, he did so, he said, without including his entire wish list in a […]

hands hold a tube of blood as a proxy for coronavirus tests and research

Coronavirus Today – April 27 -Contact tracers needed, Atrium Health clinical trial, names of nursing homes with outbreaks released

April 27, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 27 -Contact tracers needed, Atrium Health clinical trial, names of nursing homes with outbreaks released - North Carolina Health News

NCDHHS announced a contact tracing task collaborative to support local health departments through the pandemic. Meanwhile, the state released the names of nursing homes with coronavirus outbreak.

By North Carolina Health News staff Help wanted: COVID contact tracers Mandy Cohen, secretary of the state Department of Health and Human Services, has found a partner to help double the number of coronavirus contact tracers in North Carolina. The Carolina Community Tracing Collaborative was formed through a partnership with the state health department, Community […]

Raw chickens hang from wires at a poultry plant. Poultry companies are selling chicken for cheap amidst coroanvirus

Poultry companies selling chicken cheap out of the back of trucks

April 25, 2020 by Greg Barnes

Poultry companies selling chicken cheap out of the back of trucks - North Carolina Health News

Companies say the sales are a way to be good corporate citizens during the pandemic, but there are also other forces at play.

By Greg Barnes Maggie Hooks waited in a long line of vehicles that snaked from behind the Salemburg Fire Department to Main Street and far beyond. Hooks and hundreds of others — perhaps more people than this small Sampson County town has residents — were there to get chicken that the House of Raeford was […]

Sec. Mandy Cohen speaks at a podium and Gov. Cooper is at the background blurred. They are at a briefing about coronavirus.

Coronavirus Today – April 24 – schools remain closed, sleep apnea machines, Cooper lays out COVID-19 spending plan

April 24, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 24 – schools remain closed, sleep apnea machines, Cooper lays out COVID-19 spending plan - North Carolina Health News

Schools will remain closed through the rest of the academic year, Gov. Cooper said on Friday, but remote learning will continue.

By NC Health News Staff NC schools closed through school year, remote learning to continue All those parents out there struggling to teach fifth grade math to their school-age children will be in the same boat through the end of the current school year. Gov. Roy Cooper has extended his order banning in-person classes through […]

Gov. Roy Cooper stands at a podium in a briefing about coronavirus. There's a video camera in the foreground.

Staying at home in May, too

April 23, 2020 by Sarah Ovaska

Staying at home in May, too - North Carolina Health News

Gov. Roy Cooper outlines plan for easing social-distancing, but says North Carolina isn’t ready yet.

By Anne Blythe and Sarah Ovaska Gov. Roy Cooper revealed plans for a phased easing of social distancing measures during the coronavirus pandemic in which North Carolinians have been clamoring for knowns in the new world of so many unknowns. The stay-at-home order in place for the past three and a half weeks has helped […]

A coronavirus sign at the entrance to a closed salon says the establishment will be closed until farther notice.

Spas, salons seek a way back from COVID closures

April 21, 2020 by Melba Newsome

Spas, salons seek a way back from COVID closures - North Carolina Health News

After more than a month without customers or income because of social distancing restrictions, personal services businesses are looking for ways to get back to work. But it may not be that simple.

By Melba Newsome Spa and salons are just some of the many North Carolina businesses that have been put on ice to combat the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Roy Cooper’s March 23 announcement that salons, barbershops, nail parlors and gyms would have to close their doors to slow the spread of the virus did not come […]

A photo of thank you banners in front of the Duke Raleigh hospital campus. The signs are to celebrate healthcare workers responding to the Coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus Today – April 14 – Medicaid expansion, Raleigh protest, rural hospitals ask for help

April 14, 2020 by Editor

Coronavirus Today – April 14 – Medicaid expansion, Raleigh protest, rural hospitals ask for help - North Carolina Health News

In a sign that political discourse around health care access is once again heating up, NCDHHS Sec. Mandy Cohen called for Medicaid expansion at a press conference on COVID-19.

By North Carolina Health News staff COVID-19 response brings renewed push for Medicaid expansion N.C. Department of Health and Humans Services Secretary Mandy Cohen used her time during Wednesday’s daily media briefing to make a familiar plug: Expand Medicaid. “Sadly, many in our state do not have access to affordable health care including those who […]

An African American man in a suit speaks to the podium, he is Erik Hooks of DPS and he's talking about releasing inmates from NC prisons early because of COVID-19 at a briefing.

NC prisons begin early release for some inmates

April 14, 2020 by Taylor Knopf

NC prisons begin early release for some inmates - North Carolina Health News

Fewer inmates will be sleeping in prison beds as the Department of Public Safety begins early release for certain eligible inmates to reduce the prison population and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

By Taylor Knopf State prison officials are reviewing early release for certain, nonviolent inmates who are considered high-risk for COVID-19 complications and those who are already scheduled to be released in 2020. The Department of Public Safety released six inmates under these new criteria and is considering about 500 more. The six released so far […]

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