Articles tagged as: coronavirus
April 28, 2020
Indiana To Offer More Government Services Amid Pandemic
Normally, about 1 in 5 people have state assistance. Applications have increased 75 percent since mid-March, state officials reported Monday.
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Coronavirus: State Creates Testing Partnership, Drive-By Protest At Westville Correctional
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 57 additional deaths on Tuesday, bringing the states total to 901. The state announced more than 16,500 total confirmed cases, with more than 87,000 Hoosiers tested.
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Telehealth Surges During COVID-19 Crisis, But Will It Last?
The coronavirus pandemic has forced hospitals and doctors to move much of their work online. That shift to telehealth required big changes -- from relaxing federal regulations to getting buy-in from doctors.
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In Rural Areas, COVID-19 Not Always Seen As Big Threat
Many of Americas rural counties have just a handful of COVID-19 cases. And health experts say that may be giving residents a false sense of security. Now, outbreaks at food processing plants could shake that complacency.
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State Announces Partnership To Test 100,000 Hoosiers Within A Month
OptumServe Health Services will set up 20 testing sites around the state within the next week, with 50 total sites within two weeks.
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READ: Coronavirus Testing Guidelines From The White House
The Trump administration released a blueprint on Monday for the roles the federal government, states and the private sector should play in rolling out additional COVID-19 testing.
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CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List
The Centers for Disease Control now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as symptoms of the disease.
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NPR Asked All 50 States About Their Contact Tracing Capacity. Here's What They Learned
To safely reopen without risking new COVID-19 outbreaks, states need enough staffing to do the crucial work of contact tracing. NPR surveyed public health agencies to find out how much they have. Indiana was one of nine states that didn't provide data.
Read MoreApril 27, 2020
GM Looks To Hire More Than 1,000 To Make Ventilators
General Motors in Kokomo is hiring for more than 1,000 full- and part-time workers in Kokomo to help it meet demand for medical ventilators during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Indiana Reports 1st Death Of Prison Guard With Coronavirus
The 67-year-old guard worked at the Wabash Valley Correctional Facility near the town of Carlisle in southwestern Indiana's Sullivan County, according to the state Department of Correction.
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