Articles tagged as: COVID-19
May 14, 2020
Millions Of Pigs Will Be Euthanized As Pandemic Cripples Meatpacking Plants
As the pandemic wreaks havoc on the meat industry, hog farmers anticipate they'll soon be forced to euthanize millions of pigs unable to be sent for processing.
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Indiana Won't Name Nursing Homes With COVID-19 Outbreaks
States have created a patchwork of requirements for providing information about COVID-19 outbreaks. Some states tell the public where cases and deaths have occurred. Others, like Indiana, only report the total number of cases and deaths at these facilities, and leave more detailed notification to the companies.
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How This Nursing Aide Navigates A New Grief During COVID-19
Steven Abdo, a nurse aide at Oaknoll Retirement Residence in Iowa City for four years, explains what it's like to work with residents who don't know when they can see their families again.
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Marion County Announces Plans To Slowly Reopen Starting Friday
Indianapolis city officials announced plans to start slowly reopening businesses starting on Friday, May 15.
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Indiana Absentee Ballot Requests 5 Times The Total In 2016
Some counties have sent out absentee ballot applications to all registered voters in a bid to reduce in-person voting on Election Day.
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High-Tech Devices Help NFL Teams Keep Players Safe, In Shape
Teams can conduct classroom instruction and on-field activities through Zoom meetings or similar apps instead of at their facilities, and players can voluntarily wear monitors to track workouts.
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Indiana Education Department Dismisses Federal CARES School Funding Guidance
The Indiana Department of Education is rejecting the latest guidance from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos about how to share emergency school funding with private schools, after it spurred pushback from education leaders at all levels.
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OUCC To State: Continue Protections For Hoosiers Who Can't Pay Energy Bills
Utility companies will soon be allowed to resume disconnections for unpaid bills. The states consumer advocate group is asking the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission to continue protections for people unemployed due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Study Suggests 186,000 Hoosiers With COVID-19; Nearly Half Without Symptoms
The Fairbanks School of Public Health at IUPUI tested 4,611 people around the end of April, randomly sampled to replicate the demographics of the states population. And the prevalence of the disease was around 2.8 percent.
Read MoreMay 13, 2020
Need Remote Learning Help? Hotlines Connect With Retired Teachers, Volunteers
Families who want help with students math, reading, science and social studies assignments during remote learning can now call two new hotlines toll-free.
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