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State ramping up for COVID-19 fight

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey, State Health Officer Scott Harris, Commerce Secretary Greg Canfield, Public Health Commissioner Lynn Beshear and Alabama National Guard Major General Sheryl Gordon briefed state legislators Monday about how the state intends to address the looming wave of COVID-19 cases as the virus spread across the state of Alabama virtually unchecked. Ivey … Continued
March 31, 2020

Federal judge blocks Alabama from prohibiting abortions during outbreak

A federal judge late Monday issued a temporary restraining order, allowing Alabama abortion clinics to continue operating despite a state order that effectively restricted access to abortions during the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Myron Thompson’s temporary restraining order will last until April 13 at 5 p.m. “Despite the serious conditions described by defendants and … Continued
March 30, 2020

Lee County hospital reports another death, bringing total there to 7

East Alabama Medical Center reported another death Monday from the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, bringing the death toll at the Lee County hospital up to seven since Friday. EAMC says that two people from Lee County and five people from Chambers County have died at the hospital after testing positive for the virus. The … Continued
March 30, 2020

Alabama’s drinking water is safe during COVID-19 crisis, ADEM Director Says

Alabama’s drinking water is safe, so there’s no need to hoard cases of bottled water during the coronavirus crisis, according to the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. “With so many things Alabamians have to worry about – their jobs, social distancing, the welfare of loved ones, gathering food and other necessities – the safety of … Continued
March 30, 2020

Montgomery County person who tested positive for COVID-19 dies

Montgomery County has had its first death from COVID-19, according to Monique Smith with the Alabama Emergency Management Agency.  Smith confirmed to APR by phone Monday that a person from Montgomery County, who had tested positive for COVID-19, has died, and that she is waiting for the Alabama Department of Public Health to confirm the … Continued
March 30, 2020

State’s order closing businesses wrongfully blocks abortions, ACLU and clinics say

UPDATE at 8:15 p.m.: Federal Judge Myron Thompson issued a temporary restraining order Monday night, barring the state of Alabama from prohibiting abortions during the novel coronavirus outbreak. The temporary restraining order comes after abortion clinics and the ACLU sued the state, alleging that the statewide business closures ordered last week wrongfully and illegally prohibited … Continued
March 30, 2020

UAB to begin preclinical testing of potential COVID-19 vaccine

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is putting six labs to work testing a potential vaccine for COVID-19, the university announced Monday.  Scientists at UAB will be conducting preclinical testing on mice of Gaithersburg, Maryland-based Altimmune’s vaccine called AdCOVID. Once that testing is complete the company could begin testing on humans later this year, according … Continued
March 30, 2020

UAH researchers and the world’s fastest supercomputer join the fight against the COVID-19 virus

More and more of Alabama’s brainpower is being redirected into fighting the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19. Dr. Jerome Baudry is a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Alabama at Huntsville. Dr. Baudry and his lab are involved in a project that is using the Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Summit … Continued
March 30, 2020