Gov. Kay Ivey extends statewide mask order, allows limited nursing home visitations
“This mask ordinance is working. It works, and we have evidence of that,” State Health Officer Scott Harris said.
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Lieutenant governor calls for end to mask order
"Masks should be voluntary, not mandatory. We have to Make America Great Again," Ainsworth said.
Alabama ABC Board rescinds alcohol sales curfew
On Tuesday, the Board approved a new order, which notes that the 50 percent occupancy requirement remains in place.
Governor: Alabama will get 1 million rapid antigen COVID-19 tests
The state is to receive the Abbott Laboratories BinaxNow rapid tests in phases over the next few months. The initial shipment is set to include approximately 96,000 tests.
Delayed reporting caused spike in Alabama’s daily COVID-19 count
Two large labs were improperly reporting COVID-19 testing data to the Alabama Department of Public Health, and a data dump from those labs resulted in the state's largest single day spike in new daily cases on Sept. 25.
Alabama reports zero COVID deaths on Sunday and Monday
In the month of September, at least 319 Alabamians have died from COVID-19 including 62 in the last week alone.
Roy Moore sues state challenging COVID orders
Moore is arguing that the state has exceeded its authority by issuing COVID-19 restrictions and the statewide mask mandate.
1 in 3 parents don’t plan to vaccinate their kids against flu even amid COVID-19
Health care experts nationwide and in Alabama in recent weeks have highlighted the importance of flu vaccines, especially this year.
SEC college football season begins
In August, it appeared that there could potentially be no college football season.
Airbus celebrates five years of passenger jet manufacturing in Alabama
The Airbus manufacturing facility in Alabama has now been manufacturing aircraft for five years in the state of Alabama. The first Airbus passenger jet manufactured in Alabama was an A321 christened “BluesMobile” on Sept. 14, 2015. It went to Jet Blue. Since then, 180 A320 family aircraft have been built in Alabama for eight airline … Continued