coronavirus

Alabama’s testing labs “overwhelmed,” causing slow COVID-19 results

The Alabama Department of Public Health on Friday said that as Alabama continues to see an increase in the number of new COVID-19 cases, it’s taking commercial labs and ADPH’s lab an average of seven days to get results. 

Eddie Burkhalter

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July 31, 2020

SEC to play 10-game, conference-only schedule

The Southeastern Conference announced that it will play only in-conference opponents in the 2020 college football season. The SEC also has pushed back the start of its season from Sept. 5 to Sept. 26 in hopes that the COVID-19 pandemic will be lessened by then. The delay allows campuses to reopen and students to be … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 31, 2020

GDP fell by an unprecedented 9.5 percent in second quarter

The Bureau of Economic Analysis released its advance estimate of U.S. GDP for the second quarter of 2020 reflecting the months of April, May and June dropped 9.5 percent in the second quarter, According to the BEA report, real GDP contracted at an unprecedented annualized rate of 32.9 percent. This is the largest quarterly decline … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 31, 2020

Jones: Not enough funding in GOP COVID-19 relief package for schools

Alabama Sen. Doug Jones is worried that what’s in Senate Republicans’ plan for a fifth round of coronavirus relief bills won’t provide enough to keep students, teachers, staff and families safe once schools begin reopening soon, while COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to rise.  Jones said during a press briefing Thursday that proposed bills coming … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

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July 30, 2020

Gov. Kay Ivey’s coronavirus task force has met sparsely during pandemic

Ivey’s office says that throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Ivey and her staff have stayed in regular contact with State Health Officer Dr. Scott Harris, Alabama Department of Public Health officials and other experts.

Eddie Burkhalter

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July 30, 2020

USDA says more than 50 million Farmers to Families Food Boxes have been distributed

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on Wednesday said that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farmers to Families Food Box Program has distributed over 50 million food boxes in support of American farmers and families affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. “The delivery of 50 Million food boxes has helped an incredible number of Americans in … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 30, 2020

Survey: 70 percent of small businesses say they are bracing for COVID-19 resurgence

Fifty-six percent report that they believe it will take six months to a year before the small business climate returns to normal.

Brandon Moseley

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July 30, 2020

SEC teams to vote on a plan to realign college football schedule

COVID-19 fears are radically changing the 2020 college football schedule. The Southeastern Conference presidents will meet Thursday to consider a plan on how their schools will deal with the rapidly changing college football landscape. Wednesday, the Atlantic Coast Conference met and voted to play a ten-game conference football schedule with one out of conference game. … Continued

Brandon Moseley

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July 30, 2020

UAB doctor says next two weeks critical for COVID-19 hospitalizations

Dr. Jeanne Marrazzo, director of UAB’s division of infectious diseases, said during a press briefing with reporters Wednesday that Alabama is at a “precariously stable point."

Eddie Burkhalter

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July 29, 2020