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40 Alabama nursing homes in 20 counties have COVID-19 cases

At least 40 nursing homes across 20 counties in Alabama have reported at least one COVID-19 positive resident or employee, according the Alabama Nursing Home Association. ANHA spokesperson John Matson told APR Saturday that the association is aware of 40 facilities reporting cases. It does not have any information on deaths among residents or employees. The Alabama … Continued
April 11, 2020

400 Alabama health care workers and 155 nursing home staff, residents positive for COVID-19

Nearly 400 health care workers and 90 long-term care facility employees have tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The Alabama Department of Public Health said Thursday that at least 393 health care workers, 90 long-term care facility employees and 65 long-term care facility residents have tested positive. Health care workers includes those who work at … Continued
April 9, 2020

Roby: Stay-at-home order has potential to drastically slow spread of virus

Congresswoman Martha Roby, R-Montgomery, said Monday that Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s stay-at-home order has the potential to drastically slow the spread of the coronavirus in Alabama. Roby emphasized the importance of social distancing and that the governor’s order puts the safety of Alabamians first. “t’s important that Alabamians are prepared to follow the advice and … Continued
April 7, 2020

CDC recommends cloth masks to prevent spread

President Donald Trump said Friday that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends wearing a mask to fight the spread of the coronavirus. “The CDC is advising the use of non-medical, cloth-based coverings as a voluntarily public health measure,” Trump said during his daily briefing on the health crisis. The president insisted that … Continued
April 6, 2020

Alabama institutions of higher learning respond to COVID-19 pandemic

Thursday, the Alabama Commission on Higher Education reported that throughout Alabama higher education is responding to the call for help during the Coronavirus pandemic. The support has been widespread from food supplies to equipment needs. “I am heartened by the generosity of college and university staff and students in supporting their community, hospitals and healthcare … Continued
April 3, 2020

Fifty major American companies join effort to fight the coronavirus

Wednesday, the White House announced that fifty major American firms have answered the White House’s call to join the national war on the coronavirus. “The private sector is responding to President Trump’s call to step up and help combat the coronavirus,” the White House said Tuesday. Many of the companies are shifting their focus and … Continued
April 3, 2020

Legislature returns to a much different Statehouse

The Alabama Legislature will return from their spring break vacation Tuesday, but nothing is the same as it was two weeks ago. Monday, the press was informed that the corps will be removed from the press rooms behind the chambers. Those rooms are being given to the legislators so that they can sit the necessary … Continued
March 31, 2020

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

Want to slow the spread of coronavirus? Tell people the truth

Alabama hospitals are running out of ICU beds. And ventilators.  Frontline staff is overworked. Nurses and doctors are running low on personal protective equipment (PPEs) and there is none to be had.  And we are only in the early stages of COVID-19’s spread through America. We’ve only recently moved up to third in the world … Continued
March 25, 2020