Public Safety
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The Osceola County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of new portable and dual band radios at a cost of $330,552 during its meeting Dec. 16, by a vote of 5-1. -
City Council is considering two options that would charge for paramedic care provided by the Monterey Fire Department when ambulance transport is needed. Some are concerned it would discourage people from calling 911.
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Gov. Bob Ferguson said he would request an expedited emergency declaration from the federal government, seeking to unlock federal resources and financial support, as flooding continues in Western Washington this week.
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On Wednesday, Deborah Birx said the White House Coronavirus Task Force has been looking for trends in daily case reporting and COVID-19 testing, and that Philadelphia continues to be among the cities they are watching.
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A total of 1,048 cases and 26 deaths were identified in the state March 8. Three counties reported their first cases Tuesday, with 78 of 99 counties now affected. Black Hawk County added three cases for a total of 15.
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Ambulances were pulling up into the emergency bay as the frontline nurse and director of emergency services at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital fit an N95 mask under her surgical mask and huddled with staff to prepare.
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Her action follows breakouts of coronavirus infections attributed to church events in three counties. It wasn't immediately clear when or where those events took place, or how many infections were traced to the events.
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The page, created in partnership with the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, and the state departments of Health and of Information Technology, allows residents to read a variety of information about the coronavirus.
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The shipping company opened a 450,000-square-foot UPS health-care facility in Louisville, Ky., near its air hub, with space for FEMA. The massive UPS air cargo operation allows overnight delivery to anywhere in the U.S.
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Wayne County remains a hotbed for coronavirus with almost 48 percent of Michigan’s 18,970 confirmed cases and almost 48 percent of the state’s 845 deaths. As of Monday, USPS had 386 of its 630,000 employees nationwide test positive for COVID-19.
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Community members and organizations are making masks as healthcare providers struggle to provide enough for staff. It’s a problem in medical facilities throughout the country, multiple news outlets report.
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It’s only for symptomatic residents who are considered high-risk or essential employees. To be tested, individuals must have symptoms including a fever of over 100.4 degrees, a cough, a sore throat and/or shortness of breath.
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There is widespread agreement in the medical community that “telemedicine” will have to play a much larger role in the diagnosis and treatment of disease than it has in the past, at least until the COVID-19 threat recedes.
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The University of Washington Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation’s Sunday update shows Florida’s peak is expected on April 21, at which point the state will see 242 deaths per day, more than the 136 projected in early May.
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The information gathered from those eerily prescient hearings is now informing draft crisis standards of care guidelines being prepared should that nightmare scenario become reality, COVID-19 patients overwhelm the state’s ability to care for them.
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Health officials initially downplayed the severity of the crisis, but before it was over, hospitals were overrun, makeshift medical facilities were set up and businesses temporarily shut as Hawaii fought the outbreak.
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Also, FirstNet applications like the e-Bridge app are being used to help first responders and medical professionals respond to the coronavirus pandemic by providing situational awareness and telemedicine capabilities.
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State officials have been told that more are on the way, but even once those arrive, they’ll be more than 261,000 masks short of what they’ve asked for, according to FEMA data and the state’s Health Department.
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“(The virus is) obviously more serious than you think,” Grand Blanc High School football coach Clint Alexander told MLive. “... Young kids think you can live forever, and now they realize this thing is pretty scary.”
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At South Coastal Animal Health in Weymouth, Mass., veterinarians and technicians continue to tend to their four-legged patients through the COVID-19 pandemic, with safeguards in place to keep staff and pet owners safe.
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Worker advocates say hospitals are generally reluctant to acknowledge infections are occurring on their properties. If workers can’t prove they contracted COVID-19 at work, the hospitals can avoid paying workers’ comp.
