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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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The impact of disaster mitigation improves greatly when you have a community accepting the measures being recommended. This is especially true with a city, county or state embracing the idea of wearing a mask to lessen a disease.
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The order, which goes into effect Saturday, follows weeks of statements by Gov. Evers that such a mandate was unlikely in Wisconsin. It also sets up a likely battle between the Democratic governor and state GOP leaders.
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While the United States began recognizing coronavirus cases at the beginning of the year, North Texas was late to the game when it came to recognizing its first cases of the virus. Still, area hospitals and nursing homes acted fast.
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The total number of inmates who have died of the highly contagious respiratory disease rose from 46 to 49 overnight, according to Department of Corrections data. Two of the new deaths announced were inmates at the South Florida Reception Center.
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New York nursing homes were on guard from early March, told by state officials to follow rules that were supposed to prevent coronavirus infiltration — a ban on visitors, health checks of employees, stepped-up cleanliness. But in most nursing homes, those measures failed.
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The information, which the state Health and Human Services Commission previously declined to make public, allows family members to see how many coronavirus cases have spread in facilities where their relatives live.
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"Individuals are encouraged to reserve medical and surgical face masks, such as 'N95' masks or similar medical or surgical masks for health care personnel and other first responders with the greatest need for such personal protective equipment."
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Local health authorities can make that call when responding to immediate outbreaks and quarantine needs, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said in his letter. But they can’t issue blanket orders keeping schools closed simply as a preventive measure, he said.
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Jeff and Catherine Carlton were weeks into parenthood when Scotty experienced his spontaneous brain malformation. They called in social services, and Scotty received early intervention treatment from Cook Children’s Hospital.
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Early in the pandemic, supplying and and restocking testing supplies was a concern, with tests often reserved for those with clear symptoms of the virus. Now there are enough kits and people to withdraw specimens from test subjects in pursuit of peace of mind.
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Zoom and FaceTime have been lifesavers for many older adults staying at home during the coronavirus pandemic. But an unprecedented shift to virtual interactions has a downside: Large numbers of seniors are unable to participate.
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Even as access to testing grew in wealthier, whiter parts of several California Bay Area counties, community testing sites lagged or offered only limited hours in communities of color where the virus was spreading fastest.
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The Tennessee Valley Authority is offering financial aid for buildings with public places to install ultraviolet germicidal irradiation lights in air ducts to minimize the spread of airborne microorganisms like COVID-19.
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Just before 8 a.m. Saturday, Hurricane Hanna — the eighth named storm of the year — was producing winds up to 75 mph, moving west toward the Texas coastline, south of Corpus Christi, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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The Booneville School District in northeast Mississippi, like many neighboring districts, was set to have students return to the classroom Aug. 5, but decided to change course when teachers were exposed to the coronavirus.
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But some North Carolina manufacturers have weathered the coronavirus crisis by switching gears during the pandemic to produce much needed personal protective equipment. For some, the transition was a lifeline. For others, it felt like a duty.
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Even as Alabama doctors are improving at treating COVID patients, they are being slammed with record numbers of them. Hospitals large and small across Alabama are seeing new record numbers of COVID patients.
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recommends a ‘Science Framework’ to develop mechanisms for collecting evidence and for funding on a continuous basis for consistent, evidence-based responses.
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