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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By the time LASH closed on May 22, it would serve some of the poorest, sickest people in Los Angeles County and shore up the county's patchy hospital system. It would cost millions, last 39 days and treat 64 patients.
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As of Monday there were 2,419 inmates with COVID-19 in California prisons and 1,381 of them were at San Quentin. The virus is suspected in at least six inmate deaths at San Quentin. There had been 165 confirmed cases among San Quentin staff; 13 have returned to work.
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Agencies, researchers, and advocacy groups have weighed in on returning to school during the coronavirus outbreak, but the guidance sometimes conflicts. Experts say children are less likely to be severely impacted by the virus, and also less likely to spread it.
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The coronavirus, scientists believe, could have originated in horseshoe bats, but it’s not known how it first passed to humans. A suspected culprit is a wildlife market in China, where someone may have touched or come into close contact with an infected animal.
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After new cases in Iowa ebbed over a few weeks, the infection rate suddenly escalated in certain parts of Iowa, reaching record-breaking single-day totals and prompting officials to urge residents to wear face masks.
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As telemedicine use grows, such grassroots efforts could help with the last link — getting technology in the hands of those who might be well served through virtual connections, especially in under-served communities.
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Caldwell County Emergency Management Services in North Carolina just launched a two-person community health team propelled by new software that allows the tracking of health trends and includes a telehealth application.
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"Hospitals have been, are and always will be one of your safest places to be. This was true before COVID, and it still is true. I'm very confident that hospitals are a very safe place. You aren't going to get COVID from visiting the hospital."
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This week, the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment reported the smallest increase in deaths related to outbreaks since it began reporting them in April. Six people had died of COVID-19 from known outbreaks since June 24, bringing the total to 956.
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The non-controversial part of the bill would expand the definition of a health-care provider to include places such as hospitals that might be built inside sports stadiums or convention centers during a pandemic.
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“I think we should set our expectations low. I really think we’re most likely to have several vaccines, and that they will lower disease severity and prevent some infections. It doesn’t have to be 100% effective to have enormous value for the world.”
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Public safety, fire, law enforcement, and other life safety personnel are exempted from this requirement, as their personal protective equipment requirements will be governed by their respective agencies.
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Hospital officials denied that they were low on staff or protective gear, but the high case load in the area prompted Rep. Raul Ruiz, an ER physician, to call for a reinstatement of restrictions and mask wearing.
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The new state budget taking effect July 1 authorizes $13.1 billion for California’s 34 prisons, housing 114,000 inmates, more than three times what any other state spends. That sum includes $3.6 billion for medical and dental services and mental health care.
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From Riverside and San Bernardino counties to Los Angeles and Orange counties, the numbers of patients infected with COVID-19 have been climbing dramatically in the past few weeks and hospital CEOs are getting “anxious” about the ability to handle the influx.
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Filtered-out germs don’t vanish — the novel coronavirus can live up to 72 hours on surfaces, masks included. Just touching the outside of a contaminated respirator is risky, and is considered the biggest danger of reusing them.
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Best government efforts to predict where flooding will strike have underestimated the risk to nearly 6 million homes and commercial properties, mostly in the nation's interior, leaving them unprepared for potential devastation.
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The ongoing survey is gathering data from thousands in those communities that don’t traditionally have the opportunity to provide information about how they are affected by health matters, in this case the coronavirus pandemic.
