CORONAVIRUS – Page 116 – Kentucky Health News

Six months in, here are 3 takes on the pandemic from those who cover the politics of health: optimistic, realistic and pessimistic

By Dan Diamond and Adan Cancryn Politico Pulse It’s been nearly six months since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention first announced that a mystery pneumonia had spread in a Chinese...

By Al Cross Published June 30, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, OPINION, YOUR HEALTH

Hospitals say they need more federal money to offset pandemic losses; trying public-service spot to get people to come in for care

Kentucky Hospital Association and Kentucky Medical Association public-service announcement —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The coronavirus pandemic cost Kentucky hospitals $1.6 billion from March to June, and more...

By Al Cross Published June 29, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Sunday cases low, as usual; 7-day average still high; 30-year-old dies; those in 20s are plurality of Ky. cases; media influence seen

State map of all cases, labeled by Kentucky Health News; click on it for a larger version. —– Kentucky officials reported 67 new coronavirus cases Sunday, following the trend of...

By Al Cross Published June 29, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Pastor says the pandemic is like driving: Distancing and masking are analogous to wearing a seat belt and watching your speed

Paul Prather of Mount Sterling, a Pentecostal minister and former Lexington Herald-Leader religion reporter who still writes a column for the paper, has a Facebook page with a diverse set of friends and followers....

By Al Cross Published June 29, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, OPINION, YOUR HEALTH

Cases keep trending up; long-term-care visits will come with restrictions; Ky. researchers developing masks that attack virus

Video from Health and Family Services Secretary Eric Friedlander runs 5 minutes and 35 seconds. —– If you plan to visit a long-term-care facility in Kentucky as visitation reopens,...

By Al Cross Published June 29, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

New cases drive up Ky. seven-day average for fifth straight day; Republican senators want Trump to get in the fight, wear a mask

Kentucky Health News chart shows daily cases for last two weeks and 7-day average for each day. —– By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The state reported...

By Al Cross Published June 29, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

State health chief tells Kentuckians who’ve been to Myrtle Beach to self-quarantine; some long-term-care visitation to resume Mon.

By Al Cross and Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As it reported 280 more coronavirus cases in Kentucky, the state Department for Public Health issued an advisory to Kentuckians who had traveled in the...

By Al Cross Published June 25, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH BUSINESS, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

Health departments getting temporary workers to trace contacts of people who have the coronavirus; start of school will be big test

By Lisa Gillespie Kentucky Health News As restaurants have reopened and people are gathering more after three months of social isolation, Kentucky’s health departments are finally getting extra help to...

By Al Cross Published June 25, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

‘Healthy at School’ guidance requires social distancing, mask and daily temperature checks, along with great flexibility in scheduling

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News As Kentucky schools work toward reopening amid the covid-19 pandemic, new guidance from the state says students and staff will have to stay six...

By Al Cross Published June 25, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, HEALTH POLICY, YOUR HEALTH

7-day case average rises above 200 again, but hospitalizations are down; Beshear says it’s manageable with masks, distancing

By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Andy Beshear announced 229 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Kentucky Wednesday, raising the state’s seven-day running average to 204, up from...

By Al Cross Published June 25, 2020 CORONAVIRUS, FEATURED, YOUR HEALTH

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