Bill Lapschies and his family have a lot to celebrate this year. The Oregon veteran has recovered from Covid-19 and he just celebrated his 104th birthday. Visitors aren’t allowed inside the Edward C. Allworth Veterans’ Home in Lebanon because of statewide restrictions, but they were able to have a small celebration outside. Staff brought him…… MORE
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Ankle monitors ordered for Louisville, Kentucky residents exposed to Covid-19 who refuse to stay home
Kentucky is taking severe measures to ensure residents exposed to the coronavirus stay at home. Louisville residents who have been in contact with coronavirus patients but refuse to isolate themselves are being made to wear ankle bracelets. A judge has ordered one resident to stay at home after refusing to self-quarantine. CNN affiliate WDRB reports…… MORE
Coronavirus first ravaged parts of Washington state. Now there are signs of a change
Seattle’s hospitals are preparing for a surge of coronavirus cases, but there are faint glimmers the situation is improving in the place where the US outbreak first took hold. The first thing you notice in the Covid-19 unit at the Harborview Medical Center is the sheer amount of equipment lining the walls — crash carts,…… MORE
The coronavirus pandemic has been catastrophic for house cleaners and nannies
Before the coronavirus had reached the US, Betania Shephard would clean about six to eight apartments and homes in a normal week. These days, nearly all of her clients have canceled. Some weeks, she hasn’t been able to find work at all. As people limit contact with others and stay home as much as possible…… MORE
Man uses $900 from savings to buy gas for more than 50 Detroit nurses
A good Samaritan decided to use the $900 he’d been saving to do something nice for Detroit nurses on the front lines of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic. Allen Marshall spent Wednesday and Thursday at an Exxon station near the Detroit Medical Center with a sign that said “FREE GAS FOR NURSES.” “I just…… MORE
Here’s what health experts say about face masks
Should you or shouldn’t you wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic? Here’s what health organizations and top experts say. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The organization recommends that if you are not sick, “you do not need to wear a facemask unless you are caring for someone who is sick.”…… MORE
A day in the life of one emergency doctor in a New York hospital during coronavirus
Given the dangers doctors face on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Matthew Bai and his wife made a difficult decision over the weekend. “My wife and I decided that it would be safer for our family, for our 17-month-old daughter and my wife, to leave our apartment until this is over, since I’m…… MORE
A Florida man dies days after hundreds of people exposed to coronavirus walked around the world’s busiest airport
Kevin and Ryan Sheehan will never know whether their father heard them say goodbye on speaker phone. Tom Sheehan, 68, was fighting for his life in Sarasota, Florida, with what he thought was bronchitis, but turned out to be Covid-19. He was hospitalized on March 21, a day after he returned from a cruise on…… MORE
5 things to know for April 3: Coronavirus, health, economy, election, Zoom
The March jobs report comes out later today. It’s the first time we’ll see what the coronavirus crisis has done to the labor market. But, experts warn, we won’t know the full effects until next month. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get…… MORE
EMTs in New York instructed not to bring cardiac arrest patients to hospital if no pulse is found after administering CPR
New York City Emergency Medical Service (EMS) teams who cannot find or restart a pulse while administering CPR on adult cardiac arrest patients have been instructed not to bring those patients to hospitals to mitigate the risk of Covid-19 exposure to EMS workers, according to a memo obtained by CNN and the chair of the…… MORE
