COVID-19 & Health News

NCDHHS Launches Testing Initiative For Nursing Homes

β€œWe are using every tool we have to respond to COVID-19,” said NCDHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen, M.D. β€œBuilding on North Carolina’s early and aggressive actions to protect residents who live in long-term care settings, DHHS will pay for proactive testing of staff and residents in all nursing homes to slow the spread of COVID-19.” Β 

As July 4 Approaches, SC Health Officials Urge Staying Home

As South Carolina approaches a holiday weekend often an anchor for its typically booming tourism industry, and the state’s numbers of positive coronavirus tests continue to rise, public health officials are encouraging people to just stay home.

Europe Restricts Visitors From The US Amid Virus Resurgence

The European Continent on Tuesday reopened to visitors from 14 countries, but not the U.S., where some of the states that pushed hardest and earliest to reopen their economies are now in retreat because of an alarming surge in confirmed coronavirus infections.

York County Officials Recommend Residents To Wear Face Coverings While In Public

Due to the increase in York County COVID-19 cases, York County Government and the York County Sheriff’s Office recommend residents wear a mask or some type of face covering when out in a public setting, around people outside of your household and especially when social distancing measures are difficult to maintain.

Forest: Lawsuit Against Fall Rival Cooper Isn't Political

North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest said Monday his impeding lawsuit against Gov. Roy Cooper for unilaterally closing businesses and mandating face masks due to COVID-19 isn’t politically motivated, despite their November election matchup.

Confirmed New Virus Cases Hit A New High In US

The number of confirmed new coronavirus cases per day in the U.S. hit an all-time high of 40,000 Friday β€” eclipsing the mark set during one of the deadliest stretches in late April β€” in a resurgence that has led some governors to backtrack or at least pause the reopening of their states.

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