These eight states haven’t issued stay-at-home orders to fight the coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 8 months ago

These eight states haven’t issued stay-at-home orders to fight the coronavirus outbreak

LA Times  

Kristi Noem, left, holds a news conference March 18. And the people of Arkansas have embraced that.” The state of 3 million people has more than 2,270 confirmed coronavirus cases and 43 COVID-19 deaths, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. In the northeast region of the state, which includes Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, she’s issued stricter rules that limit “social, community, recreational, leisure and sporting gatherings” to only people who live in the same household. “I want to make sure people understand that just because they don’t have a very strict stay-at-home order, they have in place a lot of things that are totally compatible with what everyone else is doing,” he said. “It not just only about healthcare; it’s also concern about the livelihood of those we represent too.” About 3.2 million people live in Utah, which has more than 3,440 confirmed coronavirus cases and 32 COVID-19 deaths.

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Coronavirus stay-at-home order lifted for Greater Sacramento
4 years ago

Coronavirus stay-at-home order lifted for Greater Sacramento

LA Times  

California is lifting the stay-at-home order for Greater Sacramento effective immediately, Gov. Greater Sacramento was placed under the stay-at-home order on Dec. 10, when the region’s available intensive care unit capacity dipped below 15%. In the case of Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley, that metric doesn’t mean no beds are available, as the state uses a weighted formula …

Coronavirus stay-home orders likely to be extended in Southern California
4 years ago

Coronavirus stay-home orders likely to be extended in Southern California

LA Times  

Sweeping restrictions on businesses and activities are expected to remain in place past their original expiration date across a wide swath of California, as the availability of precious intensive care beds continues to dwindle in the face of an unrelenting COVID-19 surge, state officials said. “At the moment our projections don’t show that any of the regions that could first …

The Latest: Northern California under new stay-at-home order
4 years, 1 month ago

The Latest: Northern California under new stay-at-home order

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — The health officers in six San Francisco Bay Area regions issued a new stay-at-home order Friday as the number of virus cases surge and hospitals fill. ___ THE VIRUS OUTBREAK: — Vice President Pence: Confidence in vaccine important for US — Fauci apologizes for suggesting UK rushed vaccine decision — As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, …

Wyoming health officials report 646 new coronavirus cases
4 years, 2 months ago

Wyoming health officials report 646 new coronavirus cases

Associated Press  

— Wyoming health officials are reporting 646 new coronavirus cases Sunday, the second-highest single-day total of the pandemic in the state The Department of Health listed 966 new cases on Friday, the highest single-day total. The new totals come amid a rapid surge in the numbers of cases in Wyoming and throughout much of the U.S. Gov. Albany County, which …

Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona Coronavirus Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order
4 years, 7 months ago

Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona Coronavirus Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order

NPR  

Health Experts Link Rise In Arizona Coronavirus Cases To End Of Stay-At-Home Order Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt York/AP Matt York/AP With new daily coronavirus cases rising in at least two dozen states, an explosion of new infections in Arizona is stretching some hospitals and alarming public health experts who link the surge in cases to the state's lifting …

Novel coronavirus fears and frustrations as US states reopen
4 years, 8 months ago

Novel coronavirus fears and frustrations as US states reopen

CNN  

CNN — With nearly all states partially reopened this week, backlash and frustrations are growingas Americans struggle with ways to combat the deadly coronavirus. “It will be at least two to three weeks before we see an increase in the number of infections because it takes time for individuals to infect others and for them to display symptoms,” data scientist …

Coronavirus Today: Plans for a worst-case scenario
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Plans for a worst-case scenario

LA Times  

I’m Diya Chacko, and it’s Tuesday, April 21. As some more rural counties like San Luis Obispo see virus cases decline more dramatically than areas like Los Angeles and San Diego, officials want the state’s blessing to begin “a science-based, thoughtfully phased reopening of our economy.” But Gov. This decades-long arrangement stems from the early days of the AIDS epidemic, …

Heartland hotspots: A sudden rise in coronavirus cases is hitting rural states without stay-at-home orders
4 years, 8 months ago

Heartland hotspots: A sudden rise in coronavirus cases is hitting rural states without stay-at-home orders

CNN  

Washington CNN — The test results came back on Easter Sunday. Her message to him was simple: “Shut this mess down.” Just as cases are starting to plateau in some big cities and along the coasts, the coronavirus is catching fire in rural states across the American heartland, where there has been a small but significant spike this week in …

South Dakota governor says stay-at-home order would not have prevented Smithfield coronavirus outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

South Dakota governor says stay-at-home order would not have prevented Smithfield coronavirus outbreak

CNN  

CNN — South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem argued in a press conference Tuesday that the explosive outbreak of coronavirus at the Smithfield Foods plant in Sioux Falls could not have been prevented by a stay-at-home order. As of Tuesday, 438 Smithfield workers in Sioux Falls had tested positive for coronavirus, and the plant, one of the country’s largest pork processing …

Washington, Oregon, California announce coronavirus pact
4 years, 9 months ago

Washington, Oregon, California announce coronavirus pact

Associated Press  

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The governors of Washington, California and Oregon announced Monday they’ll work together to re-open their economies while continuing to control the spread of COVID-19, though Washington Gov. Kate Brown has resulted in “a statement of broad principles that will abide across the West Coast.” While each state is building a state-specific plan, the three states have agreed …

South Dakota governor faces criticism over refusal to issue stay-at-home order after pork plant outbreak
4 years, 9 months ago

South Dakota governor faces criticism over refusal to issue stay-at-home order after pork plant outbreak

CNN  

CNN — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is facing increased scrutiny over her refusal to issue a stay-at-home order as a coronavirus outbreak at a major pork processing plant in her state raises new concerns about the nation’s food supply. President Donald Trump, citing anecdotes of those who have taken it seeing their condition improve, last week said “it could …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines plan to reopen in conjunction with West Coast states
4 years, 9 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines plan to reopen in conjunction with West Coast states

CNN  

CNN — California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlined a framework for reopening the economy in the Golden State Tuesday, warning in a gentle rebuke to President Donald Trump that the state’s coronavirus protocols would be guided by “science and public health, not politics” and telling residents that they will enter a radically different environment in their daily interactions. Let’s not make …

Southern governors’ bizarre response to Covid-19 (opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

Southern governors’ bizarre response to Covid-19 (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Issac Bailey is a longtime journalist based in South Carolina and the Batten Professor for Communication Studies at Davidson College. McMaster, only days after describing the state as a “unique” place where a stay-at-home order wasn’t needed, issued an order requiring South Carolinians to stay home – unless they’re at work, visiting family, exercising or shopping for necessary …

L.A. residents told to stay home, avoid shopping to slow coronavirus. Here is what you need to know
4 years, 9 months ago

L.A. residents told to stay home, avoid shopping to slow coronavirus. Here is what you need to know

LA Times  

Customers line up outside a Costco in Burbank on March 13. If people need to leave their homes for urgent matters, she added, “please make sure to cover your mouth and nose with a cloth face covering if you will be around others, maintain a distance of at least six feet from everyone else, and frequently wash your hands.” Essential …

Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson Says State Has A 'Targeted Response' To Coronavirus
4 years, 9 months ago

Arkansas Gov. Hutchinson Says State Has A 'Targeted Response' To Coronavirus

NPR  

Hutchinson Says State Has A 'Targeted Response' To Coronavirus Enlarge this image toggle caption Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has implemented some restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus, including limiting gatherings to 10 people, shutting bars and restaurants and closing on-site instruction at schools for the rest …

Coronavirus is America’s common enemy, but the states aren’t fighting as a team
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus is America’s common enemy, but the states aren’t fighting as a team

LA Times  

Andrew Cuomo has won plaudits for his daily briefings about the coronavirus pandemic. The virus killed about 675,000 people in the U.S. “1918, there was no national strategy,” said John M. Barry, author of “The Great Influenza.” He added grimly of today’s coronavirus response: “What we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.” The federal government has …

Coronavirus: Iowa governor criticises top health expert over calls for stay-at-home orders in her state
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Iowa governor criticises top health expert over calls for stay-at-home orders in her state

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds …

Why these 8 Republican governors are holding out on statewide stay-at-home orders
4 years, 9 months ago

Why these 8 Republican governors are holding out on statewide stay-at-home orders

CNN  

CNN — Just eight US governors have decided against issuing statewide directives urging their residents to stay at home as the outbreak of the coronavirus escalates and spreads across the country, the last holdouts in the nation. In doing so, they’ve collectively ignored the stay-at-home pleas of Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, who said in a …

Coronavirus: Washington extends stay-at-home through May 4
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Washington extends stay-at-home through May 4

Live Mint  

The Latest on the coronavirus pandemic. TOP OF THE HOUR: — Washington extends orders to keep non-essential business closed, citizens home through May 4. — U.N. General Assembly unanimously approves resolution recognizing “unprecedented effects” of coronavirus pandemic. Jay Inslee on Thursday extended orders to keep non-essential businesses closed and most of the state’s more than 7 million residents home through …

Alabama And Missouri Issue Stay-At-Home Orders
4 years, 9 months ago

Alabama And Missouri Issue Stay-At-Home Orders

NPR  

Alabama And Missouri Issue Stay-At-Home Orders The governors of Alabama and Missouri on Friday announced stay-at-home orders, leaving only a handful of state holdouts that continue to defy expert advice to self-quarantine to contain the spread of the coronavirus pandemic as cases continue to rise. Both governors had previously resisted calls by medical and health experts who have been urging …

Coronavirus: Florida governor adds exemption for churches in stay-at-home order
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Florida governor adds exemption for churches in stay-at-home order

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Just hours after Florida governor Ron DeSantis finally issued a …

Coronavirus | U.S. President Donald Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to States
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus | U.S. President Donald Trump resists national shutdown, leaving it up to States

The Hindu  

U.S. President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus despite his administration’s projections that tens of thousands of Americans are likely to be killed by the disease. Trump said on Wednesday he wants to give governors’ “flexibility” on whether a stay-at-home policy is the best option for their …

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump refuses to order nationwide shutdown, says states should have 'flexibility' to implement lockdown
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus Outbreak: Donald Trump refuses to order nationwide shutdown, says states should have 'flexibility' to implement lockdown

Firstpost  

President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite his administration’s projections that tens of thousands of Americans are likely to be killed by the disease. Washington: President Donald Trump is resisting calls to issue a national stay-at-home order to stem the spread of the new coronavirus despite …

US coronavirus: Nearly all Americans are under stay at home orders but Fauci says the US needs more restrictions
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus: Nearly all Americans are under stay at home orders but Fauci says the US needs more restrictions

CNN  

CNN — The novel coronavirus has a strong grip in the United States and the nation’s top infectious disease expert says the whole country should already be under orders to stay at home. “I don’t understand why that’s not happening,” Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said Thursday on CNN’s Global Town Hall, …

Wyoming is the ONLY state in the U.S. without a coronavirus death after Hawaii records its first
4 years, 9 months ago

Wyoming is the ONLY state in the U.S. without a coronavirus death after Hawaii records its first

Daily Mail  

Hawaii has recorded its first death from Coronavirus, making Wyoming the only state in the country without a death from the virus. Hawaii Governor David Ige, pictured with State Health Department Director Bruce Anderson, stressed the importance of staying at home following that state's first coronavirus death The number of coronavirus deaths is the U.S. per day. The 31 March …

Coronavirus In US: COVID-19 Death Toll In US Tops 3,000; Washington Imposes Stay Indoors Order
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus In US: COVID-19 Death Toll In US Tops 3,000; Washington Imposes Stay Indoors Order

ABP News  

New Delhi: The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States has topped 3,000, according to the latest tally from Johns Hopkins University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering. As of 9.30 p.m. Eastern Time on Monday, the United States has reported more than 163,000 confirmed cases, with 3,008 deaths, an interactive map from the CSSE showed, Xinhua news agency …

Louisiana coronavirus: New Orleans on front line as disaster has state monitoring six nursing homes
4 years, 9 months ago

Louisiana coronavirus: New Orleans on front line as disaster has state monitoring six nursing homes

CNN  

CNN — As Louisiana sees its coronavirus cases climb – and state health experts are monitoring “clusters” at six nursing homes – New Orleans is facing critical shortages of ventilators and protective equipment, an official said Thursday. Arnold’s warning comes as the Louisiana Department of Health says it is monitoring clusters – defined as situations in which two or more …

Indiana governor orders residents to stay home due to virus
4 years, 9 months ago

Indiana governor orders residents to stay home due to virus

Associated Press  

Eric Holcomb on Monday ordered Indiana residents to remain at home for two weeks starting Wednesday, except for workers in essential industries or needed trips for groceries and medicine, to limit the spread of the coronavirus. Holcomb’s order, which mirrors orders in adjacent states, begins at 11:59 p.m. Tuesday and ends on April 6 at 11:59 p.m. but he said …

US coronavirus death toll hits 300 as more states urge residents to stay home
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus death toll hits 300 as more states urge residents to stay home

CNN  

CNN Films’ documentary “Unseen Enemy: Pandemic” airs tonight at 11 p.m. CNN — More than 300 people in the United States have now died from coronavirus, as the illness tightens its grip on the country and prompts fears of widespread shortages of medical supplies. “You can get this virus and you can transfer the virus and you can wind up …

US coronavirus: Three more states join California in telling nonessential workers to stay home
4 years, 9 months ago

US coronavirus: Three more states join California in telling nonessential workers to stay home

CNN  

CNN — Connecticut, Illinois and New York joined California on Friday in ordering nonessential workers to remain at home to slow the spread of coronavirus, which means more than 1 in 5 Americans live in a state under general stay-at-home orders. Why California issued a general stay-at-home order Spurring California’s general stay-at-home order, Newsom said, were models showing that the …

America is racing to contain the spread of coronavirus. Here’s how the pandemic changed the country this week
4 years, 9 months ago

America is racing to contain the spread of coronavirus. Here’s how the pandemic changed the country this week

CNN  

CNN Films’ documentary “Unseen Enemy: Pandemic” airs tonight at 11 p.m. CNN — America is coming to a halt while authorities race to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. • The states: Almost 7 million Northern California residents began sheltering in place under health officials’ orders. Wednesday, March 18 Video Ad Feedback U.S.-Canada border closes to non-essential travel 01:39 …

New York coronavirus: Andrew Cuomo orders all nonessential workers to stay home
4 years, 9 months ago

New York coronavirus: Andrew Cuomo orders all nonessential workers to stay home

CNN  

Washington CNN — All workers in nonessential businesses across New York state are required to stay home in an effort to combat the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, New York Gov. “The ventilators are to this war what missiles were to World War II,” Cuomo said, as he urged health care facilities that aren’t using ventilators to hand them over …

California hits 17 deaths as L.A. County confirms 46 new coronavirus cases
4 years, 9 months ago

California hits 17 deaths as L.A. County confirms 46 new coronavirus cases

LA Times  

With nearly 9 million Californians living under orders to stay home as much as possible, state and county leaders are preparing for what could be next in the coronavirus pandemic. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday evening said the state has asked the Department of Defense to deploy the Navy’s Mercy hospital ship and two mobile hospitals to California to help care …

Washington governor orders nursing homes to limit visitors as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across 11 facilities
4 years, 10 months ago

Washington governor orders nursing homes to limit visitors as the coronavirus outbreak spreads across 11 facilities

CNN  

CNN — Nursing homes in Washingto state have been instructed to limit visitors as coronavirus cases spread across 11 facilities – with Life Care Center in Kirkland at the epicenter of the outbreak. “We are encouraging all people, including family members and loved ones, to not visit nursing homes and assisted living facilities,” American Health Care Association President Mark Parkinson …

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