Month: April 2020
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Dentists and state officials scramble to set rules for reopening dental offices; Beshear says they won’t reopen Monday, but soon
By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that dentists’ offices won’t be able to open Monday because they and state officials haven’t agreed on rules for it, but...
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Testing for virus will continue ramping up as May approaches
Testing for the coronavirus in Kentucky will be more extensive than ever during the last week of April. Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted 11 sites in which the state has a...
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Most cases in one day, but Beshear cites testing and still sees a plateau; releases 352 inmates in jails; 2nd prison death reported
By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAs Kentucky reported the most coronavirus cases in a single day, its main challenges were in institutions: prisons, jails and long-term-care facilities.Gov. Andy Beshear announced 322...
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Use of hand sanitizers and homemade cleaners for covid-19 apparently causes an increase in calls to poison-control centers
Increased use of hand sanitizers and homemade cleaners appears to have caused a spike in household poisonings in Kentucky and other states. Last month, the Kentucky Poison Control Center of Norton Children’s Hospital in...
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‘Your business cannot look the same,’ officials tell health-care providers; ‘Expect masks to be a greater part of your life’
A slide of Owensboro Health employees was displayed at Gov. Andy Beshear’s daily briefing. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Beshear sets first reopenings, in health care; reveals expanded testing; U of L researchers developing therapy to block virus
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Slow and steady goes...
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Ky.’s deadliest pandemic day: 17 deaths, 13 in nursing homes; Beshear warns against states ‘making decisions that are reckless’
Drive-thru coronavirus testing in Somerset (Twitter photos by Alex Slitz, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance...
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The story of a rumor is a cautionary tale for small towns in the time of the coronavirus
County Judge-Executive Kevin Henderson (The Record photo) —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News When a rumor becomes a news story, it often has a larger story to tell. Such is...
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Schools advised to close for rest of academic year; nine deaths in nursing homes raise their share of Ky. death total to 39 percent; study suggests obesity is top risk for a severe case of covid-19
Nutter Field House at the University of Kentucky is now a 400-bed field hospital. (UK photo by Mark Cornelison) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
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Lawmakers passed several health-related bills in last two days of session, but killed others, including one to help with insulin costs
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News The General Assembly passed several health-related bills in the final days of its session, but left many others hanging, including an insulin bill aimed...