Month: May 2020
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Two weeks before ban on gatherings is to be relaxed, church sues Beshear to have it lifted, and attorney general joins in
Tabernacle Baptist Church —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News A Nicholasville church says in a federal lawsuit that Gov. Andy Beshear’s ban on mass gatherings is unconstitutional as applied...
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State reports record number of new cases; Beshear holds firm; third inmate dies at Central City prison, where 40% are infected
Updated list of state-involved testing sites; others are available. For a larger version, click on it. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
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Pandemic has created divides, socioeconomic and political
A GrubHub delivery is made in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser, European Pressphoto Agency) —– Former labor secretary Robert Reich, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, writes for Common Dreams that the...
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As projections warn of resurgence, Beshear talks about how he will deal with ‘a very scary virus;’ says Ky. will have enough tests
List of testing sites in which the Commonwealth of Kentucky is playing a role; to enlarge, click on it. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
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Virus creates perfect storm for those with substance-use disorder, but opens the door to online recovery tools that could persist
Image from Alcohol.org —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Economic struggles and social isolation are well-known triggers for people with substance-use disorders, so the coronavirus pandemic has created a perfect...
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Beshear pleads for testing sign-ups and show-ups; protesting safely; wearing masks; and taking some time off, as he did
Gov. Andy Beshear showed Hardesty Photography‘s view of the Nelson County Courthouse. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance...
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Protesters gather at Capitol; federal prison reports cases; federal appeals court declines to exempt church from ban on gatherings
State Rep. David Hale, R-Wellington, spoke to the rally, (Lexington Herald-Leader photo by Ryan Hermens) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Governor and health commissioner say they look at data models to guide their decisions, but ‘don’t have something to share’
Graphs from the rt.live website show the likeliest transmission rate of the coronavirus, within estimated ranges. A rate of 1 is an estimate that one infected person will infect one other person,...
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Nursing homes had problems controlling infections before all this
Jackson Manor, one of Signature HealthCare’s 42 facilities in the state, had a major outbreak. —– “Many Kentucky nursing homes failed at infection prevention and control even before the novel coronavirus...
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Beshear calls out Perdue Farms for being uncooperative after virus outbreak at plant; restaurants say they’re being ignored
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. Restaurants are unhappy with Gov. Andy Beshear, and he is...