Category: FEATURED
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Morgantown nursing home has largest coronavirus outbreak at a Ky. long-term facility, 51 cases; same owner has Nos. 2 and 3
Morgantown Care & Rehabilitation Center is the only nursing home in Butler County. —– This story has been updated with information about Signature HealthCare locations. The largest outbreak so far...
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Latest models for Ky. virus impact vary; county projections made
Enlargement of CovidActNow map; projections are not available for counties in gray. —– By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Projections of covid-19’s impact on Kentucky continue to vary, but one...
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Police tell those at in-person church services to self-quarantine for 14 days; Kroger to start free testing for Ky. seniors and others
State police put these notices on windshields of vehicles at Maryville Baptist Church in Hillview. (Courier Journal photo) —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease,...
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State forms task force to deal with covid-19 in nursing homes and other long-term-care facilities, lists those where coronavirus found
Treyton Oak Towers is at 211 W. Oak St., Louisville —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsState officials have formed a task force to advise them about how to prevent the...
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Beshear: ‘We’re looking at months’ of restrictions, but they can be relaxed selectively if ‘significantly on the downward’ from peak
UK HealthCare employees sent this photo to thank a Lexington restaurant for providing them dinner. —– As news develops in Kentucky about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
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Video and audio spots to help prevent spread of coronavirus are free for all to use; themes are prepare, protect and disinfect
Prepare, protect, and disinfect are the themes of new public-service announcements aimed at preventing the spread in Kentucky of covid-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. This one combines all...
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Coping with covid-19: It’s important to maintain mental and behavioral health, especially among children, experts say
Sandra Wilson logged into a school-supplied iPad at Klondike Elementary in Louisville. Students are getting lessons remotely while not attending school. (Courier Journal photo by Michael Clevenger) —– By Al Cross...
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When health officials talk about strong measures to ‘flatten the curve’ to fight the coronavirus, this is what they’re talking about
Measures that are being called “drastic” and “extreme” are necessary to keep the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease from overwhelming the U.S. health-care system, according to health experts and public...
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Two days after state’s first covid-19 case is confirmed there, weekly paper sends a special edition to everyone in its county
The four-page edition was printed on thicker, whiter paper for easier handling and retention. —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsA weekly newspaper in Kentucky is setting a great example for the...
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Three anti-abortion bills advance out of legislative committees
Pro-choice advocates dressed as characters from “The Handmaid’s Tale” at the March 4 House Judiciary committee, which passed two abortion bills. (Photo by Melissa Patrick) —– Three abortion bills advanced in...