Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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Coronavirus cases decline, but more nursing homes are infected, and Kentuckians’ behavior and attitude worry health officials
Kentucky Health News chart shows daily cases and the trendline for the last two weeks. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
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National health secretary says health requires reopening
By Alex M. Azar U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, for The Washington Post President Trump’s top priority throughout the covid-19 crisis and his presidency has been protecting the health...
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Child care reopenings set; tentative date announced for larger gatherings and bars; Beshear says ‘We may be in true reduction’
Kentucky Health News chart shows two-week trendline slightly down, more than Wednesday. —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsSmall child-care centers in Kentucky will be allowed to reopen June 8, and...
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This weekend, governor says, focus on three things to stay safe: your hands, your face and your space; he also urges more testing
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. By Melissa Patrick and Al Cross Kentucky Health News As...
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20 deaths, most in one day; new-case trendline nearly flat; as three big reopenings loom, Beshear warns, ‘Let’s not screw it up’
Guidelines for gatherings of 10 or fewer, which will be allowed starting Friday; click it to enlarge —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
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County Health Rankings continue to show largest shifts in the middle rankings, familiar names at the top and bottom
The chart next to the map shows the spread of health outcomes scores (ranks) for each county (green circles) in Kentucky. It shows the size of the gap between ranked...
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Beshear says groups of 10 or fewer can start gathering the Friday before Memorial Day, and travel ban will expire same day
Residents celebrated recovery from covid-19 at the Jackson Manor nursing home in Annville, which reports that 32 have recovered after a major outbreak that killed 16. (Image from WYMT-TV, Hazard) —–...
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Beshear says Bowling Green hotspot may be a glimpse of the future; says crisis offers chance to overcome political divisions
Gov. Andy Beshear displayed this chart to show young people are susceptible to the coronavirus. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
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Beshear decries ‘misinformation’ about virus, says his gradual reopening strategy is aimed at getting children back in school
By Al Cross and Melissa PatrickKentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear stepped up his rhetoric against “misinformation” about the coronavirus and said his gradual reopening of Kentucky’s economy is designed to...
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Pandemic has made telehealth necessary, easier to get, and sure to continue as is; 7 to 8 years’ worth of progress, official says
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Federal officials on a rural health webinar applauded the federal government’s efforts to expand telehealth during the coronavirus pandemic, and predicted its uptick will...