Category: HEALTH BUSINESS
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‘Temporary’ child-care centers say staffing rule burdens them; domestic-violence orders are down, but domestic murders are up
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. Most child-care centers in Kentucky are closed, but 79 are...
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Beshear lets restaurants reopen at 1/3 capacity May 22, though Ky. hasn’t met benchmarks he set, following federal guidelines
Bloomberg chart shows positive tests in red and pink, and negative tests in grays. Flu-like illness is shown by bars across bottom. Gray rectangle marks last two weeks. —– As news develops about...
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Beshear says he’s working on restaurant rules and limited child-care options for June reopenings; UK starts three clinical trials
Infection charts that Gov. Andy Beshear has used to illustrate the risk of reopening child-care centers —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may...
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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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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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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...