Category: HEALTH POLICY
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Update on schools reiterates principles without saying what will be mandated, but Beshear and health chief urge more mask wearing
Kentucky Health News chart shows cases for last three weeks and seven-day rolling average. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated....
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As masks become controversial, evidence mounts that they work
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell wears a mask and urges others to do so. (Photo by Alex Wong, Getty Images) —– “Several new studies published this month support wearing masks to curb...
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Daily case count jumps to near record; hospitalizations are stable
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Another 315 Kentuckians were confirmed Saturday to be infected with the coronavirus, a near-record daily total that continued a two-week upward trend. Hospitalizations for...
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Study cites benefits of telehealth; commentary says mental telehealth services are ‘clinically equivalent to in-person care’
As people across the nation have been asked to shelter in place because of the novel coronavirus, never before has the importance of telehealth, especially for mental-health care, become more...
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Infection rate estimated by website suggests Kentucky’s coronavirus hotspots are moving to Louisville-Bluegrass corridor
Hotspots for the coronavirus in Kentucky appear to be moving from a gaggle of counties in near Western Kentucky to more urban counties along Interstate 64. Franklin County has the...
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400 new cases in last two days, but fewer hospitalizations
By Al Cross Kentucky Health News Kentucky has confirmed 400 new cases of the coronavirus in the last two days, keeping the state on a rough plateau higher than the...
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Beshear says virus is at a new plateau, and he will be guided by hospital data; sets modified nursing-home visitation for July 15
The New York Times posts a running chart of trends in every county. For the whole chart, click here. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...
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Beshear says spread of virus is controlled, but easy absentee voting and more polling places will be needed for Nov. election
Kentucky Health News chart shows coronavirus cases for the last four weeks and the seven-day rolling average accumulated on each day. For a larger version of the chart, click on...
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Randomized coronavirus and antibody testing in Louisville will determine ‘true extent’ of virus, could be extended to rest of Ky.
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News A project aimed at finding out the true extent of the coronavirus in Louisville has moved into its second phase after receiving a $1.5...
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State school-bus guidance no longer includes social distancing; compliance with plan for masks is expected to be a battle
UPDATE: Officials of the state Department for Public Health will meet with counterparts at the Department of Education on Friday to “hone the guidance,” interim Education Commissioner Kevin Brown said Thursday. “Officials say a...