Category: HEALTH POLICY
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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...
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Reopenings may not fit guidelines, but Beshear says plateau and other states’ trends forecast a decline in May; public data limited
State’s “epidemic curve” notes, and Kentucky Health News arrow emphasizes, that coronavirus cases with first symptoms in the last two weeks may not appear. The later the date, the more...
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Beshear starts saying what businesses can open when; analysis says Ky. shutdown saved lives; study shows promising treatment
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 Gov....
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Attorney general calls bans on mass gatherings as applied to churches, and on interstate travel, unconstitutional; vows to sue
Beshear showed photos of Lillian and Leonard Press; she died of covid-19 complications Sunday. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Beshear, Health Commissioner Stack lay out timeline for reopening health care and other segments of the Ky. economy
Gov. Andy Beshear held up a mask at his Sunday briefing. (Photo by Ryan Hermens, Lexington Herald-Leader) As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be...
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46 rural hospitals in Ky. to share $3.88 million from CARES Act
Forty-six rural hospitals in Kentucky will share almost $3.9 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, according to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Center of Excellence...
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46% of Ky. covid-19 deaths in long-term-care facilities, higher than other states; protective gear, testing and staffing are concerns
Long-term-care facilities have largely confined residents to rooms to protect them from the virus, but they play games via hallways. (Photo via The News Courier, Athens, Ala.) —– By Melissa Patrick Kentucky...