Category: HEALTH POLICY
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As he and Beshear take the first small steps to reopen the state, Health Commissioner Stack asks for ‘patience and tolerance’
Stack at the April 19 briefing —– By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAs Kentucky takes small steps toward reopening businesses, starting gingerly with much of health care, you can almost see...
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So how close is Ky. coming to benchmarks needed to reopen? It’s hard to tell, but Beshear says he will discuss possible dates Mon.
Lexington Herald-Leader chart shows 12 days of metrics Gov. Andy Beshear says he is watching. —– Gov. Andy Beshear says he is following benchmarks “to guide his decisions about re-opening Kentucky’s...
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Beshear vetoes anti-abortion bill; legislature can’t override
Gov. Andy Beshear and Attorney General Daniel Cameron, on the day Beshear appointed Cameron to fill his unexpired term. Both were elected Nov. 5, but governors take office earlier. —–...
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Dentists and state officials scramble to set rules for reopening dental offices; Beshear says they won’t reopen Monday, but soon
By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsGov. Andy Beshear said Saturday that dentists’ offices won’t be able to open Monday because they and state officials haven’t agreed on rules for it, but...
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Testing for virus will continue ramping up as May approaches
Testing for the coronavirus in Kentucky will be more extensive than ever during the last week of April. Gov. Andy Beshear highlighted 11 sites in which the state has a...
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Most cases in one day, but Beshear cites testing and still sees a plateau; releases 352 inmates in jails; 2nd prison death reported
By Al CrossKentucky Health NewsAs Kentucky reported the most coronavirus cases in a single day, its main challenges were in institutions: prisons, jails and long-term-care facilities.Gov. Andy Beshear announced 322...
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‘Your business cannot look the same,’ officials tell health-care providers; ‘Expect masks to be a greater part of your life’
A slide of Owensboro Health employees was displayed at Gov. Andy Beshear’s daily briefing. —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated....
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Beshear sets first reopenings, in health care; reveals expanded testing; U of L researchers developing therapy to block virus
As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item will be updated. Official state guidance is at kycovid19.ky.gov. By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Slow and steady goes...
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Ky.’s deadliest pandemic day: 17 deaths, 13 in nursing homes; Beshear warns against states ‘making decisions that are reckless’
Drive-thru coronavirus testing in Somerset (Twitter photos by Alex Slitz, Lexington Herald-Leader) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this item may be updated. Official state guidance...
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Schools advised to close for rest of academic year; nine deaths in nursing homes raise their share of Ky. death total to 39 percent; study suggests obesity is top risk for a severe case of covid-19
Nutter Field House at the University of Kentucky is now a 400-bed field hospital. (UK photo by Mark Cornelison) —– As news develops about the coronavirus and its covid-19 disease, this...