Category: YOUR HEALTH
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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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Cell-phone data suggest we’re gradually staying home less
SafeGraph data for the week ended April 30 show relative mobility. For county data, click here. —– Anonymized cell-phone data indicate, county by county, how much Americans are obeying stay-at-home restrictions imposed to...
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‘I will wear a mask . . . for you’
By Becky Barnes Editor, The Cynthiana Democrat April 30, 2020 I’m not ready to die. I will stay away from crowds and, even though I am not a non-essential worker,...
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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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Pandemic has created divides, socioeconomic and political
A GrubHub delivery is made in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Erik S. Lesser, European Pressphoto Agency) —– Former labor secretary Robert Reich, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley, writes for Common Dreams that the...
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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....