Articles tagged as: COVID-19
April 28, 2020
$1.5M From Mayor's E-Fund To Help 39K Students Get Online For School
A fund created by the Indianapolis Mayors office will distribute $1.5 million to public schools in Marion County to help low-income students get computers and internet service for their remote e-learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance Refunds Some Money To Auto Policy Holders
An Indiana auto insurer is one of several across the country returning money to clients during the coronavirus pandemic. This comes as many are traveling less due to "Stay-At-Home" orders.
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Drive-By Protest At Westville Correctional Facility, Protestors Say Poor Conditions Pose Health Risk
Roughly 100 cars circled the Westville Correctional Facility Tuesday in protest of what the drivers say are dangerous health conditions regarding COVID-19 within the prison.
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Indiana To Offer More Government Services Amid Pandemic
Normally, about 1 in 5 people have state assistance. Applications have increased 75 percent since mid-March, state officials reported Monday.
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Coronavirus: State Creates Testing Partnership, Drive-By Protest At Westville Correctional
The Indiana State Department of Health reported 57 additional deaths on Tuesday, bringing the states total to 901. The state announced more than 16,500 total confirmed cases, with more than 87,000 Hoosiers tested.
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Telehealth Surges During COVID-19 Crisis, But Will It Last?
The coronavirus pandemic has forced hospitals and doctors to move much of their work online. That shift to telehealth required big changes -- from relaxing federal regulations to getting buy-in from doctors.
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In Rural Areas, COVID-19 Not Always Seen As Big Threat
Many of Americas rural counties have just a handful of COVID-19 cases. And health experts say that may be giving residents a false sense of security. Now, outbreaks at food processing plants could shake that complacency.
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State Announces Partnership To Test 100,000 Hoosiers Within A Month
OptumServe Health Services will set up 20 testing sites around the state within the next week, with 50 total sites within two weeks.
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READ: Coronavirus Testing Guidelines From The White House
The Trump administration released a blueprint on Monday for the roles the federal government, states and the private sector should play in rolling out additional COVID-19 testing.
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CDC Adds 6 Symptoms To Its COVID-19 List
The Centers for Disease Control now recognizes chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat and new loss of taste or smell as symptoms of the disease.
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