Articles tagged as: COVID-19
October 15, 2020
Indiana Officials Outline Response To State's Virus Hotspots
Indiana health officials confirmed 28 more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, and the states seven-day rolling average of new cases of the respiratory disease has doubled in three weeks.
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Marion County COVID Restrictions Remain In Place
Marion County will stick with current pandemic restrictions as the state experiences record numbers of COVID-19 cases.
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How COVID-19 May Make Mental Health Problems Worse This Winter
Dani Hoover is a 26-year-old social worker in Indianapolis. She has battled depression and anxiety since high school, and the pandemic hasnt made it any easier. Kevin Rand, a psychology professor at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, says COVID-19 has had a huge impact around the world.
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Chicago Travel Order For Indiana Begins Friday
Chicagos emergency travel order for Indiana takes effect on Friday at midnight. The order is aimed at limiting travel to and from the city to the Hoosier State, with some exemptions, like work-related purposes, medical care and child custody agreements.
Read MoreOctober 14, 2020
Indiana Health Commissioner Positive For COVID-19; Governor To Be Tested
Indianas State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box is in quarantine after she and members of her family tested positive for COVID-19.
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Holcomb Won't Change Course Despite Spike In COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations
Gov. Eric Holcomb wont reimpose any COVID-19 restrictions despite all of the states guiding principles heading in the wrong direction.
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Pandemic Relief Program Offers Financial Coaching For Some Leaving Incarceration
Carlette Duffy is the Director of Re-entry for the City of Indianapolis and the Office of Public Health and Safety (OPHS), and she spoke with WFYI's Terri Dee about a pilot program that offers some formerly incarcerated people financial coaching to get on their feet.
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Study Pauses Are More Common, Essential To Clinical Trials
Eli Lilly paused trials of its COVID-19 treatment drug Tuesday. The news came less than a day after Johnson & Johnson also paused its trial on a COVID-19 vaccine.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2020
Indiana Womens Prison Willfully Ignorant On Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Staff Say
After several weeks over the summer without a reported case, new coronavirus infections are turning up at the Indiana Womens Prison, and some employees want more testing to protect those inside.
Read MoreOctober 13, 2020
Indiana Added to Chicago Emergency Travel Order List, With Exemptions
Indiana is now included under Chicago's COVID-19 Emergency Travel Order. Starting Friday, those traveling between Indiana and the city will need to quarantine for 14-days unless they're exempt.
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