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COVID-19 deaths will be reported by physicians and funeral homes more quickly - April 6, 2020 at 4:53 am
Emergency Order requires funeral homes, doctors to report COVID-19 deaths more quickly COVID-19 deaths will be reported by physicians and funeral homes more quickly under an emergency order issued by Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Director Robert Gordon that will improve the state’s response to slowing the spread of the virus. The order, effective immediately, gets important death information to public health officials so they can better Read more…
Lane restrictions scheduled for U.S. 31 between Toll Road and Michigan state line - April 5, 2020 at 8:41 am
The NB and SB passing lanes on U.S. 31 between the Indiana Toll Road and the Michigan state line will be restricted beginning on or after Monday, April 6. This restriction is the first phase of a project to reconstruct U.S. 31 and will be to construct median crossovers. 12 ft. driving lanes will be available. No wide loads are permitted. This restriction will last for approximately two weeks. After Read more…
Nessel’s Office Tells Businesses to Stop Selling Fake COVID-19 Test Kits - April 4, 2020 at 8:35 am
In continuing efforts to protect residents from scams and price-gouging related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel’s office on Wednesday contacted two related businesses demanding they stop marketing and selling fake at-home COVID-19 test kits to Michigan consumers. The Attorney General’s letter was sent to VitaStik Inc. and $tronghold Inc. – both registered in Las Vegas, Nevada, but operating in Beverly Hills, California – after a Read more…
Seniors Can Get Meals Safely in Michigan During Covid-19 Outbreak - April 4, 2020 at 8:34 am
Michigan recently received additional federal dollars to help provide meals to older adults as the state responds to the COVID-19 pandemic and wants to make seniors aware of food delivery programs. These programs – available to Michigan residents over age 60 – provide meals through home delivery and pick up services during the current pandemic. The need for these services – particularly home-delivered and packaged meals – has increased as Read more…
File for unemployment benefits between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m. - April 3, 2020 at 5:01 am
Filing online remains the fastest way for Michiganders to apply for unemployment benefits at Michigan.gov/UIA. The Unemployment Insurance Agency urges Michiganders to file during off-peak hours to avoid longer load times. Users are asked to be patient and not click more than once to reload a page. Filing online remains the fastest way for Michiganders to apply for unemployment benefits. And filing during off-peak times is even faster. Off-peak hours: Read more…
- Coronavirus live updates: US death toll over 9,600
narvikk/iStock(NEW YORK) — nA global pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now killed at least 9,654 people in the United States. The U.S. is, by far, the hardest-hit country with more than 337,000 diagnosed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The first cases of COVID-19 were detected in China Read more…
Stocks rise sharply on hopes of progress in battling virus
Stocks are jumping after some of the world’s hardest-hit areas offered sparks of hope that the worst of the coronavirus outbreak may be on the horizon
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with coronavirus symptoms
Ray Tang/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(LONDON) — U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was hospitalized with “persistent symptoms” of coronavirus on Sunday night as a “precautionary step,” Downing Street said. Johnson was admitted to the hospital to undergo tests on the advice of his doctor 10 days after he revealed he had tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The prime minister has a temperature, and no update was given on his Read more…
Wisconsin mayors seek to scrap in-person voting in last-ditch effort
hermosawave/iStock(MADISON, Wis.) — As the novel coronavirus shutters nearly every aspect of American society, 10 mayors in Wisconsin are pushing for the pandemic to shut down one more: in-person voting. A new letter, signed by the mayors who represent some of the state’s largest cities including Milwaukee and Madison, urges Wisconsin’s top health official to invoke emergency powers to stop in-person voting for Tuesday’s election, which includes the presidential primary Read more…
Tyler Perry leaves $21,000 tip for COVID-unemployed restaurant workers
Steve Iervolino/ABC News(ATLANTA) — Tyler Perry can’t seem to do enough to lift spirits amid growing concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic, and the latest example was on Sunday. TMZ reports Perry stopped by a Houston’s restaurant in Atlanta and left a $500 tip for each of its 42 out-of-work servers — a total of $21,000! Perry is reportedly a fan the restaurant chain and pays frequent visits to that particular location. Last Read more…
