Elective surgery restrictions eased
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is preparing to ease up on the prohibition of elective surgeries during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Ohio’s reopening: “Strong, but safe”
Governor Mike DeWine and officials in his administration are hoping to start reopening the state’s non-essential businesses on May 1 but will do so cautiously to avoid a resurgence of the coronavirus.
New unemployment filing system aims to unclog backlog
Deluged by applications for benefits by Ohioans newly unemployed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the state Department of Job and Family Services is implementing a new weekly claim filing process.
Financial pressure from virus shutters Urbana University
Urbana University is the first Ohio college to fold as a result of financial pressure from the coronavirus pandemic.
School closings mean no spring HS sports
With the announcement by Gov. Mike DeWine that Ohio school facilities would not reopen this school year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the governing body of high school sports in Ohio announced that spring sports would be canceled and its executive director said the organization’s attention had turned to salvaging fall sports in the state.
Ohio, Columbus target racial health disparities
State and local officials are turning their attention to the toll the COVID-19 outbreak has taken on minority communities.
DeWine: Schools will not reopen this year
Ohio’s schools will not reopen this school year, despite Gov. Mike DeWine’s plan to begin a phased-in reopening of the state’s businesses on May 1.
Inmates constitute nearly quarter of Ohio coronavirus cases
Figures show that Ohio inmates now make up nearly one in four of the state’s coronavirus cases.
DeWine encouraged by FDA on testing supplies
Governor Mike DeWine is calling on the federal government to help provide crucial materials that would allow a dramatic increase in testing for coronavirus in his state — and later reported a “very positive” response from the agency concerned.
Reopening plans slowly coming into focus
Six-foot gaps between workers. Masks, gloves, barriers, hand sanitizer. These are things Ohioans can expect to find commonplace when life in the state enters the next phase of the battle against COVID-19.