Posts Tagged ‘coronavirus’
Delmarva Power extends COVID-19 customer support efforts through June
To offer continued assistance for customers impacted by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Delmarva Power is extending its customer support policies, through at least June 1, which includes suspending service disconnections, waiving new late fees, and reconnecting customers who were previously disconnected. The company’s COVID-19 policies, designed to help ensure all customers have access to safe…
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE | Delaware State Rep. Rich Collins speaks out on coronavirus shutdown
Delaware State Representative Rich Collins is speaking out about the ongoing shutdown over the coronavirus pandemic, saying the country and the state has “vastly overreacted” and as a result hurt small businesses and threatened the economy. “I don’t want to beat around the bush, and I’ve been beating around the bush for three or four…
Read More$45 million in federal funding will go towards education in Maryland
Over $45 million in federal funding will go towards the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund in Maryland. The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin and David Trone, announced $45,657,990…
Read MoreDPH Update: 88 Additional Positive Cases; 3 New Deaths; 35 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing three additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. In total, 46 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19. Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 33 to 96…
Read MoreMD Gov. Hogan Begins Plans for Recovery Phase
Governor Larry Hogan today announced that Maryland is now in a position to plan the gradual rollout of the state’s recovery phase amid “very real reasons for hope and optimism,” laying out four building blocks for a recovery plan: Expanding testing capacity Increasing hospital surge capacity Ramping up supply of PPE Building a robust contact…
Read MoreUS Sen Tom Carper to Hold Telephone Town Hall for Delawareans Impacted by Coronavirus – Today – 5:50pm
U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.), will host a Telephone Town Hall today, Wednesday, April 15th at 5:50 PM, to hear from Delawareans impacted by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, answer their questions, and discuss the recently enacted Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. This bipartisan bill, recently signed into law, allocates nearly $2 trillion to provide…
Read MoreMaryland Attorney General calls on federal government to increase healthcare coverage outreach
Maryland Attorney General Brian Frosh has joined a multistate coalition calling on the federal government to increase healthcare coverage outreach in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A letter was sent to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and its Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), urging them to immediately develop and…
Read MoreBeebe Healthcare Now Able to Test for Coronavirus at In-House Lab
Beebe Healthcare now has the ability to run a limited number of laboratory tests to confirm coronavirus cases through their on-campus laboratory. This means in certain, limited instances, Beebe can test a patient for coronavirus, get a result in 1-2 hours, and inform the patient in a few hours instead of a few days. However, the…
Read MoreMaryland extends court closure to June over coronavirus pandemic
The State of Maryland has extended the closure of its court facilities until June. A series of new orders concerning the courts and the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic were announced Tuesday by Maryland Court of Appeals Judge Mary Ellen Barbera. Among the new orders was additional guidance concerning the release of incarcerated and imprisoned individuals in…
Read MoreMaryland U.S. Senator slams President Trump over WHO funding halt
Maryland U.S. Senator Ben Cardin, a senior member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and Senate Finance Committee, issued a scathing statement slamming the President after news broke that the U.S. would halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). “Deflecting blame is not the way to save lives and get our nation and the…
Read More$107 Million in COVID-19 Economic Relief for Maryland Airports
The Maryland Congressional Delegation has announced more than $107 Million in coronavirus economic relief for the state’s airports. The full Maryland Congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin, and David Trone, today announced…
Read MoreAP Tests to be Offered Online in May & June
Students will be able to take advanced placement tests from home this year. The exams will be available online May 11 through 22nd or June 1st through 5th. They are 45 minutes long and are open book/open notes. The exam can be taken online or the student can submit a photo of their handwritten work.…
Read MoreCoronavirus Hits Federalsburg PD
Employees of the Federalsburg Police Department have tested positive for coronavirus. That message was posted on the police department’s Facebook page. Town officials say that to the best of their knowledge the employees have not had any public contact in the last 15 days. However the department remains fully capable to respond to 911 and…
Read MoreDPH Announces 165 Additional Positive Cases; 2 New Deaths; 42 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. In total, 43 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19.  Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 33 to 96…
Read MoreMaryland Business Tax Deadlines Extended to July 15
In recognition of the deep toll that the COVID-19 pandemic is taking on businesses, Comptroller Peter Franchot today announced he is extending business-related tax filing deadlines for a second time. The new extension to July 15th applies to certain business returns with due dates during the months of February, March, April, and May 2020 for businesses filing sales…
Read MoreDelaware court closure extended over coronavirus concerns
The Delaware Supreme Court has extended the closure of all court facilities to the public due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Delaware Chief Justice Collins J. Seitz, Jr. has extended the Judicial Emergency, declared on March 14, 2020 due to the COVID-19 public health emergency, until May 14, 2020. In conjunction with the new order,…
Read MorePeninsula Regional Medical Center opens new ICU to treat coronavirus
Peninsula Regional Medical Center has opened a new 43-bed intensive care unit to treat patients suffering from coronavirus (COVID-19). “We are anticipating a spike in the next two weeks with significant potential for respiratory failure requiring ventilation. Our plan is to be able to house over 100 ventilated patients in PRMC,” said Dr. Chris Snyder,…
Read MoreCarper, Coons send letter to the Vice President raising concerns over medical supply distribution
Delaware’s U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons are raising concerns about the Trump Administration’s reliance on private companies to distribute desperately needed medical supplies during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. Although President Trump has declared a national emergency and mobilized the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help distribute supplies, FEMA is currently relying on…
Read MoreDOC Announce 1 Additional CO from Vaughn Tests Positive for Coronavirus
The Delaware Department of Correction (DOC) today announced that one additional Correctional Officer tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number to 12 Correctional Officers to test positive for the virus.   – A Correctional Officer, who is assigned to James T. Vaughn Correctional Center (JTVCC) in Smyrna. The Correctional Officer was last on duty on 7 days ago – on…
Read MoreDE Public Health – 136 Additional Positive Cases; 6 New Deaths; 64 Additional Recovered
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing six additional fatalities related to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and is providing an update on the number of positive cases and recovered individuals. In total, 41 Delawareans have passed away due to complications from COVID-19.  Individuals who have died from COVID-19 ranged in age from 33 to 96 years old.    The most recent deaths involve…
Read MoreMD AG Joins Bipartisan Coalition Urging Federal Government to Ensure Emergency Stimulus Payments Go to Families – not Debt Collectors
Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh today joined a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to take immediate action to ensure billions of dollars in emergency stimulus payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) go to American families and not…
Read MoreMulti-State Council Announced to Get People Back to Work & Restore the Economys
Governor Carney, Governor Cuomo, Governor Murphy, Governor Lamont, Governor Wolf, and Governor Raimondo Announce Multi-State Council to Get People Back to Work and Restore the Economy Council Will Include One Health Expert, One Economic Development Expert and Respective Chiefs of Staff from Each State Council Will Develop a Fully Integrated Regional Framework to Gradually Lift the States’ Stay at Home Orders…
Read MoreBeebe utilizing telemedicine to give patients access to care from home
To provide access to healthcare for residents practicing social and physical distancing at home during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Beebe is offering telemedicine visits across all offices – specialty, primary, and walk-in care. During the first week of April, more than 1,000 visits were conducted across all of Beebe Medical Group. “Beebe Medical Group is…
Read MoreCoronavirus shutdown presents challenges for Delaware GOP
The 2020 election cycle has proven to be one of historic obstacles as the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a host of challenges for political officials and candidates statewide, specifically the Delaware Republican Party who has been forced to adjust to the shutdown at a time where fundraising efforts would have been in full swing…
Read MoreOver $700 million in federal funding awarded to Maryland hospitals, healthcare providers to fight coronavirus
Over $700 million in federal funding will go towards supporting hospitals and healthcare providers to fight the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in Maryland. The full Maryland congressional delegation, including U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen and Congressmen Steny H. Hoyer, Dutch Ruppersberger, John P. Sarbanes, Andy Harris, M.D., Anthony G. Brown, Jamie B. Raskin…
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