Posts Tagged ‘COVID-19’
Beebe Hosts Virtual COVID-19 Town Hall
The Sussex County community will be updated on COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and vaccine information during a Beebe Healthcare virtual town hall today (Wednesday). The meeting is scheduled between 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. Beebe Healthcare President and CEO Dr. David Tam and Beebe COVID-19 Response Medical Director Dr. Bill Chasanov will preside. The meeting can…
Read MoreMd. State Flags Fly Half-Staff To Honor 10,000+ Marylanders Lost Due To COVID-19
More than 10,000 Marylanders have been lost due to COVID-19 complications, according to Governor Larry Hogan, who directed state flags in Maryland to fly at half-staff in remembrance of those people over the past 19 months. “More than 10,000 lives have now been taken from us by this deadly virus. Each of these Marylanders was…
Read MoreNanticoke Hospital Pauses Non-Emergency, Elective Surgeries That Require Overnight Stay
(Updated) Elective, non-emergency procedures that require an overnight stay are temporarily suspended at TidalHealth Nanticoke Hospital in Seaford for at least two weeks. The pause was announced Monday, the same day it took effect. A previously-announced suspension of elective surgeries at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury is also in effect. A multi-disciplinary team is…
Read MoreBeebe Pauses Elective Surgeries That Require Overnight Hospital Stay
Beebe Healthcare plans to suspend elective surgical procedures that require an overnight hospital stay, effective today (Tuesday, September 14th). Hospital officials said Monday that the decision is being made out of an abundance of caution, and due to the influx of patients requiring hospitalization due to COVID-19 and unrelated serious medical issues. Patients who are…
Read MoreDel. Public Health Emergency Order Formally Extended
Governor John Carney Wednesday formally extended Delaware’s COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Order for another 30 days. The extension allows the State of Delaware and medical providers to continue with COVID-19 vaccination and testing programs. Public Health Emergency declarations must be extended every 30 days under state law. “Getting all Delaware students back in the classroom…
Read MoreUPDATED: Mask Protesters Disrupt Cape Henlopen Board of Education Meeting
UPDATED 8/24/21 – Last week’s Cape School Board meeting ended abruptly when parents became upset over masks in schools. The meeting was adjourned before the financial business and committee reports were presented. Superintendent Robert Fulton told WGMD in an email that the remaining items will be handled during the next school board meeting on September…
Read MoreVIDEO | Md. To Require Hospital, Nursing Home Workers To Vax Or Be Tested
Worcester Schools To Urge, But Won’t Require Face Coverings For Now
Worcester County Public Schools students, teachers and staff will have the option of wearing a mask when classes resume. WCPS will “highly recommend” universal masking, in conjunction with CDC guidance. The school system’s “Responsible Return 2.0” plan will attempt to distance students three feet apart in classrooms, and six feet or more elsewhere in school…
Read MoreVax, Booster, Test: Del. COVID-19 Weekly Update
Delaware Public Health is encouraging people who take part in large gatherings and events that this time of year brings to get tested for Coronavirus, in light of the recent increase in case rates and spread of the Delta variant. Events such as birthday parties, college sendoffs, weddings and other gatherings involving people in close…
Read MoreDel. Vaccine Policy Announced For State Employees, Long-Term Care Staff
The following news release was issued by the office of Delaware Governor John Carney Thursday: Governor Carney and the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) on Thursday announced that beginning on September 30, staff in long-term care and other health care facilities will be required to provide proof of vaccination or to undergo regular testing to prevent the transmission of…
Read MoreDel. Courts Implement Mask Requirement
Delaware courts will again require anyone at a court facility to wear a face covering starting Monday, August 16th. Supreme Court Chief Justice Collins Seitz Junior announced the action Wednesday as administrative head of all state courts in Delaware. The requirement is in accordance with Governor John Carney’s directive that state employees and visitors to…
Read MoreWicomico Co. Public Schools Implement Mask Requirement
Students, staff and visitors to Wicomico County Public Schools will be required to wear a mask at indoor school facilities starting today. School officials said the policy is based on the recommendation of the CDC and the Maryland and Wicomico County Health Departments, based on the county’s high transmission rates of COVID-19. According to Superintendent…
Read MoreGov. Carney Announces School Mask Requirement
Delaware students in grades k-through 12, and child care homes and centers will be required to wear a face covering while indoors starting next Monday. Governor John Carney said Tuesday that the mask requirement is for everyone and is regardless of vaccination status and covers public and private schools. The requirement will be formalized later…
Read MoreVIDEO | Sussex COVID Case, Vax Rates Draw Concern
The Delta variant is driving up COVID-19 case numbers in Delaware, and hospitalizations have been going up recently as well. Governor John Carney and Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay outlined the current situation facing The First State in a virtual presentation Thursday. Rattay said several ZIP Codes in western Sussex County are being…
Read MoreVIDEO | Hogan: ‘Just Get The Damn Vaccine’
Maryland will implement new vaccination protocols for state employees who work in congregate settings as the Delta variant now accounts for nearly all of the state’s new COVID-19 cases. Governor Larry Hogan said employees of 48 state facilities will be required to show proof of vaccination or to adhere to strict face covering requirements and…
Read MoreFace Coverings Required At Berlin Town Buildings
Face coverings will be required for anyone who enters a Town of Berlin building. People who attend meetings of mayor and council or other commissions and committees will also be required to wear a mask. Mayor Zack Tyndall said Wednesday that the requirement took effect that day and is in response to the CDC designating…
Read MoreDel. State Contractors Could Qualify For Relief Program
Delaware is launching a “Market Pressure Relief Fund” that would help state contractors who have been facing higher costs for construction materials. According to the Delaware Division of Small Business and the Office of Management and Budget, general contractors with the state resulting from a ‘formal procurement’ can apply for assistance. The fund will provide…
Read MoreWATCH: Del. COVID-19 Town Hall & Update
https://livestream.com/accounts/4090843/events/9755007/videos/223361154 Governor John Carney, Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay and Delaware Emergency Management Director AJ Schall participated in a virtual COVID-19 update and town hall with Delawareans Tuesday, July 13th. Earlier that day, Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency officially ended. Discussed are recent case trends, vaccination and testing, and the risk posed by…
Read MoreJudge: Md. Must Remain Part Of Federal Enhanced Unemployment Benefits Program
A judge has ruled that Maryland and the Hogan Administration must continue to take part in the federal enhanced unemployment benefits program. A Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Tuesday ruled against Governor Larry Hogan’s effort to end Maryland’s involvement in the program. The governor wanted to stop the enhanced $300-a-week benefits earlier this month, but…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Guidelines Will Remain For Visits To Long-Term Care Facilities
Delaware’s COVID-19 State of Emergency will expire Tuesday, but guidelines that cover visitation to long-term care facilities will stay in place. According to Delaware Health and Social Services, the type of visit that’s allowed at a nursing home or assisted living facility will be determined by COVID-19 case rates in the facility and in the…
Read MoreFEMA Amends COVID-19 Funeral Assistance Policy
The COVID-19 pandemic has taken a toll on all Americans, especially those who suffered loss due to the virus. FEMA Region 3 remains committed to easing the financial burden on the thousands of families in the mid-Atlantic region who incurred funeral expenses due to the virus. FEMA has amended the agency’s COVID-19 funeral assistance policy…
Read MoreMd. Launches Vax Scholarship Contest
Maryland is offering a scholarship incentive for young people age 12-to-17 to get vaccinated for COVID-19. Governor Larry Hogan said Wednesday that the Maryland Higher Education Commission and the Department of Health will jointly oversee the VaxU Scholarship program. Drawings will be held regularly through Labor Day. “Promotions like this are just one more way…
Read MoreDel. Communities Get 1st Shares Of Rescue Plan Funding
Dozens of local governments in Delaware now have a share of just less than $44-million in their accounts from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. State Treasurer Colleen Davis’ office was charged by the Federal Government with developing the distribution process, and the first round has been completed. Davis said decisions on how to…
Read MoreDel. Meets COVID Vax Goal
Delaware has crossed the finish line in reaching a coronavirus vaccination milestone. According to Delaware Public Health and Governor John Carney, just over 70% of adults have received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, reaching the goal before July 4th as stated by President Biden. “Delawareans have pulled together, done their part and gotten…
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