Author: ABC Columbia Staff

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Health, Local News

Prisma Health implements additional safeguards during outbreak

Prisma has put more changes into effect to keep patients and staff safe
ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia,SC (WOLO)—Prisma Health recently updated its policy on what personal protective equipment its employees will have in order to match the guidelines from the centers for disease control and prevention and the world health organization In addition to ensuring that each team member has the proper equipment to coincide with a particular patient’s conditon, all Prisma team members who work…

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Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News

Lexington Medical Center wants you to help bring patients smiles

An area hospital is hoping you can help bring a smile to patients faces
ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: Lexington Medical Center LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO) — During the pandemic, health officials say it can be tough to be isolated from your loved ones, but it can be even harder when you are isolated and hospitalized. To help bring a little bit of joy to their patients, the Lexington Medical Center is looking for anyone who likes to…
Local News, State

UofSC extends remote learning through end of summer

Coronavirus outbreak will keep USC students learning remotely longer than expected
ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) –The University of South Carolina says they are continuing to maintain a healthy study body, campus faculty and staff and to keep them safe have decided to extend remote learning. The online learning will now run to the end of the Summer II semester which is completed August 1. University officials say they agreed on the extension…

Local News, State

Local distillery uses facility to make hand sanitizer

a company temporarily stops making brews to make thousands of pounds of hand santizer
ABC Columbia Staff,

Leesville, SC (WOLO)  — A local distillery is using its facility to fill a need in the fight against the coronavirus. Craig and Merideth Amick of Hollow Creek Distillery in Leesville were contacted by the state and asked if they could make hand sanitizer. The couple more than answered the call, they say they 14 hour days for two weeks…

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Columbia police close access to HQ’s to reduce coronavirus spread

The Columbia Police Department is closed to the public until further notice
ABC Columbia Staff,

Image: Columbia Police Department Columbia,SC (WOLO)—  You may not be able to enter the Columbia Police Department headquarters, but believe the men and women in blue are still there and working to keep you safe. In a social media post, the department sent a reminder to members of the public that until further notice their downtown facilty located at 1…

Corrections Masks
Health, Local News, State

SC inmates make thousands of masks to donate to health care facilities

Inmates use their time to make a difference in the coronavirus (COVID-19) fight in South Carolina
ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — South Carolina inmates are doing their part to stop the spread of the coronavirus. According to the Department of Corrections offenders at Leath and Camille Graham Correctional institutions are making more than one thousand masks a day. Each of those masks being sewn by hand, once completed will be distributed throughout the Department of Corrections (DOC)…

Fort Jackson Access
Local News, State

Fort Jackson shuts access to non essential workers, key personnel

The Fort Jackson military installation will limit those allowed to come on to post after more than 2 dozen cases of COVID-19 confirmed
ABC Columbia Staff,

Fort Jackson, SC (WOLO) — Fort Jackson is seeing a rise of coronavirus cases on their post and to stop the spread that was at last check reported at 25 cases forcing officials to declare it a ‘public health emergency’.  Under the new policy,  Fort Jackson will limit access to the post after an outbreak of the disease starting next…

Allen University Computers
Local News, Orangeburg

Allen University donates computers for students to work online

Local university buys hundreds of computers to help students transition to online workload
ABC Columbia Staff,

Orangeburg, SC (WOLO) — As most schools and workplaces operate on a stay at home basis, one local university is giving its students the necessary tools to keep up during the pandemic. Allen University provided 700 tablets and keyboards to students as it transitions to online instruction for the remainder of the semester. The 200-thousand dollar project was made possible…

Midlands Tech Donation
Local News

Midlands Tech donates thousands of needed supplies to area hospitals

One local college donates desperately needed supplies to area hospitals from their health care program
ABC Columbia Staff,

Columbia, SC (WOLO) — Midlands Technical College is doing its part to ensure area hospitals and medical facilities have the supplies they need. In the past week,  the college says its health care program has donated 29,500 gloves, 5000 thermometer covers, 1150 surgical masks, more than 30 pairs of goggles, five disposable gowns, two 32 ounce bags of hand sanitizer…

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