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Cdc New Recommendations To Reopen
Health, National News, Politics

CDC releases new guidelines for safely reopening country

The new report gives detailed steps on how the country should reopen safely
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(CNN) — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released new guidelines for reopening the country. The 60-page report details the steps the u-s should take as it moves away from stay-at-home orders because of the pandemic. The suggestions include a detailed road map on how schools, restaurants, transit, and and child care facilities should safely re-open.The…

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SC surpasses 9,000 cases of coronavirus, nearly 400 deaths

SC DHEC releases the latest number of coronavirus COVID-19 for the state
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COLUMBIA, S.C. — The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has released the latest cases of confirmed cases statewide. According to officials, as of Tuesday May 19, there are 137 new cases of the novel coronavirus COVID-19, while 8 more people have now died as a result of the virus. This brings the total number of individuals…

App Tracks Covid 19 Musc
Digital Exclusives and Features, Health, State

An app to protect you from COVID-19 out next month

A new app will help you track where you've been and who may be infected in that area
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(CNN) — It seems there really is an app for everything! One of the latest, includes an app that can protect you from contracting covid-19. Leaders at the Medical University of South Carolina say they’ve developed it… The app tracks where you go, and while using bluetooth can help identify the locations you’ve been in and if you happened to…
Health, Local News

Newberry College announces plans to resume in person classes

Newberry College President says they will resume classes on campus in August
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Newberry, SC (WOLO) — Newberry College says it is considering resuming in-person instruction will resume this Fall. Thursday the university announced plans to resume in person classes, but only if the spread of the coronaviris, COVID-19 continues to decline. If numbers of cases in South Carolina go down the school says it plans to begin the Fall semester with classes…

Karin Kaifa Death Projections
Health, National News

New data shows higher death rates among Americans than first predicted

Influencial coronavirus model suggests could be 134 thousands Americans could die by Auguest 1
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(CNN) — New numbers released nu an influencial coronavirus model suggests that the number of Americans that could die as a result of COVID-19 could be higher than initially thought. The new data shows that 134 Americans could fall victim to the fast spreading virus by August 1st, 2020. The new data comes from the Institute for Health Metrics and…
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Coronavirus raises concerns for supply chains

Automakers, Farmers and even retailers are in crisis mode
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(CNN) —-The coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc on the supply chain, hitting everyone from farmers to automakers to retailers. But meat processing plants, especially, are in a crisis. Over the past several weeks, a number of major meat suppliers have announced temporary closures as workers fall ill with Covid-19. The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union estimated Tuesday that 20 meatpacking and food processing workers have died so far. The…

Health, Local News, State

DHEC expands rapid COVID-19 testing statewide

These rapid test devices can give COVID-19 specimen results in less than 20 minutes
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Columbia,SC (WOLO) — The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) is helping to expand COVID-19 testing capabilities for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) by sending out multiple rapid-testing devices and testing supplies to areas of the state where access to testing for the virus may be limited. Health officials call it, The Abbott ID NOW COVID-19 rapid-response test and…

Kershaw Schools
Health, Kershaw, Local News

Kershaw Co. to have graduation ceremonies as scheduled amid pandemic

Kershaw seniors will get to don their cap and gowns under strict guidelines
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Image: Kershaw County Schools Kershaw Co.,SC (WOLO)— In the age of social distancing some seniors are faced with reality that they may not be able to publicly celebrate the work they’ve put in after 13 years of schooling because of the Coronavirus pandemic. While some schools have not made a decision yet on there plan for the 2020 school year,…