Image: Columbia Housing Logo/ ColumbiaHousing.org Columbia, SC ( WOLO)—Columbia Housing is taking actions to address concerns over the coronavirus. Ivory Mathews, the Interim Executive Director for Columbia Housing says even though the risk of being exposed to the disease is low for residents and staff, they are going to take some precautionary measures to stop the spread of all respiratory…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– DHEC announced on Sunday that four new possible cases of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus in South Carolina. As of this afternoon, four presumptive positive cases were identified after testing for COVID-19 was completed at DHEC’s Public Health Laboratory. These are in addition to the two presumptive positive cases the agency announced on Friday March 6. That brings…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) –Prisma Health Richland Hospital in Columbia has confirmed that they’re caring for the patient from Kershaw County with presumptive positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Hospital officals say the patient is in a special isolation room that helps keeps our team members and the community safe. “Because of our expertise, Prisma Health routinely treats patients with potentially infectious diseases…
CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — The Medical University of South Carolina announced Saturday it will give in-state residents free online coronavirus screenings through its telehealth program. The service is for people who are worried they may have been exposed to the virus, and are suffering from mild to moderate flu-like symptoms. To have a screening, visit MUSC’s virtual health care website, MUSC.care. Once there,…
COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)- Midlands hospitals are preparing for an coronavirus outbreak after the recent spread across the United States. In South Carolina five people have been tested in for COVID-19, and 13 people are being monitored according to DHEC officials. Right now there are no confirmed cases. The rapidly emerging outbreak of the coronavirus has some south carolinians on edge. “I’m…
(CNN) –15 people in the United States have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Dr. Robert Redfield says asymptomatic transmission is possible. That means people who are not showing any symptoms can pass the virus onto others. Redfield also says, many of the people who contract the disease never exhibit symptoms beyond a slight sore…
(CNN)—The Allied Pilots Association, a union representing 15,000 American Airlines pilots, has sued the company to halt the carrier’s U.S.-China service, citing “serious, and in many ways still unknown, health threats posed by the coronavirus.” The union asked the court in Dallas County for a temporary and immediate restraining order halting the flights as the virus spreads. “The safety and well-being of our…
(CNN) — The US Food and Drug Administration is giving the maker of Purell products a stern warning: Stop making unproven claims that over-the-counter hand sanitizers help eliminate Ebola, MRSA or the flu. In a “warning letter” to Purell’s parent, Gojo Industries, the agency called out the company for making numerous marketing claims that potentially position its sanitizing products as a…
(CNN) — A new report by the Surgeon General released aims to point out how beneficial it is to quit smoking at any age. This is the first report by the Surgeon General to focus solely on smoking since 1990. Smoking is the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States. The report also notes that…
(CNN) — health officials say the e-coli outbreak linked to romaine lettuce has finally ended. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the the outbreak, that started in September, ended Wednesday. The romaine lettuce, grown in Salinas, California, infected 167 people across 27 states and hospitalized 85 others. No deaths have…
