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Small Business disaster assistance approved for SC

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The US Small Business Association has approved Governor Henry McMaster’s request for the agency to offer disaster assistance to small businesses in the state . Small businesses in the state can now qualify for low interest federal disaster loans if they have suffered substantial economic injury. All 46 counties in South Carolina are included in the declaration….

SC DHEC offers Coronavirus resources online

DHEC : work with federal, state and local partners to respond to the emerging outbreak of the novel coronavirus

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– If you are looking for a resource on the Coronavirus and updates on state cases, you can check out The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control website. The site is a resource for COVID-19. Below are some links: DHEC’s COVID-19 county map provides the number of cases by county and is updated daily. https://scdhec.gov/infectious-diseases/viruses/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19 Several South Carolina…

DHEC investigating 46 additional Coronavirus cases

DHEC: total number statewide 173 cases in 30 counties

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control on Saturday, announced it is investigating 46 additional cases of the coronavirus. DHEC say this brings the total number statewide to 173 cases in 30 counties. According to DHEC: New positive cases Anderson County: 4 cases Beaufort County: 4 cases Charleston County: 4 cases Colleton County: 1 case…

Gov. McMaster extends state income tax deadline, allows curbside sale of beer and wine

by Tony Fortier-Bensen

(ABC Columbia/FILE) Governor Henry McMaster COLUMBIA, S.C. (WCIV) — Governor Henry McMaster continues to make changes in state laws as the state tries to ease worries and combat the COVID-19 pandemic. The governor is now waiving regulations to allow restaurants to sell beer and wine for curbside pickup and to-go orders only. The change in law still doesn’t change the…

Governor: At this time ordering South Carolinians to shelter in place, not under consideration

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– In a statement on Twitter Saturday,  South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, asking South Carolina residents to act responsibly. Here is the Tweet/ statement from SC Governor @henrymcmaster “at this time, ordering South Carolinians to shelter in place is not under consideration.  If we all work together, act responsibly, and take necessary precautions, lives can be saved now.”…

WATCH: Medical equipment from national arrives in SC

Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– According to DHEC, in order to help healthcare workers responding to COVID-19, the state requested and has received its full allocation of medical equipment from the Strategic National Stockpile. According to the department it received 55 pallets in the initial shipment which includes N-95 masks, face shields, surgical masks, gowns, and gloves. DHEC says members of the…

UofSC on campus resident tests positive for COVID-19

UofSC/Twitter Columbia, S.C. (WOLO)– According to a spokesperson for the University of South Carolina, the university was made aware Friday night that a student living in a residence hall on campus tested positive for COVID-19. UofSC officials say under the direction of DHEC, the student and 17 other residents of the building are in quarantine pending further investigation. UofSC says…

U.S. women’s football team evacuated from Honduras arrives in Charleston

by Tony Fortier-Bensen

CHARLESTON, SC (WCIV) — Half of the U.S. women’s football team, as well as a total of 89 Americans, arrived in Joint Base Charleston early Saturday morning to escape from Honduras’s closed borders. According to a press release, the other half of the football team will arrive at Joint Base Charleston later today. The women’s football team was doing charity…

12 USC students test positive for COVID-19, 17 others quarantined

image courtesy USC COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-One student living in a residenCe hall on USC’s campus has tested positive for COVID-19. Under the direction of the SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, this student and 17 others residents of the building have been placed in quarantine, according to University officials. Others who may have come into close contact with the individual…

A look at Governor McMaster’s Executive Order on additional Emergency measures

McMaster issued an executive order requiring all non essential state employees to stay home from work

COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has issued an executive order requiring all non essential state employees to stay home from work. It went into effect Friday, March 20. The Governor, in the media briefing Thursday, said “they can and should work from home”. McMaster also ordered all public university presidents in South Carolina to determine which of…