The Chief of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health New Orleans is weighing in on a Covid-19 pill that manufacturer Merck says will reduce hospitalizations and cut in half the number of deaths in people recently infected with the coronavirus. Dr. Julio Figueroa says the experimentation results being touted by Merck about the pill that’s taken eight times a day for five days can’t be ignored, but have to be proven further.
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Louisiana’s restaurant industry continues to face hardships from a lack of business because of the continuing Covid pandemic. Stan Harris heads up the state’s restaurant association and tells us most restaurants surveyed in the state don’t expect to ever return to the pre-pandemic normal. Harris says when it comes to the bottom line, restaurants in Louisiana aren’t drawing in the business they need.
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As Louisiana marks National Fire Prevention Week, Ashley Rodrique with the State Fire Marshal’s Office says it’s being urged that you not only have a working smoke alarm but also have a working carbon monoxide detector in the home, noting that the fumes are odorless.
She says a carbon monoxide alarm involves four continuous loud beeps and that you should open doors and windows, leave your residence, and call 911
It’s been early June since a Powerball Jackpot was won and tonight’s drawing could be significant for a ticketholder if their numbers are drawn and for the lottery if it isn’t. Louisiana Lottery Spokesperson Kim Chopin says the jackpot is at $685.5-million.