The President signs a 2.2 trillion dollar stimulus package that will fund a series of corporate bailouts, 1,200 dollar checks to Americans making under 75,000 dollars a year, substantial SBA loans, hospital funding, beefed up unemployment insurance, and direct payments to states to help tackle COVID-19. As a result, Louisiana is set to receive 1.8 billion dollars for coronavirus response.
The state saw a record high in deaths linked to COVID-19 over the past 24 hours at 36. Funeral homes are having to adapt to the new reality of removing the deceased from homes that are contaminated. President of Mothe (Mott) Funeral Homes Boyd Mothe Jr. says funeral homes are in need of more PPE for removal staff….
The Governor is asking healthcare students and recent grads along with retired nurses and doctors to volunteer for the fight against coronavirus, and fast-tracking new licenses to get them into the field. Edwards says having all the beds and equipment in the world doesn’t mean much if you don’t have enough medical workers.
Volunteers can sign up at COVID-19LAvolunteers.org.
Louisiana Economic Development opens a COVID-19 Help Desk that will provide email and hotline support for businesses impacted by the virus. LED Secretary Don Pierson says if phone support is needed, they’ve setup a number at 1-833-457-0531.