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 in addition to more personal protective equipment and ventilators…
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The need for additional healthcare workers in New Orleans will likely be acute with the state in the process of opening a 1,120-bed facility at the Morial Convention Center.
Losing a loved one is never easy, and COVID-19 is making it harder on families and friends of those recently deceased. President of Mothe (Mott) Funeral Homes Boyd Mothe Jr. says funeral homes are no stranger to the emerging lack of PPE…
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As part of President Trump’s COVID-19 task force, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci has become a household name. A shortage of tests has proved to be a hurdle in the initial response to the coronavirus. Fauci appeared on Talk 107.3 in Baton Rouge and says that’s becoming less of an issue.
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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 businesses can find info online at opportunitylouisiana.com