The growing number of cases of COVID-19 in the state and especially in the New Orleans area prompts the need for additional healthcare workers and the state in the process of opening a 1,120-bed facility at the Morial Convention Center. Edwards says LSU Health Shreveport was able to accelerate the timeline for getting residents into the healthcare facilities, and he wants LSU Health New Orleans to do the same.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases was questioned on a Louisiana radio station about the outbreak of COVID-19. Fauci says the summer season may help flatten the curve but adds there are still many unknowns about this virus.
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Families who’ve just lost a loved one are now faced with the reality of constrained, socially distant funeral services. Jeff Palermo spoke with the President of Mothe (Mott) Funeral Homes about the situation…
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Louisiana Economic Development opens a COVID-19 Help Desk that will provide information for businesses on what the federal $2.2 trillion emergency relief bill means for them. LED Secretary Don Pierson says businesses can find out info online at opportunitylouisiana.com.