Beginning April 27th time-sensitive elective medical procedures will be permitted under the state’s coronavirus social distancing guidelines. Matt Doyle has more.
Rev. Tony Spell surrenders and is in the custody of law enforcement after Central Police issue a warrant for his arrest. The warrant comes after Spell nearly hit a protestor with a church bus. The preacher leads the Life Tabernacle Church who continues to violate the Governor’s stay at home order during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Louisiana House GOP Leader Blake Miguez says Louisiana needs to reopen its economy on a parish by parish basis, but Governor Edwards disagrees. Miguez wrote a letter to the Governor calling on him to implement Phase One of the federal reopening plan after the stay-at-home order ends April 30th.
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Phase One allows for limited reopening like dine-in restaurants while calling for sustained social distancing and use of public PPE. Edwards says he’s leaning towards issuing any guidance at a state level.
Nasal swabs for COVID-19 testing are now being 3-D printed at LSU Health Shreveport. The swabs, which are a crucial part or the testing kit, have been in short supply. Molecular and cellular physiology professor Dr. Steven Alexander says the light-activated printing technique can produce medical devices which are chemically inert, sterile, and compatible with accurate testing procedures.