33% of pet owners say their pet has gained weight during the quarantine. Kevin Barnhart has the story.
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Ohio State and North Carolina have suspended their voluntary workouts because of positive COVID-19 cases, but LSU Coach Ed Orgeron says the virus is under control among his players. Jeff Palermo has the story…
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Through contact tracing, the state has identified the settings where they’ve seen the most coronavirus outbreaks. Bars lead the way with 36 outbreaks that’s produced at least 393 cases. Assistant health secretary, Doctor Alex Billioux, says the bar setting presents a lot of challenges to manage
The state has also identified eleven outbreaks at food processing plants and 16 outbreaks at industrial settings. The state health department also knows about 16 outbreaks at restaurants totaling 68 cases. Billioux says compliance checks are happening, but he’s unaware if any business has been cited
Phase Two restrictions call for most businesses to have a maximum of half capacity. Billioux says if that’s not the case at a business you enter, then leave..
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People aren’t the only ones packing on the pounds during the pandemic as 33% of pet owners say their pet has gained weight during quarantine, according to a study out of the state of Washington. LSU Vet School Assistant Professor of Community Practice Nancy Welborn says pets are receiving extra TLC from their owners.
Welborn says the same issues that weight gain can cause in people can show up in animals as well.
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Welborn recommends knowing the appropriate daily caloric intake for your pet and taking a quarter portion of that in kibble and feed it to them throughout the day.
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The surge in demand for COVID testing is leading to long delays on results for many, sometimes as long as a week or more.
Governor Edwards says early in the pandemic the problem was getting enough test kits. These days they’ve got the kits, but not the reagents to test samples collected at testing sites.
Edwards says he’s been told about testing delays of longer than ten days in some cases and assured residents everyone is doing what they can to speed up the process.
Edwards says the long wait for tests could also be impacting spread mitigation efforts by keeping people who should be self-quarantining out in the public.
Edwards reiterated the fact that if you think you’ve been exposed you need to self-quarantine and remain in quarantine even if you get results back that show you are negative.
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LSU Football Coach Ed Orgeron says coronavirus cases involving his players are under control as his team goes through voluntary workouts. At one time LSU reportedly had at least 30 players in quarantine, but in an interview on WWL Radio, Orgeron said that was inaccurate
The initial outbreak in cases when players first reported to campus was tied to a cluster of cases from a group of bars just off campus. Orgeron says his players have been told to stay away from the nightclubs…
As cases continue to climb in several states, the concern grows that the college football season will be delayed, shortened or possibly moved to the spring. Orgeron says his players will be ready for any scenario