Governor John Bel Edwards says he will consider the implementations of new White House COVID guidelines. The recommendations call for red zone states like Louisiana to close gyms, put tighter restrictions on indoor dining capacity to 25%, and limit gatherings to 10 people.
The state added almost another 2,200 cases today.
While the federal government requires COVID tests to be free some patients are finding themselves hit with additional costs like lab fees when they get tested in certain facilities. Ochsner CEO Warner Thomas says all community testing sites are completely free of any charges but what happens you are uninsured and end up in the ER due to COVID-19?
Senator John Kennedy pushes school districts to resume in-person education once the fall semester begins. Kennedy says science backs up his claim that it’s safe to get kids back into class. He says young people don’t often suffer fatal outcomes when they develop COVID-19.
Kennedy says the rewards of continuing kids’ social and academic development outweigh the risks of having them more exposed to the virus.
People in need of a hospital procedure can be admitted without fearing the coronavirus according to New Orleans Health Director Dr. Jennifer Avengo. Dr. Avengo says healthcare providers have found better ways of balancing the intake of patients, but there is a danger that comes with hospitals getting full again.