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Tuscaloosa: The Alabama Department of Public Health is asking residents who have tested positive for the coronavirus to participate in a confidential survey that will help experts learn more about the virus’s spread. The department said its online survey is designed to “supplement ADPH investigation and contact tracing efforts.” All answers will remain confidential, and the survey is estimated to take about five to 10 minutes to complete, ADPH said in a news release. Meanwhile, virus-related hospitalizations in the state have reached a low that compares to COVID-19 inpatient totals reported in late September and early October. Just 589 newly confirmed cases were reported Friday, with a seven-day average of 662 cases, according to Bama Tracker. According to data published by Bama Tracker, 722 COVID-19 hospita
St. Michael Medical Center fined $17K for safety violations during COVID-19 outbreak
St. Michael Medical Center has been fined $17,800 by the state for safety violations following a major outbreak at the hospital in late summer.
The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries cited the hospital for six violations, including a lack of barriers to ensure social distancing and issues with respirator protocols.
Those findings were based on an L&I occupational safety and health investigation started days after hospital officials reported in August a large-scale COVID-19 outbreak at St. Michael’s former Bremerton campus.
According to the report, which was released in January, St. Michael did not have barriers or other ways to separate employees who were working close together and patients entering through the main entrance and emergency room.
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Hearing for Longview eatery defying dining restrictions delayed
The third delay coincided with a third rally for Stuffy s II By Hayley Day, The Daily News
Published: February 5, 2021, 8:26am
Share: A young protester holds a sign reading Leave my small business alone! during the Stand with Stuffy s rally at the Hall of Justice in Kelso in January. A similar rally was held on Feb. 4 as well. (Courtney Talak/The Longview Daily News)
LONGVIEW A hearing regarding a Longview restaurant’s resistance to state indoor dining restrictions has been delayed for a third time.
The Thursday hearing was rescheduled to 10 a.m.Feb. 18 in Cowlitz County Superior Court so the state could serve the owners of Stuffy’s II a summons to appear in court.
Curry January 29, 2021 (7:17 pm)
I’ll bet you that person will be persona non grata whenever she shows her face at one of her PCC stores!
Will S. January 29, 2021 (8:01 pm)
I’ll bet you the real winners here are the CEOs of grocery store chains that have already replaced cashiers with robots.
Auntie January 29, 2021 (9:01 pm)
Or the rich donors to medical facilities who are somehow now first in line for vaccination. Money = privilege. Let the rich live and to heck with the poor!What they don’t realize is if their servants all got COVID, they would have to clean and cook for themselves. What a pity.