Source: njNews12.com Gov. Phil Murphy is urging all New Jersey residents to get tested for COVID-19 as the state ramps up testing for the most vulnerable. As the state confirms that mandatory testing at long-term care facilities continues, nearly 1-in-5 inmates at the state’s prisons have tested positive for the virus. Health Commissioner Judith Persichilli […]
Source: Business Insider Since the coronavirus outbreak began in the United States, public-health messaging has been muddy, inconsistent, and constantly changing — and the confusion about if and how you can get outside during a pandemic is understandable. When communities issued shelter-in-place orders, the fine print almost always said people could, and even should, go […]
PART ONE Source: NJ.com Five years ago, Danny Radice, 53, an exercise specialist in the St. Barnabas hospital cardiac rehab unit, had pulled Dr. Rick Pitera out of his own medical hell following a major heart attack. Afterwards they’d often run into each other in the hospital cafeteria, checking in on each other the way […]
Source: NJ.com The man on the ventilator asked the doctor for a pen and a piece of paper. He wrote what he could not say due to the tube jammed down his throat because of the coronavirus. “Am I going to die tonight?” Dr. Rick Pitera, 53, felt his stomach drop. He knew the odds, […]
Sources: WJLA.com; WSET.com Police are warning cell phone users of a new text message scam during the coronavirus pandemic. An “alert” from an Indiana area code told someone that they need to self-isolate because they came in contact with someone who tested positive, or is asymptomatic (positive but not showing symptoms) for coronavirus. The message […]
Source: NewJerseyHills.com The Goddard School in Stirling aims to open its doors to children of essential workers on Wednesday, May 20, following strict guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 between students and staff. The preschool and daycare center, which has been closed since March, has received state licensing to reopen only to children of […]