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Category: Coronavirus

LCMC CEO: Protective gear ‘is at low levels’

UMC employee concerned about health, reports sharing gear with other staff.
by Charles Maldonado March 24, 2020 Updated March 24, 2020

As courts move to videoconferences, a fight for public access

Watchdog group says that public access is a “constitutional and traditional right, especially during these critical times.”
by Nick Chrastil March 23, 2020 Updated March 23, 2020

The Advocate furloughing employees and cutting staff hours

Layoffs are related to advertising losses due to the coronavirus pandemic. Executives say they hope the cuts are temporary.
by Michael Isaac Stein and Nicholas Chrastil March 23, 2020 Updated March 23, 2020

As coronavirus spreads, everyone needs a rocking chair

Panic and anxiety are two emotions experienced with the coronavirus pandemic. Both are underlying characteristics in a grief cycle. And self-isolation or self-quarantine may cause depression or denial of social responsibility to slow the spread of the virus.
by Gail Trauco March 23, 2020 Updated March 23, 2020

Employees report rationing of protective gear at Touro, hospital administration denies it

A UMC employee says that supplies there are fine for now, but worries about what could come.
by Charles Maldonado March 23, 2020 Updated March 25, 2020

Governor issues statewide stay-at-home order

Order goes into effect at 5 p.m. Monday.
by Charles Maldonado March 22, 2020 Updated March 23, 2020

New Orleans coronavirus testing sites to expand eligibility to anyone with symptoms

Tests for the public begin Sunday.
by Charles Maldonado March 21, 2020 Updated March 21, 2020

COVID-19: Mayor Cantrell’s Friday news conference (audio excerpts)

Mayor LaToya Cantrell held a news conference at 4:00 PM Friday to discuss city measures to counter the spread of the coronavirus in New Orleans. We provide this clip of the mayor and Health Commissioner Jennifer Avegno for our podcast listeners.
by Tom Wright March 20, 2020 Updated March 20, 2020

NOLA Public Schools, charters work to feed students, provide internet, amid school closures

District and charter officials say they are screening workers for temperatures before preparing food.
by Marta Jewson March 20, 2020 Updated March 20, 2020

Orleans Juvenile Court closed due to potential coronavirus exposure

Juvenile public defender worries that juveniles will languish in detention without hearings.
by Nick Chrastil March 20, 2020 Updated March 20, 2020

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