In one case, employees of a New Orleans nonprofit say they have not been allowed to work from home after potential exposure. And a complaint to LDH over the summer went nowhere.
Students who spoke to The Lens reported little oversight from the university after opting to stay in an off-campus vacation rental.
Emergency use authorization can create an ethical dilemma for doctors interested in advancing science, but wanting to treat severely ill patients.
In Orleans Parish, judges have eliminated confusion with a blanket halt on evictions. But other parishes have not taken the same step.
The state stopped reporting K-12 outbreaks as well. For weeks, officials have been promising to publish data on infections in K-12 schools. But it’s not clear when that will happen.
The Center for Public Integrity and Columbia Journalism Investigations collaborated on this project with newsrooms around the country.
From climate-fueled storms to COVID-19, mounting catastrophes are sowing stress and trauma. The country’s one program to help reaches only a fraction of survivors.
Studies have thus far found only limited benefits from remdesivir.
How safe is the beach? Restaurants? Church? The Lens talks with doctors about how (or whether) people can participate safely in the gradual reopening.
‘Phase one doesn’t mean it’s 100 percent safe,’ said a state Health Department official.
