‘Mom, it’s OK for you to go:' Nurse helps woman say goodbye to her dying mother via FaceTime
ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Michelle Bennett's mother Carolann lived a life of service.
ISSAQUAH, Wash. -- Michelle Bennett's mother Carolann lived a life of service.
'It was bad:' Milwaukee man describes experience with 'double pneumonia' due to COVID-19
MILWAUKEE -- From aches and pains, to the ICU, a Milwaukee man on Tuesday, March 31 shared his experience with the coronavirus with FOX6 News -- warning of how serious it can get.Lee Eubanks said he was barely able to breathe."This felt like the flu I had never had before," said Eubanks. "The aches and pains in my joints were just horrible.
MILWAUKEE -- From aches and pains, to the ICU, a Milwaukee man on Tuesday, March 31 shared his experience with the coronavirus with FOX6 News -- warning of how serious it can get.Lee Eubanks said he was barely able to breathe."This felt like the flu I had never had before," said Eubanks. "The aches and pains in my joints were just horrible.
Paratech reports difficulty obtaining proper PPE: 'The asking price for N95s is $5.50'
MILWAUKEE -- Paratech Ambulance Service crews, like many other first responders, are experiencing the full effect of the coronavirus, and they want to make sure patients and staff stay healthy."The calls related to COVID-19 have increased, and we have continued to see a steady increase," said Chris Walters of Paratech.It's a busy time for the paramedic service as the coronavirus continues to spread across the Milwaukee area."We're just trying to reassure, and keep everyone calm and educated as we move forward," Walters said.
MILWAUKEE -- Paratech Ambulance Service crews, like many other first responders, are experiencing the full effect of the coronavirus, and they want to make sure patients and staff stay healthy."The calls related to COVID-19 have increased, and we have continued to see a steady increase," said Chris Walters of Paratech.It's a busy time for the paramedic service as the coronavirus continues to spread across the Milwaukee area."We're just trying to reassure, and keep everyone calm and educated as we move forward," Walters said.
Respiratory Care Unit opens specifically for COVID-19 patients at UW Health
MADISON -- A new "Respiratory Care Unit" opened Friday, March 27 at UW Health in Madison -- specifically for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients.According to a news release from UW Health officials, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, UW Health’s Emergency Department uses negative air pressure rooms to limit the risk of exposure.
MADISON -- A new "Respiratory Care Unit" opened Friday, March 27 at UW Health in Madison -- specifically for confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients.According to a news release from UW Health officials, in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19, UW Health’s Emergency Department uses negative air pressure rooms to limit the risk of exposure.
1,430+ confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin, 17K+ test negative
MILWAUKEE — The total positive cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin rose to 1,351 on Tuesday, March 31, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported.
MILWAUKEE — The total positive cases of coronavirus in Wisconsin rose to 1,351 on Tuesday, March 31, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported.
White House projects 100K-240K US coronavirus deaths
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.Public health officials stressed that the number could be less if people across the country bear down on keeping their distance from one another.“We really believe we can do a lot better than that,” said Dr.
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Americans to brace for a “hell of a bad two weeks” ahead as the White House projected there could be 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic even if current social distancing guidelines are maintained.Public health officials stressed that the number could be less if people across the country bear down on keeping their distance from one another.“We really believe we can do a lot better than that,” said Dr.
Municipalities throughout Wisconsin lack enough workers for in-person voting
MADISON — Wisconsin clerks are down nearly 7,000 poll workers and scores of municipalities are so short-staffed because of the coronavirus pandemic that they won't be able to offer any in-person voting on Election Day, according to a survey that state election officials released Tuesday, March 31.The lack of staffing coupled with an anticipated deluge of absentee ballots led Democratic appointees on the Wisconsin Election Commission to predict that next Tuesday's election will be a mess.“We're proceeding with our fingers crossed and unicorn wishes that we're going to be able to cobble together a way (to administer) this election,” Commissioner Ann Jacobs said during an emergency meeting Tuesday. “What are we going to tell people when there aren't any poll workers?
MADISON — Wisconsin clerks are down nearly 7,000 poll workers and scores of municipalities are so short-staffed because of the coronavirus pandemic that they won't be able to offer any in-person voting on Election Day, according to a survey that state election officials released Tuesday, March 31.The lack of staffing coupled with an anticipated deluge of absentee ballots led Democratic appointees on the Wisconsin Election Commission to predict that next Tuesday's election will be a mess.“We're proceeding with our fingers crossed and unicorn wishes that we're going to be able to cobble together a way (to administer) this election,” Commissioner Ann Jacobs said during an emergency meeting Tuesday. “What are we going to tell people when there aren't any poll workers?
MADISON – Gov.
MADISON -- Gov.
Company apologizes for ‘ill-advised’ plan to dock pay of workers getting stimulus checks
AUSTIN, Texas – Leaders of a company behind a plan to cut some of its employees’ pay checks if the $2-trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill was approved have changed their mind.The plan would’ve allowed the company to reduce paychecks by the amount of stimulus payment expected from the government.Company leaders wanted those workers to sign what they called an “Employee Emergency Compensation Fund.”The agreement would have also allowed the company to take 50% of the stimulus act’s $500 per child credit.A worker who asked to remain anonymous sent KXAN a copy of the letter.
AUSTIN, Texas – Leaders of a company behind a plan to cut some of its employees’ pay checks if the $2-trillion COVID-19 stimulus bill was approved have changed their mind.The plan would’ve allowed the company to reduce paychecks by the amount of stimulus payment expected from the government.Company leaders wanted those workers to sign what they called an “Employee Emergency Compensation Fund.”The agreement would have also allowed the company to take 50% of the stimulus act’s $500 per child credit.A worker who asked to remain anonymous sent KXAN a copy of the letter.
'Hospitals without walls:' Pres. Trump's admin makes health care changes to address patient surge
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's administration announced temporary regulatory waivers that allow hospitals to provide care at other locations to make room for patients.It’s called “hospitals without walls.”“They could use a college dormitory, a gymnasium,” Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said Tuesday, March 31.The new program is creating room for critical coronavirus cases while continuing to give uninfected patients the care they need.“It allows hospitals to provide services off-site,” Verma added.Verma said the agency is changing the rules to pay for patients’ treatment outside of hospitals and clinics, with FEMA helping expand hospital space in states across the country.Verma said this initiative adds to the work they have done and allows more involvement on the local level.“What we want to do is empower local communities to start thinking about this and to use the resources that they already have in their community," she said.The CMS waivers will allow hospitals to transfer uninfected patients to the sites, making room for those testing positive for coronavirus.As far as filling the new spaces with supplies, Verma said they want to make sure health care workers have the tools they need to save lives.“FEMA sent a very special force of people that are working to find supplies.
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump's administration announced temporary regulatory waivers that allow hospitals to provide care at other locations to make room for patients.It’s called “hospitals without walls.”“They could use a college dormitory, a gymnasium,” Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said Tuesday, March 31.The new program is creating room for critical coronavirus cases while continuing to give uninfected patients the care they need.“It allows hospitals to provide services off-site,” Verma added.Verma said the agency is changing the rules to pay for patients’ treatment outside of hospitals and clinics, with FEMA helping expand hospital space in states across the country.Verma said this initiative adds to the work they have done and allows more involvement on the local level.“What we want to do is empower local communities to start thinking about this and to use the resources that they already have in their community," she said.The CMS waivers will allow hospitals to transfer uninfected patients to the sites, making room for those testing positive for coronavirus.As far as filling the new spaces with supplies, Verma said they want to make sure health care workers have the tools they need to save lives.“FEMA sent a very special force of people that are working to find supplies.
Coca-Cola Company, Georgia Tech team up to produce 50,000 plastic surgical shields
ATLANTA -- Two Atlanta institutions have teamed up to help protect medical workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.Engineers at Georgia Tech and in neighborhoods across Atlanta have been working around the clock to manufacture protective gear using lasers and 3D printers.To help in the production, the Coca-Cola Company donated about 6,000 pounds of plastic sheeting.
ATLANTA -- Two Atlanta institutions have teamed up to help protect medical workers on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic.Engineers at Georgia Tech and in neighborhoods across Atlanta have been working around the clock to manufacture protective gear using lasers and 3D printers.To help in the production, the Coca-Cola Company donated about 6,000 pounds of plastic sheeting.
USS Theodore Roosevelt commander: Crew needs to be isolated after 200 positive coronavirus tests
HAGATNA, Guam -- In a desperate plea for help, the commanding officer of the deployed aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt said his entire crew of roughly 5,000 sailors needs to be isolated after up to 200 on board tested positive for coronavirus.Three sailors on board the aircraft carrier tested positive last week, the first time the outbreak infected a deployed U.S. warship at sea.The letter from Captain Brett Crozier to top Navy brass was first obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle.Fox News exclusively reported Sunday, March 29 there were 38 positive cases aboard the massive warship.The spike in cases on board the aircraft carrier represents up to 30% of the U.S. military’s total number of cases worldwide.A senior U.S. Navy official confirmed the letter contained in the exclusive report by the S.F. Chronicle, the hometown newspaper of the ship’s commanding officer, the paper said.On Friday, March 27, the "Big Stick" -- as the carrier is called -- pulled into port in Guam days ahead of schedule in order to disinfect the ship, transport infected sailors to a local hospital and order more bulk testing of the crew.Like cruise ships, it's nearly impossible to isolate sailors at sea or practice social distancing while launching F/A-18 Super Hornets from the flight deck or standing watch on the Nimitz-class carrier's two nuclear reactors."There aren't staterooms for all 5,000 sailors," one Navy official quipped.
HAGATNA, Guam -- In a desperate plea for help, the commanding officer of the deployed aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt said his entire crew of roughly 5,000 sailors needs to be isolated after up to 200 on board tested positive for coronavirus.Three sailors on board the aircraft carrier tested positive last week, the first time the outbreak infected a deployed U.S. warship at sea.The letter from Captain Brett Crozier to top Navy brass was first obtained by the San Francisco Chronicle.Fox News exclusively reported Sunday, March 29 there were 38 positive cases aboard the massive warship.The spike in cases on board the aircraft carrier represents up to 30% of the U.S. military’s total number of cases worldwide.A senior U.S. Navy official confirmed the letter contained in the exclusive report by the S.F. Chronicle, the hometown newspaper of the ship’s commanding officer, the paper said.On Friday, March 27, the "Big Stick" -- as the carrier is called -- pulled into port in Guam days ahead of schedule in order to disinfect the ship, transport infected sailors to a local hospital and order more bulk testing of the crew.Like cruise ships, it's nearly impossible to isolate sailors at sea or practice social distancing while launching F/A-18 Super Hornets from the flight deck or standing watch on the Nimitz-class carrier's two nuclear reactors."There aren't staterooms for all 5,000 sailors," one Navy official quipped.
'Family was everything:' Illinois couple died hours apart after COVID-19 diagnoses
SKOKIE, Ill. -- A married couple who emigrated from Ukraine more than two decades ago died of the coronavirus only hours apart on Saturday, March 28.Feliks Ogorodnik, 88, and his wife, Luiza, 84, died at Glenbrook Hospital in suburban Glenview, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.They both died of pneumonia with COVID-19 and other preexisting conditions as contributing factors, the medical examiner’s office said.Their deaths marked the first married couple that officials in Illinois identified as succumbing to the coronavirus.The Skokie couple left behind two daughters and four grandchildren, according to an online obituary by Chicago Jewish Funerals.
SKOKIE, Ill. -- A married couple who emigrated from Ukraine more than two decades ago died of the coronavirus only hours apart on Saturday, March 28.Feliks Ogorodnik, 88, and his wife, Luiza, 84, died at Glenbrook Hospital in suburban Glenview, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s Office.They both died of pneumonia with COVID-19 and other preexisting conditions as contributing factors, the medical examiner’s office said.Their deaths marked the first married couple that officials in Illinois identified as succumbing to the coronavirus.The Skokie couple left behind two daughters and four grandchildren, according to an online obituary by Chicago Jewish Funerals.
Kenosha-based Jockey donates 'critically needed' PPE on national, local level in fight against COVID-19
KENOSHA -- Officials with Kenosha-based Jockey International, Inc.
KENOSHA -- Officials with Kenosha-based Jockey International, Inc.
Yoga studio offering virtual classes amid the coronavirus pandemic
WHITEFISH BAY -- Creativity for businesses seems critical amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with many ordered closed, and one company has found ways to stay to relevant to its customers and community using just that.While many are walking to get their exercise and peace of mind, a Whitefish Bay yoga studio is giving people an at-home option during this pandemic."We're all going through the exact same situation," said Matt Weyenburg, co-owner of Empower Yoga.
WHITEFISH BAY -- Creativity for businesses seems critical amid the COVID-19 pandemic, with many ordered closed, and one company has found ways to stay to relevant to its customers and community using just that.While many are walking to get their exercise and peace of mind, a Whitefish Bay yoga studio is giving people an at-home option during this pandemic."We're all going through the exact same situation," said Matt Weyenburg, co-owner of Empower Yoga.