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![The U.S. Capitol is viewed as a kite flies at the National Mall in Washington earlier this month. Both the House and Senate delayed their return to Washington and leaders are now saying Congress is not expected to return before May 4.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ap_20102838507517-4b97947cebaa71f0c48538da22ccda98136b4170-scaled-e1586917916964-900x422.jpg)
Congress Won’t Return Until May, As Talks Appear To Stall On Small Business Aid
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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The schedule change, which followed the advice of health experts, comes as talks stalled on Republicans’ push to boost funding for a small business program.
![Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mike_dewine_040720-e1586356707338-900x422.jpg)
DeWine Seeks to Loosen Some Medicaid Requirements
By: Jennifer Merritt | WVXU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WVXU) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on Tuesday announced he is submitting a waiver application to the federal government asking for flexibility in Medicaid specifications in order to… Read More
![Contact tracing involves a painstaking process of identifying and reaching out to all of a COVID-19 patient's recent contacts. In Ireland, Irish Army cadets assist with the contact tracing work in Dublin.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gettyimages-1206945741-b458eb69c51453d881695d365db1e26fe2814521-scaled-e1586878796109-900x422.jpg)
How Contact Tracing Works and How it Can Help Reopen the Country
By: Selena Simmons-Duffin | NPR
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It’s a technique widely used in other countries to slow the spread of infection. Here’s how contact tracing works — and how it can help the U.S. start to get back to normal.
![Car washes in Ohio are allowed to stay open if they operate under certain rules.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/img_4767_1_-e1586878059744-900x422.jpg)
Business Dispute Panel Issues First Rulings on “Essential” Businesses
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The panel set up to settle disputes over what are essential businesses that can operate during the state’s stay at home order has delivered its first… Read More
![Gov. Mike DeWine speaks to reporters](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/dewine_at_news_conference-e1584059854949-900x422.jpg)
DeWine says Ohio is Collaborating with White House on Plans to Reopen State
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Part of Ohio’s response to COVID-19 is planning how to begin allowing businesses to reopen after the Stay At Home order is set to… Read More
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Advocates for Prisoners in Ohio’s Lockups say Thousands Should be Released Now
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has its first inmate death due to the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Mike DeWine says an inmate at the Pickaway Correctional Institution has passed away. Last week,… Read More
![Coronavirus symptoms vary person to person, as does the length of the infection. If you're sick, use caution when deciding to leave isolation.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gettyimages-1211588943-cc949ddc2c7c0cc077b8c31af2b83cc3e9ce9b99-e1586808663649-900x422.jpg)
How Long Does It Take To Recover From COVID-19?
By: Allison Aubrey | NPR
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If you have COVID-19 or suspect you do, here’s what doctors say about what to expect and when you can stop isolating.
![Gov. Mike DeWine](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/mike_dewine_040720-e1586356707338-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Confirms First Inmate Death; DeWine Issues New Orders for Nursing Homes, Liquor Sale
By: Lydia Taylor | WKSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WKSU) — Ohio health officials Monday confirmed an inmate died from COVID-19 at Pickaway Correctional Institution — the first reported inmate death in the state. More than a dozen… Read More
![President Trump speaks during a news conference about the coronavirus pandemic in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 13.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gettyimages-1206996622-266a5ca457e3580d178f830df1aee08f9d14b4e9-scaled-e1586803468999-900x422.jpg)
A Month After Emergency Declaration, Trump’s Progress on Promises Evaluated
By: Tim Mak | Sacha Pfeiffer | Huo Jingnan | Robert Benincasa | Graham Smith | Joseph Shapiro | Meg Anderson | NPR
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On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.
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WATCH: What Being Sick and Symptomless Mean with the Coronavirus
By: PBS Newshour
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When it comes to COVID-19, there has been a great deal of discussion about whether or not people are asymptomatic and what that could really mean when it comes to… Read More
![The U.S. Capitol](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/AP_18362593913621-e1546038047415-900x422.jpg)
Brown, Portman Talk Next Steps in Federal COVID-19 Response
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The federal government is in the process of sending out checks to most Americans as part of the stimulus package responding to the economic fallout… Read More
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Health Facility Offers Curbside Blood Work in Times of COVID-19
By: Claudia Cisneros
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The COVID-19 emergency has pushed everyone, specially health professionals, to get creative to be able to accommodate patients. A health facility in Jackson, Ohio is now offering a curbside blood… Read More
![Dr. Lijing Yang, a professor at Ohio University, displays some of the masks she and the PPE for Athens Task Force purchased from China to donate to Athens County health officials.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/dr-yang-1-900x422.jpg)
Ohio University Community Connects Across Continents To Provide PPE For Athens
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) –A group of Chinese and Taiwanese staff members at Ohio University started a task force to supply local healthcare workers with personal protective equipment (PPE) during the… Read More
![Hocking County highlighted on a map](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/OH_Hocking-900x422.jpg)
Hocking County Confirms First Case Of COVID-19
By: Allison Hunter
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As of Saturday, April 11, Hocking County has one confirmed case and one probable case of COVID-19. According to a release, the Hocking County Health Department is not detailing any… Read More
![President Trump arrives to speak at the regular coronavirus task force briefing at the White House on Friday.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/ap_20101648693190-1-be2ceb32448b4d6391079feed11ccb1499cdadc5-scaled-e1586561498769-900x422.jpg)
Trump To Announce Advisory Council On Reopening The Country, Shuttered By Coronavirus
By: Philip Ewing | NPR
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“We’re going to make a decision, and hopefully, it’s going to be the right decision,” President Trump said at Friday’s White House task force briefing.
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4 Additional W.Va. Counties Designated As Virus Hot Spots
By: Dave Mistich | WVPB
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WVPB) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says four more counties have been identified as coronavirus hot spots. In a virtual news conference on Friday, April 10, Justice… Read More
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Religious Leaders Adapt Holy Week, Passover Traditions To Pandemic
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Pathway Baptist Church in west Kentucky is trying something a bit different from their usual service. Pastor Mike Donald, standing on a makeshift stage in front of a giant outdoor… Read More
![Apartments](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AP_353653516667-e1586561990887-900x422.png)
WATCH: How Missed Rent Payments Spark a ‘Cascade’ of Financial Hardship
By: PBS Newshour
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Many Americans affected by the coronavirus pandemic are struggling to pay their rent when they have lost income and haven’t yet been able to secure unemployment money. Missed rent, in… Read More
![A screenshot of four people in a video conference](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/STAY2-scaled-e1586561015546-900x422.jpg)
“We Belong to Each Other”: Appalachian Youth Build Support Amid Pandemic Uncertainty
By: Sydney Boles | Ohio Valley ReSource
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On March 17, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam banned gatherings of 10 or more people to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Mekyah Davis, 23, was in his second week of… Read More
![Dr. Amy Acton](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/amy_acton_033120_-_dewine_office-e1585752258335-900x422.jpg)
Ohio Counting Coronavirus Cases Differently, Waiting For New Tests
By: Matt Richmond | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — Ohio officials have started using a coronavirus tracking system that includes probable cases and uses results from a new blood test that looks for the body’s immune… Read More
![Chickens are carried through a poultry slaughterhouse on mechanical arms.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/7087371881_bd7eb31647_o-e1586547318358-900x422.jpg)
Coronavirus Concerns Rise as Ohio Valley Meatpacking Workers Fall Sick
By: Liam Niemeyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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HINTON, W.Va. (OVR) — As the number of coronavirus cases surge across the country, some meatpacking facilities have been temporarily shuttered due to workers falling ill to the virus. Three workers… Read More
![The coronavirus outbreak began during the cold of winter in Wuhan, China. Scientists are asking if heat and humidity in countries like Malaysia (right) — and in regions where summer is soon starting — could slow transmission.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/seasonality143-371e7b12f91299373503c7a7500127ea9f9baae2-e1586535024142-900x422.jpg)
Will Summer Slow The Spread Of COVID-19? Scientists Try To Figure It Out
By: Jason Beaubien | NPR
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Experts consider the effect of humidity on the virus and the method of transmission as they keep an eye on where the disease spikes next.
![Sharon Holm, a volunteer from Food Rescue US](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/AP_20097748393215-scaled-e1586539646458-900x422.jpg)
WATCH: Celebrity Chef Jose Andres on Why Food is a National Security Issue
By: PBS Newshour
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Restaurateur and chef Jose Andres is well known for his efforts to feed people in disaster areas across the globe. Now, his World Central Kitchen has a new challenge: supporting… Read More
![Response coordinator for White House Coronavirus Task Force Dr. Deborah Birx speaks as President Trump and Vice President Pence listen at Wednesday's briefing.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gettyimages-1209520122-2b0930dac2d662d79ac21837fc4c07a2f62e4371-scaled-e1586529109247-900x422.jpg)
Health Experts Show Cautious Optimism As Economic Relief Debate Escalates
By: Philip Ewing | Barbara Sprunt | NPR
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President Trump and congressional Democrats are haggling over the size of the next bill designed to help Americans through the crisis.
![Uptown Athens during coronavirus emergency](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Screen-Shot-2020-04-03-at-7.37.04-PM-e1586533953846-900x422.png)
House Convenes Task Force to Consider Ohio’s Post-Shutdown Economic Options
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — More than 226,000 people – over a quarter of a million Ohioans – filed for unemployment in just the last week. Nearly 700,000 Ohioans have filed… Read More
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