COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, announced Saturday the state’s protocol for maximizing coronavirus (COVID-19) testing resources now that in-state testing is available. “As the COVID-19 situation evolves, the Ohio Department of Health, working in conjunction with hospitals, primary care providers, and other health care experts, has […]
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Ohio Dept. of Health opens call center to help with COVID-19 response
COLUMBUS — Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, MD, MPH, today announced the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) has opened a call center to answer questions regarding coronavirus (COVID-19). The call center will be open 7 days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and can be reached at 1-833-4-ASK-ODH (1-833-427-5634). Call center […]
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Richland County Health Dept. issues coronavirus update
MANSFIELD — Richland Public Health issued the following update on the coronavirus on Monday afternoon: It started with a report by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Dec. 31, 2019 of a new type of coronavirus in China (now known as COVID-19). By the first of March, there were more than 87,000 cases as the […]
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DeWine, health officials update Ohio’s Coronavirus prevention, preparedness plan
CLEVELAND — Gov. Mike DeWine said Thursday the Coronavirus threat remains low in Ohio, but acknowledged that can change. DeWine was joined by Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton, MD, MPH; Cuyahoga County Health Director Terry Allan, MPH; and MetroHealth President and CEO, Akram Boutros, M.D., FACHE in providing an update on the state’s […]
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Shelby residents bound for America after quarantine in China
EDITOR’S NOTE: Shelby resident Demrie Alonzo and her 15-year-old son decided last August to travel to Shandong Province, China. He would attend school and she would teach. She has shared her story about the conditions there, approximately 800 miles from the epicenter of Coronavirus outbreak; her first story was published on Feb. 10. Richland Source asked Demrie […]
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Richland Public Health offers advice to reduce risk of coronavirus
MANSFIELD – Are you feeling like the news about COVID-2019 is overwhelming and there’s nothing you can do about it? Start feeling more in control by planning. Let’s break this into two main categories. 1. Reducing our risk of being infected 2. Reducing the chance we will run out of essential foods and goods 1) […]