COVID-19

Pilot Program Offers to Assist Coronavirus First Responders

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:19pm

Lincoln – The Department of Health and Human Services is rolling out a pilot program to assist the first responders such as health care workers, emergency medical service, law enforcement and corrections officers deal with potential exposure to COVID-19. The concern of these workers after finishing their shift is whether they could potentially expose loved ones to the virus unintentionally because of the daily requirements of the job.

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Papio NRD Keeps Some Rec Areas Open, at Least for Now

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:19pm

Officials with the Papio-Missouri Natural Resources District have decided to keep open the lakes, trails and parking lots at Prairie View and Chalco Hills recreation areas.

Playgrounds, athletic fields and restrooms at the Papio NRD recreational areas are closed.

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OPPD Adds Arboretum to List of Closed Parks in Metro Area

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:18pm

Omaha Public Power District is committed to helping slow the spread of coronavirus in our community. The City of Omaha has ordered all city parks closed to the public to promote social distancing and limit potential exposure.

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Unicameral Youth Legislature Cancels Its June 2020 Session

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:18pm

Lincoln – The 2020 Unicameral Youth Legislature is canceled.

Program director Ami Johnson said the rapidly evolving public health emergency made it impossible to continue with the legislative simulation for high school students, which was scheduled for June 7-10.

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Iowa Updates State’s COVID-19 Guidance for Business Owners

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:18pm

Council Bluffs – The Iowa Department of Public Health has released updated COVID-19 Outbreak Guidance for Businesses.

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Nebraska Average for Virus Impact on Small Businesses

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:17pm

As over a third of small business owners say they cannot survive for three more months in current conditions, WalletHub found Nebraska has the eighth most small businesses affected by the coronavirus.

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Iowa’s First State Corrections Officer Tests Positive for Virus

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:17pm

Coralville, Iowa – A correctional officer at a prison in Corvalville is the first Iowa Department of Corrections staffer to test positive for the new coronavirus, the department announced last Friday.

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Iowa Orders Providers to Take Steps to Address PPE Shortage

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:16pm

Iowa City, Iowa – Iowa regulators ordered health care providers Friday to take steps to address a shortage of personal protective equipment for workers seeing an increase in coronavirus patients.

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Telehealth Survey Conducted

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:16pm

Lincoln – The Department of Insurance has completed a comprehensive telehealth survey of the primary health insurers selling major medical in Nebraska. Find the questions and responses from Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, Bright Health, Medica and United Health Care at bit.ly/2y56us6.

– Department of Insurance

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DHMs Translated to Spanish, Vietnamese for Area Residents

Published by Scott Stewart on Thu, 04/16/2020 - 4:16pm

Directed Health Measures translated in Spanish and Vietnamese are now available for Douglas, Cass, Sarpy and Lancaster counties. Find them at dhhs.ne.gov/Pages/Coronavirus.aspx#SectionLink1/

– Nebraska DHHS