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ATLANTA (AP) — The United States is going to require airline travelers from Britain to get a negative COVID-19 test first. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced the new policy late Thursday. The U.S. is the latest country to announce travel restrictions because of a new variant of the coronavirus that is spreading…
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) – Missouri’s tradition-bound Senate is installing an audio monitoring system in its committee hearing rooms so employees, lobbyists and the public can listen to debate in their homes or offices as the pandemic rages. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Senate Administrator Patrick Baker said the changes could mean fewer people in…
NEW YORK (AP) — Experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy at many hospitals. The procedure has helped doctors this year understand what coronavirus does to patients’ organs and how they might better treat some of the disease’s more baffling symptoms. At the same time, hospital autopsies remain far less common and…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis-area hospitals continue to be stretched thin while battling the coronavirus pandemic. Area health officials on Tuesday announced St. Louis hospital bed capacity is at 82%. Intensive care units are at 90% capacity. Cases continue to rise in the St. Louis area, and at least another 16 St. Louis County…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to torpedo Congress’ massive pandemic relief package in the midst of a raging pandemic and deep economic uncertainty. He’s suddenly demanding changes fellow Republicans have opposed, like a huge jump in the $600 payments planned for most Americans. Trump assailed the bipartisan $900 billion package in a…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) – Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club will soon be joining the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis family of clubs. The clubs released a statement saying the Boards of Directors and staffs of both clubs care deeply about the future of the children in this community and have been exploring…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress has easily passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package. It promises to deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A top St. Louis area health official is warning that doctors and nurses are becoming exhausted as the virus surges and that the tempo gives them “little room to maneuver.” Dr. Alex Garza, who leads a pandemic task force of 22 hospitals, said an average of more than 100 COVID-19 patients…
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new COVID-19 relief bill shaping up in Congress includes individual payments reaching $600 for most Americans and an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. Votes on the bill in the House and Senate are expected Monday. The COVID bill would pump $900 billion into relief efforts. Among those getting help…
(KTRS) – Missouri’s healthcare providers will be holding a virtual job fair on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event hopes to attract job seeking candidates to fill entry-level clinical and non-clinical positions throughout Missouri. Job seekers can register for the fair at https://returnstrongmo.easyvirtualfair.com. Participants should create a profile and upload their resumes…