SEIU Healthcare requests PPE, testing, hazard pay for workers
SEIU Healthcare Illinois is calling for healthcare workers to have more access to personal protective equipment, COVID-19 testing and hazard pay as they respond to the pandemic.
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U.S. Senate approve new COVID-19 aid package
Both Democratic Illinois senators signed off Tuesday on $484 billion in new funds that, in part, support hospitals, healthcare workers and small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nursing home groups say facilities should have been prioritized earlier
Illinois nursing homes expressed support this week for the state’s plan to publish facility data on COVID-19 cases and ramp up testing.
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Pritzker: COVID-19 cases likely won’t peak until next month
Illinois may not hit its peak for COVID-19 cases until mid-May, Gov. JB Pritzker said Tuesday, reinforcing concerns about when the state may begin reopening parts of its economy.
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Illinois activates alternate housing facility in Jefferson County
Illinois has activated a pre-staged alternate housing facility in southern Illinois to address a recent spike in COVID-19 cases.
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Pritzker issues executive order waiving certain hospital requirements, allowing alternate care sites
Gov. JB Pritzker signed an executive order last week removing certain reporting requirements for hospitals and granting them additional flexibilities to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chicago targets three neighborhoods for COVID-19 response
Chicago officials are targeting three neighborhoods in an effort to address the disproportionately high rate of COVID-19 deaths among African Americans.
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As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, capacity remains stable
The number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized has grown in the past week, but state officials noted Monday that intensive care unit bed capacity has not changed and ventilator availability increased over the same period.
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Cook County reopens Provident Hospital ER
The emergency room at Provident Hospital is open again as of Monday, according to a statement from Cook County Health.
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Shipment of antimalarial drug for COVID-19 sent to Chicago
Chicago is one of four cities set to receive an initial shipment of an antimalarial drug from the federal government that some have used to treat COVID-19, though Gov. JB Pritzker and state health experts say there still is no concrete evidence the drug can help.
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Increase in telehealth for mental health could be ‘new normal’
An increase in telehealth visits for mental health could continue after the COVID-19 pandemic slows down, health experts and state lawmakers said at a virtual town hall last week.
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Nearly 300 COVID-19 deaths linked to nursing homes
Illinois nursing homes have reported at least 286 deaths linked to COVID-19, almost a quarter of all COVID-19 deaths in the state, officials announced Sunday.
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Illinois schools to remain closed through end of school year
Illinois schools will remain closed through the end of the academic year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. JB Pritzker announced Friday.
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On the record with Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville
As lawmakers debate the next steps in a stimulus package to help Americans get through the COVID-19 pandemic, any plan must provide assistance for healthcare providers and workers on the front line, said U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville.
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Three Illinois lawmakers named to Trump’s legislative task force to advise on reopening economy
Illinois' two U.S. Senators and a downstate Republican House member have been named to President Donald Trump’s bipartisan task force to advise on ways to reopen the nation’s economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 death count passes 1,000 as testing lags
Illinois has passed 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, as officials announced Thursday a single-day high of 125 deaths.
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