Beaumont chief blasts Michigan for lack of hospital data during coronavirus
“It’s time sensitive. You don’t get better by sitting in an ER waiting room or out in a parking garage.”
Two new Kzoo COVID-19 deaths announced
“This brings the total number of deaths to three.”
Kzoo County health dept. urges businesses to screen workers
Dept. offering workplace screening tools.
County medical director provides more testing information
Still not enough testing; stay home in order to protect health care and other front-line workers, he says.
New resources for elderly (free meals), businesses, and a new COVID-19 information database.
Must-read updates to our Resources pages.
Community Foundation’s fund provides necessities backstop
“The fund exists to respond to community disasters or crises that generally are unpredictable”
WMU professors use box design to protect medical workers against COVID-19
Protection during intubation process “that I believe produces a lot of aerosolized particles.”
$8M in coronavirus aid coming to West Michigan
Fund are through Community Development Block Grants and Emergency Solutions Grants, via new CARES Act.
Kalamazoo mayor says citywide curfew possible, but not likely
“If we begin to see big ramping up in those numbers, then we are going to have to reconsider our current position.”
South Haven bans vacation rentals
City issues notice to property owners banning vacation rentals. “This is a not a suggestion; it is the law.”
