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Venue owners say Cooper’s Phase 3 won’t help them much
RALEIGH — Winter is coming, and small businesses are running out of time.
NC Medicaid surpasses 1 million telehealth visits since beginning of COVID-19 pandemic
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (Tuesday) announced a milestone in the use of telehealth and telephonic visits by NC Medicaid enrollees during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since establishing telehealth flexibility policies in early March, NC Medicaid has processed claims for approximately more than 1.1 million telehealth and 350,000 telephonic visits.
Tavern owners say Cooper’s modified Phase 3 COVID rules may let them partially reopen
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper may announce the reopening of private bars, as early as Friday.
But at severely limited capacity.
OPINION: Metro areas suffer big job losses
North Carolina’s economy, battered by COVID-19 itself as well as government’s costly attempts to contain its spread, is still struggling to recover. There were about 350,000 fewer jobs in August than in February. That’s a 7.6% decline in total employment — the worst in the Southeast.
Organizer of balloon festival at Rockingham Speedway cancels, blames state health officials
ROCKINGHAM — A balloon festival planned this weekend at the Rockingham Speedway and Entertainment Complex has been canceled.
Cooper promises $445 million to big corporations while small businesses struggle under COVID-19 orders
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has promised $445 million state tax dollars to corporations so far in 2020. At the same time, he’s kept a large swath of North Carolina’s small businesses closed under his COVID-19 orders.
FirstHealth offers virtual tobacco cessation classes through FirstQuit
PINEHURST — Many people are stressed and concerned about their health due to COVID-19. If you are a tobacco user, or someone you care about is a tobacco user, you may have the added stress of worrying about an increased risk for COVID-19.
NCDHHS adds antigen test information to COVID-19 Dashboard
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is adding information about antigen testing to the COVID-19 NC Dashboard, including positive COVID-19 cases and deaths diagnosed with an antigen test and the number of antigen tests completed daily.
NCAE wants teachers to lobby against reopening elementary schools
RALEIGH — About half of North Carolina’s school districts are closed for in-person instruction, while the other half have students alternating between learning in the classroom and attending school online throughout the week. Starting Oct. 5, school districts can choose to let elementary schools fully reopen.
Cooper may open Bank of America Stadium and other venues for some fans
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper plans to allow fans at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte and other outdoor entertainment venues.
