Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Federal Emergency Management Agency coordinated flights from Asia with 80 tons of personal protective equipment for New York, New Jersey and Connected, with more flights going to Illinois today and Ohio Tuesday, FEMA said today in an update on the federal government’s response to COVID-19.
The Department of Health and Human Services said it will speed the development and manufacturing of vaccines to prevent COVID-19, starting a candidate from Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Research & Development.
President Trump March 27 issued an executive order “to expand domestic production of health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19, including personal protective equipment and ventilators,” as enabled by the Defense Production Act.
President Trump said the guidelines for containing the spread of COVID-19, including social distancing, will extend through April 30.
The AHA released a Special Bulletin with information on loan and payroll tax provisions included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act that may help hospitals and health systems maintain adequate cash flow.
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai issued a draft order that would create a program to help eligible health care providers purchase telecommunications, broadband and devices to provide telehealth services to COVID-19 patients and others at higher risk for the virus while reducing…
A 9-year-old reporter interviews two physicians at Children’s Hospital Colorado about COVID-19.
Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana, Illinois, is letting their health care teams know how much they are appreciated by placing signs of gratitude at outside entrances.
In a letter to CMS Administrator Seema Verma regarding the expansion of Medicare’s accelerated payment program and creation of an add-on payment for Medicare patients with COVID-19, the AHA urges the agency to provide as much flexibility as possible with implementation in order to maximize the…
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act authorized $2.2 trillion in new spending to help individuals and businesses weather the economic downturn caused by COVID-19, as well as to provide critical resources to the health care system.