Stories tagged: "coronavirus"

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Michigan Life Michigan Restaurant Owner Gives Back in a Year of Uncertainty with Free Dinners—For a Year

Aleko's Restaurant owner, Mark Savedes, has his "Oprah Moment" after feeding five local families for a whole year

Olivia Potenziano Olivia Potenziano April 9, 2021 4:34 pm EDT
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Coronavirus A Michigan Republican Compared Swimming Pool Drownings with COVID-19. She Couldn’t Be More Off Base.

Rep. Lisa McClain represents Michigan's most COVID-positive region right now, and residents are calling her out for downplaying the pandemic.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel April 6, 2021 4:56 pm EDT
Coronavirus Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard provide free drive-through COVID-19 testing in Baldwin, Mich.,, Aug. 14, 2020. Medics from the Michigan National Guard’s Task Force 182 have been providing the testing throughout the state over the last three months.
Coronavirus Michigan Marks Grim First Anniversary After First Confirmed COVID Cases

Michigan has endured one of the hardest years it's seen in modern history, as it marks one year since the first confirmed COVID case.

Associated Press Associated Press March 10, 2021 2:02 pm EST
Coronavirus A finished clean room with stacked chairs in the science room at the Mildred Avenue K-8 School building in Boston's Mattapan, which were being cleaned for the reopening of school on July 9, 2020. Photo by David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
Coronavirus A Year of COVID: How the Pandemic Continues to Loom Over Michigan Educators

An outbreak at a rural Michigan school took the life of an educator last fall. There have been almost 50 outbreaks like it this month alone.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel March 10, 2021 12:50 pm EST
Sports DENVER, CO - August 05: A basketball, Wilson the volleyball and a football, just a few of many things on the Gear Garage at the brand new Halcyon Hotel in Cherry Creek August 05, 2016. Guests of the hotel can check out a vintage film camera, skateboards and long boards, basketballs, electric bikes and many other items. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
Sports How Halting High School Sports in Michigan Helped Prevent a COVID Spike

Michigan has been extremely cautious with high school sports. The impact on curbing the virus speaks for itself.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel March 9, 2021 1:47 pm EST

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Image via Shutterstock Safety With Domestic Violence on the Rise, Michigan Faces Yet Another Public Health Crisis
Coronavirus A Michigan Republican Compared Swimming Pool Drownings with COVID-19. She Couldn’t Be More Off Base.
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wants classrooms reopened by March 1, but COVID vaccinations could make all the difference for school staff and students. Education Michigan Will Ease Student Assessments and That’s Exactly What Kids Need, Educators Say
Image via Shutterstock Vaccine Stories The Pandemic Isolated Them, Now the Vaccine Is Bringing These Michiganders Back Together
Coronavirus Many of Michigan's elderly nursing home residents cannot accept visitors. Photo via Shutterstock.
Coronavirus Michigan’s Massive Nursing Home Vaccination Success May Help Reunite Families

Visitation rules for nursing homes are being revised thanks to the successful efforts to vaccinate Michiganders in long-term care.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel March 4, 2021 3:12 pm EST
Work The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) announced new guidance for schools Jan. 8 to keep students, staff and communities safe during the COVID-19 pandemic while providing the in-person instruction that is crucial to learning and development.
Work COVID Relief Expires Sunday, Cutting Michigan Nurses’ Pay

The relief Gov. Whitmer gave families in 2020? Republicans are letting it expire.

Katelyn Kivel Katelyn Kivel February 26, 2021 2:22 pm EST