/tags/covid19 COVID19 en-US Copyright Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:43:08 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-17/ohios-health-officials-are-expecting-the-winter-wave-of-the-big-three-illnesses Health officials say Ohioans need to take action now to protect themselves against COVID-19, flu and RSV. Tue, 17 Oct 2023 18:43:08 GMT /government-politics/2023-10-17/ohios-health-officials-are-expecting-the-winter-wave-of-the-big-three-illnesses Jo Ingles /government-politics/2023-05-11/covid-emergency-is-over-but-ohioans-can-still-get-free-covid-tests-and-vaccines-for-now Federal COVID-19 policies are changing, but some of Ohio’s practices for handling the pandemic will remain in place indefinitely. Thu, 11 May 2023 21:55:07 GMT /government-politics/2023-05-11/covid-emergency-is-over-but-ohioans-can-still-get-free-covid-tests-and-vaccines-for-now Jo Ingles /government-politics/2022-03-24/ohios-health-leaders-warn-people-to-prepare-for-another-covid-variant They say this variant, which has been prevalent in Europe, could make its way to Ohio soon. But they caution Ohioans to prepare instead of worrying. Thu, 24 Mar 2022 17:57:23 GMT /government-politics/2022-03-24/ohios-health-leaders-warn-people-to-prepare-for-another-covid-variant Jo Ingles /government-politics/2022-03-11/covid-maps-look-very-different-from-this-time-last-month-and-here-is-why It is not just due to the fact that COVID cases are declining. Fri, 11 Mar 2022 23:23:20 GMT /government-politics/2022-03-11/covid-maps-look-very-different-from-this-time-last-month-and-here-is-why /government-politics/2022-03-10/ohio-is-changing-the-way-it-reports-covid-19-data-as-the-state-heads-into-an-endemic Daily reporting will give way to weekly reporting. And reporting by schools will be changed too. Thu, 10 Mar 2022 19:46:34 GMT /government-politics/2022-03-10/ohio-is-changing-the-way-it-reports-covid-19-data-as-the-state-heads-into-an-endemic Jo Ingles /health/2021-10-04/ohios-top-doc-is-cautiously-optimistic-the-peak-of-covid-wave-is-behind-us The number of COVID-19 cases has been decreasing in recent days. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 17:59:48 GMT /health/2021-10-04/ohios-top-doc-is-cautiously-optimistic-the-peak-of-covid-wave-is-behind-us Jo Ingles /government-politics/2021-03-05/the-whys-and-hows-behind-the-metrics-for-lifting-health-orders Gov. Mike DeWine says he’ll lift the mask mandates and other health orders when Ohio’s coronavirus cases drop to 50 cases per 100,000 Ohioans over a… Fri, 05 Mar 2021 22:25:25 GMT /government-politics/2021-03-05/the-whys-and-hows-behind-the-metrics-for-lifting-health-orders Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-12-15/covid-positive-nursing-home-workers-are-on-the-job-in-ohio-due-to-staff-shortages More than 30,000 nursing home residents in Ohio have tested positive for COVID19 since April. And nearly 21,000 nursing home workers have tested positive… Tue, 15 Dec 2020 20:39:06 GMT /government-politics/2020-12-15/covid-positive-nursing-home-workers-are-on-the-job-in-ohio-due-to-staff-shortages Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-12-15/several-ohio-house-representatives-have-covid-19-and-some-are-hospitalized-with-it Two representatives in the Ohio House are in the hospital right now, battling COVID-19. They are the latest to acknowledge they have contracted the virus.… Tue, 15 Dec 2020 19:46:29 GMT /government-politics/2020-12-15/several-ohio-house-representatives-have-covid-19-and-some-are-hospitalized-with-it Jo Ingles /government-politics/2020-11-19/ohio-bill-to-limit-power-of-governor-passes-legislature-but-could-face-veto-fight Gov. Mike DeWine says he will veto a bill that’s headed for his desk that would restrict his authority to shut down businesses statewide in a future… Thu, 19 Nov 2020 22:38:35 GMT /government-politics/2020-11-19/ohio-bill-to-limit-power-of-governor-passes-legislature-but-could-face-veto-fight Jo Ingles