What’s open, what’s closed -- Making sense of the latest Executive Orders
DETROIT – Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s phased-in approach to reopening Michigan seems to have gone forward and then backward. As of July 30, bars are closed, salons are not, casinos will reopen but gyms aren’t. The back-and-forth is creating a lot of confusion among Michiganders.
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Michigan coronavirus (COVID-19) cases up to 80,887; Death toll now at 6,191
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4 Fast Facts
- As we all work to stay home, thousands of doctor’s visits have been missed and it has left many children out-of-date on their vaccinations. Click here to read more.
- The superintendent of Utica Community Schools has announced she’s retiring this fall. Click here to read more.
- Another coronavirus vaccine is reporting encouraging results, this time it’s the shot being developed by Johnson & Johnson. Click here to read more.
- While deaths from the coronavirus in the U.S. are mounting rapidly, public health experts are seeing a flicker of good news: The second surge of confirmed cases appears to be leveling off. Click here to read more.
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Michigan Medicine $7 million in funding for COVID-19 therapy trial
Researchers at the University of Michigan’s Michigan Medicine and three other medical centers were awarded a total of $7 million from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHBLI) to study convalescent plasma in reducing symptoms of COVID-19 in patients with mild cases, Michigan Medicine announced Thursday.
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