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(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted today provided the following updates on the status of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MASKS IN SCHOOLS
Governor DeWine announced today that the Ohio Department of Health will issue a health order requiring that K-12 children wear face coverings while at school.… Read full story
Columbus, OH — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA), in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Education, received two million face masks this week for Ohio school children, teachers, and administrators.
These donated masks were made available to the State of Ohio from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and will be available to Ohio school districts through regional Educational Service Centers (ESCs).… Read full story
(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Lt. Governor Jon Husted, who serves as Director of the Governor’s Office of Workforce Transformation, announced today that 302 Ohio companies have been approved for TechCred funding, allowing them another opportunity to upskill their current and future employees with technology-focused skills.… Read full story
Study aims to determine safety and efficacy of experimental monoclonal antibodies.
Patients admitted with COVID-19 at select hospitals may now volunteer to enroll in a clinical trial to test the safety and efficacy of a potential new treatment for the disease.… Read full story
Senator: We Owe it to the Victims and Their Families to Act to Keep Americans Safe
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today released the following statement on the one-year anniversary of the shooting in Dayton’s Oregon District that killed nine Ohioans and injured 27 more.
Today, Attorney General William P. Barr and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump announced that the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a component of the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP), has awarded $35,104,338 in grant funding to provide safe, stable housing and appropriate services to victims of human trafficking.… Read full story
Initial trial to determine if monoclonal antibodies can shorten severity of COVID-19 in outpatients.
A Phase 2 clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of potential new therapeutics for COVID-19, including an investigational therapeutic based on synthetic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) to treat the disease.… Read full story
Bipartisan Legislation Would Allow Individuals in Hospice Care to Receive Respite Care at Home & for Longer Period of Time, Provide Caregivers with Additional Support and Peace of Mind
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Sens. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) introduced the COVID-19 Hospice Respite Care Relief Act of 2020, bipartisan legislation that would expand Medicare’s hospice respite care benefit during a public health crisis.
AG Yost Partners With Public Safety to Provide a Solution
(COLUMBUS, Ohio) — The office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost issued a special report today identifying some vulnerabilities in the state’s concealed-carry licensing system and outlining steps taken to plug those gaps.… Read full story
Knox County Sheriff’s Report – Aug 04, 2020
(Information courtesy of The Knox County Sheriff’s Office)
Deputies were dispatched to North Sandusky Street in Mount Vernon on a burglary in progress. Deputies arrived on the scene and searched the area. The basement window covering had been pushed into the basement.… Read full story