Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
How The States Are Faring: Halloween Ban, High-Risk Residents
Fox News: Los Angeles County Bans Trick-Or-Treating This Halloween Due To Coronavirus
This year was scary enough. Traditional Halloween activities won't be allowed for residents in Los Angeles County this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to local health officials. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health announced a ban on door-to-door trick-or-treating, carnivals, festivals, live entertainment and haunted houses. (Aaro, 9/9)
The Washington Post: D.C. Adds Two States, Removes Two Others From List Of Places That Require Quarantine
D.C. health officials on Tuesday added Montana and Ohio to the list of states considered “high-risk” due to the coronavirus pandemic, marking the latest step in the city’s attempt to mitigate transmission of the virus. A state is deemed high-risk if its seven-day rolling average of new coronavirus cases is 10 or more per 100,000 residents. Anyone who arrives in the nation’s capital after traveling to one of the 29 states for nonessential reasons must self-quarantine for two weeks. (Sullivan, Brice-Saddler and Hedgpeth, 9/8)
AP: Oklahoma Prison Inmate Being Treated For COVID-19 Dies
An Oklahoma state prison inmate being treated for the illness caused by the coronavirus has died, the Oklahoma Department of Corrections said.The inmate at the Eddie Warrior Correctional Center in Taft died Saturday at a hospital, the department said Monday. (9/8)
AP: Honolulu Mayor Extends Stay-At-Home Order By 2 Weeks
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Tuesday he would extend the city’s stay-at-home order for two weeks to control the coronavirus but will modify the rules to allow solo activity at beaches, parks and trails. The stay-at-home order will be kept in place through Sept. 24. Individuals will be able to go to beaches, parks and trails to run, sit or eat by themselves beginning Thursday. (9/9)
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CIDRAP: Wisconsin And Massachusetts Report More EEE Cases, 1 Fatal
Wisconsin reported its second eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) case of the year, involving a woman in her 60s who died from her infection, and Massachusetts reported its fourth human infection involving the mosquitoborne virus. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (WDHS) said the patient had lived in Chippewa County, which is in the west central part of the state and borders Eau Claire County, where the state's first case of the year—in a girl—was recently reported. Of nine EEE cases in horses this year, four were in Chippewa County. (9/8)
