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Business & EconomyOhio meat packing facilities currently have a significant backlog, with some places fully booked until 2023. That’s why the Ohio Department of Development, in partnership with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, recently announced new meat processing grants of up to $250,000.
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The state of emergency declaration frees up the city to enact mandatory overtime and cancel vacation time for firefighters and EMTs.
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This announcement comes on the day that marks the highest daily case count in Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases topped 280,000 this week as the omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country, according to Johns Hopkins University's tracker.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentWhen the pandemic hit last year, restaurants closed and grocery stores struggled to keep their shelves stocked. A shift also occurred in the national food safety system.
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The new at-home COVID treatment is currently available in limited quantities to states and territories. Some states will get as few as 120 courses of treatment at first.
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Healthcare workers continue to fight the all-out battle against the deadly coronavirus that has been going on for two years straight.
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As the medical community scrambles to learn more about the omicron variant, two new COVID-19 pills show promise in working against all versions of the virus. We discuss the latest on COVID and more on Wellness Wednesday.
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Occasionally, a person can test negative for COVID-19 but test positive a few days later. A University Hospitals doctor says rapid at-home tests are most accurate when the person is symptomatic. She recommends getting a hospital or lab test for more accurate results.
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The first U.S. omicron case was identified last Wednesday – about a week after its discovery in South Africa. While there are concerns about the variant’s transmissibility, the number of mutations it possesses make it easier to detect than other strains.