It is not just a few people with esoteric diseases that society needs to be concerned about. It is most of us, from our employees to our neighbors to our families to the guy on the next treadmill at the gym when it reopens and, for a majority of Michiganders, ourselves.
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Opinion | Liberate Michigan? Here's where we can start.
“I, too, support many forms of liberation, albeit of a different stripe than most protesters in Lansing have in mind.”
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
In Michigan, 23K are ‘recovered’ from COVID. Many still feel like hell.
Destroyed kidneys, ravaged lungs and liver — the coronavirus that nearly killed some patients leaves them struggling to do everyday tasks long after Michigan considers them ‘recovered.’
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Michigan’s definition of coronavirus ‘recovery’ looser than other states
Michigan counts those “who are 30 days out from their onset of illness” as recovered. The definition reflects the disconnect between data and real life underscores both the shortcomings in reporting.
Posted inMichigan Politics Watch
Gun ban at Michigan Capitol unlikely, despite urging from Dana Nessel
Attorney General Dana Nessel says the Michigan Capitol Commission can ban guns at the state Capitol, but members say they don’t believe they have that right and it would be up to the Legislature to bar the weapons.
Posted inMichigan Health Watch
Michigan launches coronavirus contact tracing. Here’s what you need to know.
Contact tracers are a key to reopening Michigan safely. With some setbacks, the state is on track to meet the need. On Saturday, state officials announced a contract with a company affiliated with billionaire Dan Gilbert to help the effort.
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Part nurse, part detective: A day in the life of a Michigan contact tracer
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit Michigan, Christina Zilke has been on a mission to make sure COVID-19 carriers don’t spread the disease. Soon, there will be thousands of others like her tracing the movements and staying in touch with those infected by the illness.
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Opinion | Controlling the spread of COVID-19 requires radical racial solidarity
The authors, professors at the University of Michigan, outline short- and long-term solutions that address historic systems of injustice.
Posted inBusiness Watch
Michigan restaurants give Gretchen Whitmer a roadmap for opening May 29
No opening date has been announced for the state’s restaurant industry, which lost over $1 billion in sales during April. Now the industry is outlining what it thinks it needs to do to reopen — and it wants the OK to start planning.
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Detroit's $9 million field hospital shuts after treating 39 COVID patients
The 1,000-bed temporary hospital at TCF Center in Detroit releases its final patient. A spokesperson for the federal government stresses the closure isn’t necessarily permanent and will be ready in case there is a second wave of the coronavirus.