Some of Michigan’s most remote regions have so far been spared, at least in what’s been officially recorded. With a vast geography, few tests and even fewer hospital beds, they wait and hope for the best.
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Opinion | Michigan small businesses, we must stay the course
Small businesses are the heart of Michigan’s economy. The state will need the small business community when it’s time to stitch our economy back together.
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Beaumont to lay off 2,475, eliminate 450 Michigan jobs due to coronavirus
Beaumont Health, the state’s largest health system, blamed the dramatic cuts on losses incurred during the pandemic, which forced it to cut revenue-generating procedures to handle the surge. CEO temporarily cuts his own pay 70 percent.
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Michigan needs big boost in coronavirus testing to reopen economy
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is under enormous pressure to loosen an economic lockdown by May 1. But by any national standard, the state must significantly improve COVID-19 testing to safely reopen for business.
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Opinion | Health care workers like me need more protection to fight coronavirus
We desperately need critical supplies: masks, PPEs, ventilators and testing kits. What matters most is getting equipment and policy protections in place for nurses and other health care professionals as soon as possible.
Posted inMichigan Government
Want Michigan to reopen soon? Stay home now, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer urges
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is urging Michigan residents to continue staying at home as the state’s coronavirus curve appears to bend and she develops plans to begin reopening parts of the economy by May 1.
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MSU nursing student trades class time for 12-hour shifts on coronavirus ICU
Johnny Choi was logging two shifts a month as an extern at Novi’s Ascension Providence Hospital before the pandemic hit. Now, the 22-year-old nursing student is pulling long hours in a COVID-19 intensive care unit.
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Michigan colleges don’t know if students will return to campus this fall
Already bleeding hundreds of millions of dollars because of coronavirus shutdowns, Michigan college and university officials are huddling on scenarios for a fall semester expected to be like none in the past.
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Michigan residents worry about going hungry as COVID layoffs surge, poll finds
More than 1 in 4 Michigan residents are worried about being able to put food on their table, and more than half of all laid-off or furloughed workers are unsure how they’ll feed their families, according to a new statewide poll conducted amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Judge extends filing deadline for Michigan candidates, citing coronavirus
U.S. District Court Judge Terrence Berg ordered Michigan to extend Tuesday’s candidate filing deadline to May 8, halve signature requirements and provide candidates with an option to collect signatures electronically while social distancing.