Ten days into an emergency effort to restore water to Detroit homes, several hundred residents still remain without water and activists wants Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to enlist the National Guard to help in the effort.
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Oakland County closes malls, playgrounds as Michigan coronavirus cases soar
As the coronavirus epidemic spreads through Oakland County, leaders order the closure of malls and playground equipment and urge residents to stop non-essential travel.
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Opinion | Michigan must embrace digital age now or watch its students suffer
Our guest author, a former member of the State Board of Education,says his recommendations from 18 years ago should be implemented to address the current educational crisis amid the coronavirus.
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Charting Michigan’s coronavirus path, hoping for South Korea and not Italy
Michigan went from one positive case to more than 500 in 10 days. Bridge mapped cases in four foreign countries as a guide to what the path of infection might look like in Michigan in the weeks ahead.
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Michigan strains unemployment system with most claims since Great Recession
More than 80,000 Michigan residents filed for unemployment insurance between Monday and Thursday, according to a top official. The flood of claims has strained the state website and call center, prompting delays for residents made jobless by the coronavirus pandemic.
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Michigan coronavirus cases surge with more testing but shortage remains
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says the state is prioritizing testing for the highest-risk patients as a shortage persists.
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Michigan hospitals turn to quilting scraps, DIY videos to fight coronavirus
The state is trying to learn exactly what resources hospitals are working with. In the meantime, health care workers are taking measures into their own hands.
Posted inChildren & Families
Separating bunks and no hugs for kids: coronavirus and Michigan’s homeless
It’s hard to practice “social distancing” with dozens of people in one room. How homeless shelters are trying to protect residents who are already among the most vulnerable to serious illness.
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A Michigan school bus turns food truck during coronavirus school shutdown
In one sparsely populated, vast Northern Michigan school district, school buses are delivering meals to students who otherwise might go hungry amid a three-week shutdown of the state’s schools.
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Will Michigan classes stay closed, and other coronavirus impact on schools
Parents are flooding Bridge with questions about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Michigan schools. We have some answers.