When the rate hit 6% in early August, the governor recommended that schools delay in-person instruction until Sept. 28. Many school districts have started in-person classes, and “It’s gonna be a real challenge for us to keep this positivity rate low” when all of them are in, Beshear said.
In spite of state guidance recommending remote learning only and the suspension of all school-related athletic and extracurricular activities, Christian County Public Schools continued in-person instruction Friday and had made no announcement to cancel a football game set for Saturday against a school from another county with a "critical" level of community transmission.
The CEO of the Ashland hospital said COVID-19 is no longer limited to people with underlying health conditions. It's also affecting "babies, children and healthy, active men and women who have no idea how they were exposed."
For the first time ever, research — but not the scientific kind — is at the fingertips of anyone who knows how to use an internet search engine. The research often stops when the searcher finds information that confirms their suspicions and fits their belief system.
State and local authorities sought help and guidance from the CDC starting in January, but the CDC ignored questions, gave conflicting advice, brushed off calls to take the pandemic more seriously, and as late as April, continued to downplay the potential harm of the coronavirus, USA Today reports.
