Health officials allow COVID infected staff to stay on job
Health authorities across the United States are increasingly permitting nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to remain at work if they have mild or no symptoms. The policy aims to address severe hospital staffing shortages caused by the omicron surge and rising caseloads.
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Dignity Health
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Emerson-Shea
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Gavin Newsom
Cathy Kennedy
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Miami
Jackson Memorial Hospital
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Insurers to Cover Eight Home COVID Tests Monthly
Starting Saturday private health plans will cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per person each month. Americans can get free home kits or submit receipts for reimbursement. a family of four could be reimbursed for up to 32 tests monthly.
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Doors failing to close blamed in Bronx high rise fire
Investigators probe why safety doors did not close during the Sunday blaze in a 19 story Bronx building. The fire started from a space heater, killed 17 people including eight children, and trapped residents in smoke filled stairwells as units struggled to escape. Fire officials noted doors should have self closed to curb smoke spread, but tests show they remained open.
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Daniel Nigro
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U S Mint ships Maya Angelou quarter first in program
The United States Mint begins shipping quarters featuring poet Maya Angelou as the first in the American Women Quarters Program. Angelou, author and civil rights activist, died in 2014. the design shows her with arms outstretched, a bird, and a rising sun. The program will issue 20 quarters over four years.
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