Eastern North Carolina farms adapt during pandemic struggle and success
Sun Journal reports mixed results for regional vegetable farms under COVID-19. Horticultural growers vary by business model with direct to consumer, restaurant, and wholesale channels. small farms thrive at farmers markets and roadside sales while larger operations balance multi channel strategies amidst lingering uncertainty.
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North Carolina
Lisa Rayburn
Cooperative Extension Office
Lenoir County reports first COVID-19 death
Lenoir County Health Department confirms the county’s first COVID-19 related death, a resident over 65 with multiple conditions, occurring April 21. The patient was the county’s 28th lab confirmed case, with seven pending tests and over 300 residents tested.
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Lendell
Lenoir County
Lenoir County Health Department
Pamela Brown
Local doctor volunteers Finds chaos at Queens hospital
Dr David Maybee of Coastal Carolina Health Care returned from a week at a 300 bed Queens hospital where nearly all 600 patients were battling COVID-19. He says a post claiming doctors cannot find COVID patients is false and notes an urgent volunteer request from the American College of Chest Physicians.
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New York
David Maybee
Maybee
Coastal Carolina
Queens
American College of Chest Physicians
Schumer says deal reached on major virus aid package
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer announced that after late talks a nearly 500 billion relief package for small businesses hospitals and testing has a breakthrough agreement. The accord covers all major issues with bipartisan support and questions about the aid program clarified.
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Washington
Senate
Chuck Schumer
N.Y
Capitol Hill
Andrew Harnik
Associated Press
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