Tag: personal protective equipment
Governor’s order states masks are required in all public buildings, but what about at local polling centers? Well…
Thousands of people are getting ready to vote on Election Day but in light of the coronavirus pandemic, this year will be different.
Very different.
Local...
York County will begin phased in-person instruction next week. Here’s what you need to know
The York County School Division will begin to implement in-person learning starting this Monday through their hybrid model.
The returning groups will be students in...
York County Fire and Life Safety to get new PPE and emergency radios
The York County Department of Fire and Life Safety will be getting new personal protective equipment and emergency communications radio to improve not only...
Here’s how local health care systems are addressing the continuing need for PPE
While the beginning of the pandemic caused many medical facilities to panic over the amount of needed personal protective equipment, local health care systems...
A new organization is taking graduation gowns and turning them into personal protective equipment
When Nathaniel Moore looked around at his peers in the medical field, he was concerned about their lack of protection against the coronavirus.
But instead...
An area health care system is not testing patients for the coronavirus before elective surgery while others are. Here’s why
As elective surgeries start ramping up amid the coronavirus pandemic, some health care systems in the area are taking extra precautions by testing their...
How are area hospitals handling elective surgeries during the coronavirus?
It’s been a week since hospitals have resumed performing elective surgeries on the Peninsula.
On March 25, Gov. Ralph Northam signed an executive order banning...
Decontamination system used to sterilize PPE for reuse coming to this Peninsula city
Three Battelle Critical Care Decontamination Systems that sterilize personal protective equipment for reuse is coming to Virginia.
One of the systems will be sent to Newport News.
Gov....