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Shuttered Hospitals Re-Opening Across U.S. For Coronavirus Cases
Hospitals that only recently closed are now being re-opened by state and local governments to treat the sickest of patients stricken by the Coronavirus strain COVID-19.
U.S. Approves More ‘Rapid’ COVID-19 Tests For Use On Frontlines
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration is approving more rapid molecular diagnostic tests that can be used in temporary screening locations, doctor’s office labs and nursing homes to detect the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 in less than a half hour.
Medline To ‘Re-Deploy’ Plant To Make 150,000 Bottles Of Hand Sanitizer Weekly
Medical product maker Medline will “re-deploy” a Wisconsin plant to make 150,000 bottles of hand sanitizer a week.
CVS Health To Hire 50,000 Workers Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
Drugstore giant CVS Health will hire 50,000 full and part-time workers and award bonuses for existing employees working to meet “unprecedented” need as the U. S. grapples with the outbreak of the Coronavirus strain Covid-19.
Amazon Shifts Employees To PillPack And PBM RxAdvance
Premera Blue Cross, which provides medical benefits to many Amazon employees, had no comment on Amazon’s decision to change prescription benefits.
U.S. Approves Much-Needed ‘Rapid’ Coronavirus Test
The U. S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a rapid molecular diagnostic test its maker says can detect the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 in about 45 minutes.
Calls Grow To Open Special Obamacare Sign-Up As Coronavirus Spreads
There’s a growing bipartisan movement to open a special open enrollment period for individual coverage under the Affordable Care Act amid the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 outbreak from a mix of governors, members of Congress and the health insurance ind…
Diagnostic Makers Vow To Produce Millions Of COVID-19 Tests In U.S.
Diagnostics manufacturers with U. S. approval to test for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 are promising millions of commercially available tests will be produced weekly by the end of the month.
Walgreens To Begin First Drive-Thru Coronavirus Testing This Weekend For First Responders
Walgreens is opening up its first testing site for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19 at a drive-thru location for first responders and healthcare workers in the Chicago area.
CVS Health Opens First Coronavirus Parking Lot Model Testing Site
CVS Health is opening up its first testing site in a Massachusetts drugstore parking lot as drugstores across the country slowly and carefully begin a rollout of testing outside their stores for the Coronavirus strain COVID-19.
