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Illinois.govAs a resurgence of coronavirus slams southern Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced Friday his office will file an emergency rule that would allow local authorities to enforce mask requirements to prevent the spread of the disease. -
Sarah Fentem/St. Louis Public RadioFace masks are hot, itchy and awkward. But they're among the best ways to help keep the coronavirus from spreading. St. Louis doctors and public officials have been pleading for people to wear them in public for months. They say where, when and how you wear a mask makes a difference.
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St. Louis and St. Louis County officials have pledged millions in federal dollars to help pay utility bills. About 150,000 people in the St. Louis region have had trouble paying utility bills during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the nonprofit Cool Down St. Louis.
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Rapid testing is vital to keeping the coronavirus under control, experts said. But doctors in the St. Louis region are having to ration those tests as they become harder to find.
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Alarmed about a growing number of coronavirus cases, St. Louis County Executive Sam Page and St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson on Monday announced new actions aimed at curbing the rapid spread of the virus in the region.
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When her illness first began, Celeste Marx didn’t think much of it.She felt more tired than usual and, at times, surprisingly weak. Then she started coughing — and whenever she coughed, she felt like she was going to throw up.“I just thought, ‘Oh my gosh, what is happening to me?’” said Marx, who lives in south St. Louis County. “I just felt so incredibly lousy.”
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The number of people without health insurance has grown by an estimated 100,000 in Missouri and 186,000 in Illinois since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the nonprofit Families USA.Coronavirus-related job losses have meant families are living without health care during a time they need it most, the researchers said. Many fearing high hospital bills are forgoing medical care and putting their lives at risk, doctors said.“Many, many people, millions of people, have lost their job, said Rachel Garfield, co-director of the Program on Medicaid and the Uninsured at the Kaiser Family Foundation. “And for many Americans, health insurance is tied to their employment.”
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This page is updated regularly. More than 1,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the St. Louis area since the coronavirus first spread to the region in…
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After years of debating whether to expand Medicaid in Missouri, voters will finally get the chance to decide in the August primary election. Currently,…
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This article about coronavirus aggressive action was originally published by the Center for Public Integrity, a nonprofit newsroom based in Washington,…
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After isolating at home for months, some Missouri residents are contemplating escape.Public health experts are urging people to stay home during the…
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St. Louis Researchers To Test Coronavirus Vaccines In HumansWashington University and St. Louis University will soon begin a series of clinical trials to test potential vaccines in humans. The universities plan to…
