Coronavirus Local Updates
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THE LENS: The path to reopening: More testing, contact tracing needed to safely restart the state
Not since AIDS swept across America in the ‘80s have we had such an overwhelming need to track back and trace where…
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THE LENS: Orleans Public Defenders announce furloughs in face of decreased revenue due to coronavirus
The Orleans Public Defenders (OPD) announced on Monday that they have begun furloughing employees in the face of an anticipated…
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Behind The Lens episode 77: Got protection?
Local researchers push hard for new innovations and hopefully even a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, worrisome economic…
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THE LENS: Scientists at Tulane National Primate Research Center studying vaccines, treatments for COVID-19
Rarely in the history of the world have so many scientists been at work in so many places simultaneously trying…
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No Jazz Fest In 2020
Officials and organizers have decided to cancel Jazz Fest this year. The festival is now scheduled to take place April…
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THE LENS: Louisiana facing highly inflated prices for medical masks
Hospitals, nursing homes, funeral homes and first responders across Louisiana are in desperate need of personal protective gear, like gloves…
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THE LENS: Governor sued over transfer of prisoners with coronavirus to Camp J at Angola
Attorneys representing prisoners and pretrial detainees across the state filed a class action lawsuit on Tuesday against Gov. John Bel Edwards over…
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THE LENS: New Orleans-area hospitals, researchers find new ways to address testing delays and limited drug supplies during COVID-19 crisis
In this time of crisis, it’s been all-hands-on-deck to collectively fight against a very formidable adversary, COVID-19. Institutions and individuals…
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New Orleans Helping New Orleans
In a time of crisis, New Orleans always comes together. This has been true in the past and it is…
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Behind THE LENS episode 76: Past and present
From schools to prisons, homes to businesses, there is nothing in our region that’s not impacted by the coronavirus. We’ll…
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