Thousands of people had responded to the local health department's online survey about COVID-19 symptoms as of Monday morning, and officials are encouraging more participation before the survey closes Monday evening.
In light of severely limited testing capabilities in the state, Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health and its Unified Command partners on Friday asked Douglas County residents to complete a short ...
The Watkins Museum will be posting Earth Day-related content for six hours on Wednesday, including an interview with state Sen. Marci Francisco and a video from the Kansas Biological Survey about looking for beavers in Douglas County.
From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the museum will post fun facts and activities on its Facebook page, as well as release videos at the top of every hour. Videos were created by the Watkins ...
Bishop Seabury Academy junior Lyle Griggs isn’t particularly active on social media. So when the avid bicyclist goes on rides throughout Lawrence, he isn’t prone to post about it. These days, however, in the midst of a global pandemic? He said he especially wouldn’t consider doing so.
That’s because photos or statements that suggest someone is not following social distancing guidelines became taboo on ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused LMH Health CEO and President Russ Johnson to become acutely aware of ways in which people facilitate transmission inadvertently in his hospital. Doorknobs and elevator buttons, for example, are two things Johnson mentioned that contribute to the “constant” unintentional transmission.
So when asked how health care might change after the pandemic, Johnson said that he expects ...
Two local music teachers are finding that the benefits of hosting virtual lessons for their students outweigh difficulties such as sound quality and video delays.
“The biggest challenge ... well, there’s a couple,” said Annie Gnojek, who has been giving weekly flute lessons to 28 students.
The difficulty of using a virtual platform means that students can no longer play duets with Gnojek during lessons, ...
The number of Douglas County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 is 42, the same number as Wednesday's count, local health officials announced Thursday.
Of those 42, 25 cases are believed to have been contracted through travel, eight from local transmission and eight from contact with someone with a positive case. One case is still under investigation for type of transmission.
Contact with a ...
