Coronavirus/COVID-19
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Mar- 2020 -17 March
North Carolina to Close Restaurants and Bars for Dine-In Customers, Allow Takeout and Delivery Operations to Continue
Raleigh Mar 17, 2020 Governor Roy Cooper and members of the Coronavirus Task Force are holding a media briefing today…
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17 March
American Red Cross Faces Severe Blood Shortage As Coronavirus Outbreak Threatens Availability of Nation’s Supply
WASHINGTON, D.C. – March 17, 2020 – The American Red Cross now faces a severe blood shortage due to an…
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17 March
Insurance Commissioner authorizes extra prescriptions during state of emergency due to COVID-19
North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has directed all health benefit plans licensed by the N.C. Department of Insurance to…
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17 March
Governor Cooper Requests Small Business Administration Disaster Declaration to Aid COVID-19 Response
Governor Roy Cooper requested that the U.S. Small Business Administration grant a disaster declaration for business owners in North Carolina…
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17 March
ARHS Updated Details on Visitor Restrictions at Hospitals and Outpatient Clinics
UPDATE March 18 – NEW: Designated visitors to Watauga Medical Center and Cannon Memorial Hospital will now have their temperature…
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16 March
Town of Boone Operations Update March 16, 2020
The Town of Boone, other neighboring jurisdictions and Watauga County are all working together to slow the spread of this…
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16 March
Regal Movie Theaters to close nationwide
Regal Cinemas, which is the second-largest theater chain in the country, will close all locations starting on Tuesday. The closings…
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16 March
App State Athletics COVID-19 Update
On March 16, the Sun Belt Conference announced that the league is canceling all organized athletics-related activities, including regular-season competitions,…
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16 March
Christian Outreach Center to change food distribution method
UPDATE – Beginning Monday, March 23 we will transition to curb-side pick-up. Instead of entering the COC building, our patrons…
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16 March
Watauga County Schools establishes community feeding sites across county
While state officials have mandated that schools close for students until March 30, Watauga County Schools Child Nutrition Staff are…
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