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- DIY: Cloth Face Mask
This do-it-yourself will show you how to make your own cloth face mask. - DIY: Three-Ingredient Disposable Face Mask
This do-it-yourself will show you how to make a disposable (single use) face mask out of a few items that you likely already have around the house. - Lumumba: More COVID-19 Tests, Hazard Pay, Hotels for Infected Residents
The City of Jackson is purchasing 6,000 additional COVID-19 tests for use on first responders and local jail inmates, providing hazard pay to first responders and partnering with a local hotel to offer shelter to people who are infected. - Black Mississippians Suffered 72% of COVID-19 Deaths; Many Tests Don’t Track Race
More than half of all Mississippians currently diagnosed with COVID-19 and nearly three-fourths of the virus’ current casualties are African American, the Mississippi State Department of Health revealed today. - City of Jackson and Visit Jackson Call For Citywide First Responder Appreciation Day
On Friday, April 10, 2020, Jackson residents and business owners are called to post a sign in their window thanking our Jackson Police officers, firefighters, EMTs, and healthcare workers who have been serving on the frontlines during this COVID-19 public ... - UMMC Builds Ventilators for COVID-19 Pandemic Response
Dr. Charles Robertson, an assistant professor of anesthesiology at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, has built about 170 ventilators of his own design to use in the event of a shortage, doubling the Medical Center’s supply.
- MSDH Reports 177 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Deaths, Pediatric Info
Mississippi saw 177 new official cases of COVID-19 as of yesterday evening, a number close to the peak infections for a single day. - OPINION: Governor, Rescind ‘Confederate Heritage’ Proclamation, Focus on Racial Healing
As many Mississippians are faced with the coronavirus in every county but two as of today, the Mississippi Sons of Confederate Veterans released a proclamation signed by Gov. Tates naming April as "Confederate Heritage Month” - Hand Sanitizer Distribution Locations Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m.
Please see the locations listed in this article for the next Hand Sanitizer Distribution event scheduled for Wednesday, April 8, at 10 a.m. while supplies last. There will be drive through concept for each location. - COVID-19 Affects Black Mississippians Disproportionately; MDOC Workers Test Positive
Two employees of the Mississippi Department of Corrections have tested positive for COVID-19, and a prisoner is awaiting the results of a test for the novel coronavirus, Gov. Tate Reeves said at a press event April 6.
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Latest Wire Stories
- Mississippi Working to Expand Hospital Capacity for VirusMississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that hospitals in the state have about 3,000 beds, and projections show that almost 400 more beds will be needed when the state reaches is peak of the coronavirus outbreak in the next few ...
- Mississippi Churches Take Services Online, into Parking LotsSome Mississippi houses of worship are offering online services during the coronavirus pandemic. Others are inviting people to sit in vehicles outside the sanctuary to have socially distant prayer and maybe to hear a pastor's message over the radio.
- Bilal Qizilbash and His Nonprofit Feed Homeless at Smith ParkBilal Qizilbash and his team, who work under the banner of R U Hungry?, started reaching out to the homeless population in parks, under bridges and bus stops across the City of Jackson.
- Outbreak: Mississippi Gets Disaster Declaration to Speed AidMississippi on Sunday become the latest U.S. state declared a major disaster area by President Donald Trump amid the new coronavirus outbreak, giving the state access to more federal assistance to confront the pandemic.
- Court Revives Suit Over Mississippi School Funding DisparityA federal appeals court has revived a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly black and predominantly white schools.
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