Tag: Coronavirus
UAB Medicine updates downtown coronavirus testing site hours
By Adam Pope
UAB News
Effective Friday, April 3, the Downtown COVID-19 Testing Site hours will change. The new hours are as follows:
Call Center: 7 a.m....
Gov. Kay Ivey issues statewide stay-at-home order as COVID-19 cases rise
The Birmingham Times
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Friday announced a statewide stay-at-home order from the state health officer effective beginning Saturday, April 4 at...
Birmingham’s shelter-in-place order extended to April 30
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council on Friday extended the city’s current shelter-in-place ordinance to April 30, at the request of Mayor...
Help Beat COVID19 with symptom tracker in rural areas across Deep...
By Alicia Rohan
UAB News
As the Deep South sees a surge in cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, experts from the University of Alabama at...
Birmingham World Games delayed until 2022
By Michael Tomberlin
Alabama Newscenter
The Birmingham World Games will now take place nearly a year later as organizers said the move of the Olympic Games...
Mark E. Wilson, Jefferson County’s Top Doc, On Reducing The Coronavirus
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Dr. Mark E. Wilson, Jefferson County Health Officer, seldom sleeps. With the specter of COVID-19 troubling him, he can’t.
“Sometimes it...
Meet the Local Health Specialists In Fight Against COVID-19
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Like many in Jefferson County, Wesley G. Willeford, MD, finds himself exercising health and safety precautions he never imagined.
“I have...
Jeffco Extends Closure of Courthouses, Allocates $1M to Coronavirus Relief
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to extend closure of the Birmingham and Bessemer courthouses to April 30 from...
Ace Graham, of Alchemy 213: Small Business Owner Adjusts
revbirmingham.org
Ace Graham of Alchemy 213 is turning a lackluster situation into a golden opportunity for his high-end streetwear clothing store in Birmingham’s Five Points South.
The coronavirus pandemic has many retailers and restauranteurs innovating to keep...
Girls Inc. Provides Online Learning During Global Health Crisis
By Donna Cope
Alabama NewsCenter
The COVID-19 hiatus isn’t keeping Girls Inc. from helping underserved girls, who have received food for their body and mind.
Several youngsters...