Tag: COVID-19
Experts Say Food Delivery is Safe During COVID-19 Outbreak
By Haley Herfurth
UAB News
Feel free to order that pizza or call in for curbside pickup at your favorite local restaurant: The risk of contracting...
Ways to Protect Your Mental Health Amid Global Pandemic
By Emma Harchanko
UAB News
Overwhelmed. Anxious. Distracted. Lonely. These are a few words that might describe the feelings of those who are transitioning into working...
Drew: What if a family member living with you gets COVID-19
By Samuetta Hill Drew
With Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, issuing a Stay-at-Home statewide order and social distancing being the safety practice for the nation how...
Ellis: Managing chronic disease while sheltering in place
By Glenn Ellis
As cities, states and the federal government takes increasingly aggressive moves to stop the spread of the COVID-19 virus, a significant number...
City Council approves $500K hazard pay for workers dealing with COVID-19
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
In a near empty chamber on Tuesday, the Birmingham City Council approved $500,000 in hazard/overtime pay for city employees working...
Coronavirus and cybercrime — hackers use COVID-19 as phishing bait
By Yvonne Taunton
UAB News
The coronavirus is being used in various malicious campaigns including email spam, text messages, ransomware and suspicious website domains.
During this vulnerable...
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...