Care centers express calm in the face of virus
The coronavirus is scary, but when you’re a medically frail resident of a care center, all viruses are scary, said Del Zook, CEO of Rock of Ages Mennonite Home near McMinnville. Flu season brings ...
Unsheltered and unprotected
Homeless face particular risk of illness without access to hygiene measures
Wine & Food Classic: the show goes on
Organizers of the Wine & Food Classic are monitoring news about the coronavirus as they prepare to welcome thousands to McMinnville for a weekend of wine tasting and snack noshing. The Sip! festival ...
Chinese Linfield students learning online from home
Five Linfield College students went home to China during the Christmas break and January Term. Unable to return for the spring semester because of concerns about coronavirus, they’re continuing their ...
Oregon insurers waive copays, deductibles for COVD-19 tests
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon has reached an agreement with private health insurance companies to waive co-payments, co-insurance and deductibles for Oregonians who undergo testing for COVID-19 ...
Call 211 to check coronavirus rumors
For updates about COVID-19 or the coronavirus, or to check on reports about it, residents can call 211, county Health and Human Services Director Lindsey Manfrin says.
SIP will go on
Worries about coronavirus have led to cancelations of some large events, but organizers of the McMinnville Sip! Wine & Food Classic are planning to go ahead with the March 13-15 event that draws thousands ...
Health concerns spike local sales
Respirator masks are sold out at Mac Medical Shop on Third Street in McMinnville, and customer service representative Ellie Martinez doesn’t expect the stock to be replenished any time soon. The ...
Customers face shortages, restrictions on virus-related items
Only three bottles of hand sanitizer were left Thursday morning at Albertsons on Highway 99W in McMinnville. And then someone called before 10 a.m. to say they were on their way to the store to buy all ...
Tensions rise as U.S. death toll from coronavirus reaches 9
SEATTLE — Tensions over how to contain the fast-spreading coronavirus escalated Tuesday in the United States as the death toll climbed to nine and lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's ability to ramp up testing fast enough to deal with the crisis.
Officials: 6 deaths in Washington state from coronavirus
SEATTLE — Six people have now died from coronavirus in Washington state, health officials said Monday as local leaders said they would purchase a motel to use as a hospital and provide housing for vulnerable homeless people amid outbreak fears.
County says it is prepared for local spread of novel virus
As Oregon announced a third presumptive case of COVID-19, the novel coronavirus, and new cases increased nationwide, local officials continued on Monday to stress the importance of basic health safety ...
COVID-19: What you need to know; Staying healthy
Here’s what you should know about COVID-19: * The virus spreads mostly through droplets from coughs and sneezes, and typically between people who are in close contact with one another (within about ...
Indian casino closes after employee gets coronavirus
SALEM — Leaders of an American Indian reservation in Oregon shut down its casino and several other facilities Monday after an employee contracted coronavirus, and a state health official said the virus is likely circulating and will appear in additional locations in the state.
