Shuttered Hospital Could Get New Life Courtesy of COVID

May 18, 2020 - Sandhills Regional Medical Center in rural North Carolina has been closed for nearly three years, but was recently repurposed to care for regular patients during the coronavirus pandemic. While the facility is not currently needed, it remains set up and ready to go in the case that extra capacity is necessary.

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FEMA: North Carolina; Amendment No. 1 to Notice of a Major Disaster Declaration Federal Register

May 13, 2020 - Amendment to the previous major disaster declaration for the state of North Carolina due to the COVID-19 pandemic to include individual assistance limited to the Crisis Counseling Program. This amendment is effective April 30, 2020.

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Coronavirus Gains a Foothold in Rural North Carolina

May 11, 2020 - As coronavirus spreads to rural areas of North Carolina, data shows a disproportionate burden of cases per capita. Discusses how COVID-19 accentuates existing rural disparities and how tight social connections contribute to the transmission. Describes the approaches state health departments are taking to help allocate resources to rural hospitals.

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Coronavirus Versus the Last Grocer in Town

Apr 17, 2020 - Features the owner of the only grocery store in a rural North Carolina town and how he is managing business during the coronavirus pandemic. Through balancing a power outage, increased supplier prices, his employees' and family's health, and higher-than-usual demand, Mr. Timberlake makes decisions based on TV news, emails from grocers' groups, and his own intuition. (May require a subscription to view full article).

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FEMA: North Carolina; Major Disaster and Related Determinations Federal Register

Apr 14, 2020 - The President has declared a major disaster for the state of North Carolina due to the COVID-19 pandemic, effective March 25, 2020. Includes related determinations to provide disaster support to people and businesses within the state.

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EOP: COVID-19 Response in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia; Federal Support for Governors' Use of National Guard (Memorandum of April 7, 2020) Federal Register

Apr 10, 2020 - Executive Order from the Office of the President directing the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of the Department of Homeland Security to fully fund emergency assistance activities undertaken by the National Guard Forces in Arizona, Colorado, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, and West Virginia in response to the COVID-19 epidemic.

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