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Coronavirus testing concerns remind us about the supply side of health care

There’s a short shelf life for much of what government officials say in the early days of a public health scare. Events tend to overtake projections. Recommendations about the proper response can change quickly. But at least one portion of N.C. Health and Human Services Secretary Mandy Cohen’s March 10 presentation to state lawmakers is...

Mitch Kokai

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Easing government burdens to help with coronavirus response

Uncertainty clouds the discussion of how the U.S. should fight the spread of the COVID-19, the flu-like respiratory disease that originated in China in December and was first reported in the U.S. in late January. Now, more than a month later, there’s cause for greater concern as the virus continues to spread across the country....

Jordan Roberts
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Public schools tackle coronavirus outbreak

As stories of the spread of coronavirus continue to circulate in the media, teachers have turned to Facebook to complain about a purported shortage of cleaning supplies and hand sanitizer needed to combat the spread of COVID-19 in their schools and classrooms. Predictably, a few petty teachers have used the crisis to prolong their tiresome...

Terry Stoops