Illinois Hospitals Race To Increase Staff For Expected Surge Of COVID-19 Cases
Nurses were already in short supply before the pandemic began, and Illinois hospitals are competing with other states for extra workers.
Nurses were already in short supply before the pandemic began, and Illinois hospitals are competing with other states for extra workers.
“Our strongest weapon against COVID-19 is you,” Pritzker said, pleading for Illinoisans to stay indoors.
The coronavirus crisis has pushed thousands out of work, and both tenants and landlords are worried.
The pandemic is raising big questions for colleges and high school seniors, especially those who are first in their family to go to college.
Union leaders paint a chaotic picture of safety protocols across the colleges, while leaders say they’re following public health guidance.
Illinois’ total number of cases has doubled since Saturday, and the new deaths announced Wednesday mark a 42% jump in fatalities in one day.
Gov. JB Pritzker acknowledged Illinois is still weeks away from weathering the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The exercise was designed to help local, state and private agencies respond to emergencies like the COVID-19 pandemic.
Several of the hospitalized men are on ventilators and another 77 men at Stateville are symptomatic.
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