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COVID-19 response in Douglas County, Kansas (2020)

Collected by: University of Kansas

Archived since: Mar, 2020

Description:

This archive documents the response to, narrative of, and events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic in Douglas County and at the University of Kansas. This includes the efforts of the University, county and cities governments, businesses, and the community at large. Some of the sources included in this archive are official university websites, county and city government pages, and news stories. This archive attempts to track and gather the digital response of the county, University, and their communities to the COVID-19 pandemic and the events and changes that followed. As this is still on ongoing situation, more websites are added as new information and procedures emerge

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Title: Lawrence businesses host online Paper Plains festival to comply with COVID-19 orders

URL: http://www.kansan.com/arts_and_culture/lawrence-businesses-host-online-paper-plains-festival-to-comply-with-covid-19-orders/article_354ea40c-84c9-11ea-a5f3-63ea8cf4ac9f.html

Description: The Raven Book Store, Lawrence Public Library and more have teamed together to make the Paper Plains Literary Festival accessible online amid coronavirus stay-at-home orders. The festival is hosting virtual events from April 22 to 26.

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Subject:   Arts & Culture

Title: Colleges might have to stay online for a while — KU needs to prove its worth

URL: http://www.kansan.com/opinion/colleges-might-have-to-stay-online-for-a-while-ku-needs-to-prove-its-worth/article_d5f61d3c-80d1-11ea-9d18-87d870defeee.html

Description: Opinion columnist Wyatt Hall argues that The University needs to improve its online courses and instruction if classes stay online in the fall in order to retain its students.

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Subject:   Opinion

Title: Local farms gain community support amid stay-at-home order

URL: https://eudoratimes.wixsite.com/news/post/local-farms-gain-community-support-amid-stay-at-home-order/

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Title: KU School of Engineering produces personal protective equipment to aid health care workers

URL: https://news.ku.edu/ku-school-engineering-produces-personal-protective-equipment-aid-health-care-workers

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Title: KU School of Engineering produces personal protective equipment to aid health care workers

URL: https://news.ku.edu/ku-school-engineering-produces-personal-protective-equipment-aid-health-care-workers/

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Title: JUNTOS delivers COVID-19 information to Kansas City’s Spanish-speaking population

URL: https://www.kumc.edu/news-listing-page/juntos.html

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Title: When will LMH Health resume elective procedures?

URL: https://www.lmh.org/news/2020-news/when-will-lmh-health-resume-elective-procedures/

Description: LMH Health has spent the past several weeks preparing and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. As our organizational readiness for COVID-19 has increased, we can now direct our attention to planning for the time when we will resume all healthcare services across our organization.

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Title: COVID-19 count in Douglas County increases to 44

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/general-news/2020/apr/22/covid-19-count-in-douglas-county-increases-to-44/

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Subject:   General news

Title: Graduate teaching assistant union at KU says it is facing a mental health crisis, employees will soon begin taking leaves of absence

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/ku/2020/apr/22/graduate-teaching-assistant-union-at-ku-says-it-is-facing-a-mental-health-crisis-employees-will-soon-begin-taking-leaves-of-absence/

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Subject:   KU

Title: Lawrence-Douglas County health officials have dealt with dozens of businesses out of compliance with governor’s orders

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/public-safety/2020/apr/22/lawrence-dgco-health-businesses-noncompliance/

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Subject:   Public safety

Title: Free meals for children now available on weekend at Lawrence schools

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/schools/2020/apr/22/free-meals-for-children-now-available-on-weekend-at-lawrence-schools/

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Subject:   Schools

Title: State announces metrics health officials will use to determine reopening

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-government/2020/apr/22/kelly-benchmarks-for-reopening-kansas-will-focus-on-testing-tracing-supplies-hospitals/

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Subject:   State government

Title: Health leader says Kansas is considering testing all prison inmates, care home residents

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-region/2020/apr/22/inspections-underway-at-kansas-rehab-facility-where-25-have-died/

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Subject:   State region

Title: Topeka mayor, council cut own pay as virus ravages budget

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/news/state-region/2020/apr/22/topeka-mayor-council-cut-own-pay-as-virus-ravages-budget/

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Subject:   State region

Title: Photo gallery: 91-year-old Lawrence resident gets drive-by birthday celebration

URL: https://www2.ljworld.com/photos/galleries/2020/apr/22/photo-gallery-91-year-old-lawrence-resident-gets-drive-by-birthday-celebration/

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Subject:   Galleries

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