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• Coronavirus Update: Self-Employment, First Responder Safety & More

  15-04-2020 23:27
  
  The Numbers As of Wednesday, April 15, there are now 777 COVID-19 cases in Columbus and Worthington; 1,102 cases and 19 deaths in Franklin County; and 7,791 cases and 361 deaths in Ohio. Other updates are for unemployment compensation for 1099 workers, additional nonprofit funding from the United Way and additional sterilization services from Battelle. […]
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• Columbus Metropolitan Club: COVID Conversation with Mayor Andrew J. Ginther

  15-04-2020 22:36 via youtube.com
  
  
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• Community Group Demanding More Action for Prison Public Health Crisis

  15-04-2020 21:59
  
  On Wednesday, April 15, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced that a total of three inmates have died at the Pickaway Correctional Institution in Orient, Ohio. The first inmate died over the weekend and tested positive posthumously. The other two are presumed positive for COVID-19. This comes after the death of a staff […]
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• City Plans to Crack Down on Mass Gatherings

  15-04-2020 19:16
  
  Columbus City Attorney Zach Klein is providing the Columbus Police Department with new guidance regarding cracking down on house parties and mass gatherings in the city. “To stop more reckless and selfish conduct, I’m recommending that CPD issue citations to any individuals who defy the state’s order prohibiting large gatherings,” said Klein. “Our officers have […]
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• NEXT: Habits and Behaviors After Coronavirus

  15-04-2020 17:30
  
  There remain many unanswered questions about life after the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, chief among these being the still uncertain long-term health effects. Other questions include how long it will take for the economy to recover. There is historical evidence that suggests that those cities that quarantined early during the 1918 flu pandemic saw their economies bounce […]
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• Columbus International Animation + Film Festival Goes Virtual

  15-04-2020 15:54
  
  For 67 years, the Columbus International Film Festival has brought remarkable shorts and animation as well as narrative and documentary features to Columbus. That’s the longest-running film festival in the country. A little quarantine was not going to wreck their streak. According to Cristyn Steward, executive director of the Columbus International Animation and Film Festival, […]
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