Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire and Police Departments are observing CDC guidelines as they prepare for a first responder possibly contracting COVID-19. Both Fire Chief Tracy Natyshok and Police Chief Christopher Mannino said their respective departments are prepared in case the novel coronavirus comes to Park Forest. Both[Read More…]
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Illinois Public Health Officials Announce 250 New Cases of Coronavirus Disease
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- If the number of automobile injuries and deaths multiplied like Coronavirus Disease 2019, we’d be pulling cars from the road en masse and redesigning from the ground up. Consider what happened with the Boeing 787 Max. The rate of known new cases is accelerating. The Illinois Department of[Read More…]
Family Displaced Following Fire on Winnemac
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Park Forest Fire and Police Departments responded to a nighttime fire on Winnemac Street near Wildwood Drive on the night of March 21-22, 2020. Pictured above is a ladder fire apparatus from University Park. Park Forest Fire Chief Tracy Natyshok said at this point the fire[Read More…]
How Does the New Coronavirus Spread? Think of Second-hand Smoke
By Mark Puleo, AccuWeather staff writer AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- An aerosol is a tiny air particle, thinner even than the diameter of a strand of hair. And when an aerosol contains viruses such as SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, it can be a deadly carrier at the center of a dangerous outbreak. When[Read More…]
Daily coronavirus briefing: America under siege from invisible contagion
By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The new coronavirus, and COVID-19, the disease it causes, surfaced in late 2019, and by mid-March had become a full-blown crisis worldwide. The global death toll climbed above 6,000 by March 15, just a few days after President Donald Trump declared a national emergency in the United[Read More…]
COVID-19: 236 New Cases in Illinois
Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) today announced 236 new cases of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Illinois, including three deaths in Cook County; two men in their 80s and a man in his 90s. Monroe is now also reporting a case. Currently, IDPH is reporting a[Read More…]
COVID-19: CDC – Children and Coronavirus Disease 2019
Tips to keep children healthy while school’s out Children are not at higher risk Atlanta, GA-(ENEWSPF)- Based on available evidence, children do not appear to be at higher risk for COVID-19 than adults. While some children and infants have been sick with COVID-19, adults make up most of the known[Read More…]
COVID-19: CDC – People Who Are at Higher Risk for Severe Illness
Atlanta, GA-(ENEWSPF)- COVID-19 is a new disease and there is limited information regarding risk factors for severe disease. Based on currently available information and clinical expertise, older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions might be at higher risk for severe illness from COVID-19. Based upon available[Read More…]
COVID-19: Blue Island Mayor Shuts Down Police Dept. After One Officer Tests Positive
Blue Island, IL-(ENEWSPF)- In a move that State Rep. Bob Rita calls “rash,” Blue Island Mayor Domingo Vargas decided Sunday effectively shut down the police department after one officer tested positive for COVID-19. The mayor made the decision at 1 a.m. Sunday, according to a statement from Rep. Rita. “Early[Read More…]
Police Warn of COVID-19 Scams
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police took to social media this weekend to warn of COVID-19 scams, one involving apps, another regarding possible checks coming to most Americans, and yet a third where people claiming to be COVID-19 inspectors are going door-to-door in some communities. Police warn residents to NOT[Read More…]
