The state relaunched its COVID-19 information website — coronavirus.iowa.gov — on Tuesday morning, with new features and an expanded range of data. The site quickly crashed, and was replaced by […]
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Abbe Community Mental Health offering free coaching session on caring for mental health during COVID-19
Abbe Community Mental Health is offering a free mental health coaching session for anyone interested in getting tips on caring for mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic. Abbe Center’s offices […]
UIHC announces a ban on almost all patient visits
COVID-19 has already caused University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics to restrict the number of visitors its patients can have, and that restriction will turn into an almost total ban […]
Iowa Arts Council taking applications for emergency grants for artists and arts organizations affected by COVID-19
Iowa artists and nonprofit arts organizations can now apply for a one-time emergency grant from the Iowa Arts & Culture Emergency Relief Fund to help them cope with disruptions caused […]
Two residents of a Marion nursing home have died, three employees test positive for COVID-19
Two residents of Linn Manor Care Center, a nursing home in Marion, have died from COVID-19 and three employees have tested positive for the virus. But according to the Iowa […]
‘We’ve been very transparent’ about COVID-19 in Iowa, Reynolds claims, but data is still elusive
Six days after signing a contract with the University of Iowa College of Public Health to have its experts create models of the spread and severity of COVID-19 in the […]
Astrology forecast (COVID-19 edition): April 15-28
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Aries artist Vincent van Gogh got started on his life’s work relatively late. At ages 25 and 26 he made failed attempts to train as a […]
Iowa City Transit asks bus riders to wear cloth masks
Iowa City Transit is asking riders to wear to cloth masks while on city buses. “Wearing a cloth mask while riding transit will help keep both the drivers and riders […]
Cedar Rapids City Council moves its Tuesday meeting online due to COVID-19, but residents can still participate
The Cedar Rapids City Council is moving its Tuesday meeting online due to COVID-19. The public will still be able to watch the proceedings in real-time and participate. The meeting, […]
Art in the time of COVID-19: Ryan Phelan
This series, Art in the time of COVID-19, highlights musicians and artists in eastern Iowa whose life and work have been upended by the spread of the novel coronavirus in […]
Iowa is now working to predict the spread of COVID-19, but state officials will control what information the public sees
A month after the first cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in the state, the Iowa Department of Public Health agreed to provide the University of Iowa College of Public Health […]
Linn County has the highest number of COVID-19 deaths in the state, as Iowa’s total of confirmed cases approaches 1,600
The Iowa Department of Public Health said on Sunday that seven more Iowans have died from COVID-19, one of the largest daily totals the department has reported since the state’s […]