Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security announced a $10 million state investment in new personal protective equipment (PPE). This new equipment will allow volunteer firefighters across Indiana to better serve their communities.
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Indiana will provide three million face masks to K-through-12 students. Indiana Economic Development Corporation Chief of Staff Luke Bosso says deliveries will start next Monday.
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Indiana’s primary election is coming up on June 2, and the state continues working to safely hold an election during a global pandemic. During state officials’ COVID-19 press conference Friday, Secretary of State Connie Lawson said her office has used federal CARES Act money to get personal protective equipment for poll workers and election staff in all 92 counties.
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Small businesses that missed out on the first round of supplies from the state’s PPE Marketplace may be in luck. Indiana Economic Development Corporation Chief of Staff Luke Bosso says the state’s gotten more than 20,000 requests for PPE, and the first 10,000 orders had been shipped by Friday.
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Medical professionals who’ve had a hard time getting personal protective equipment are getting some help from the Indiana State Department of Health. State Health Commissioner Dr. Kris Box says 128 hospitals and 90 health departments will get a shipment of supplies this week.
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Indiana’s restaurants are getting ready to reopen for dine-in service, but some challenges lie ahead.
Continue readingSmall businesses having trouble finding the personal protective equipment that they need to get back up and running can start getting help from the state Wednesday. Indiana Small Business PPE Marketplace is officially launching, according to Indiana Economic Development Corporation Chief of Staff Luke Bosso.
Continue readingAs businesses prepare to reopen, Governor Eric Holcomb is promising some help from the state, when it comes to getting personal protective equipment.
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Making sure the United States will never again have to face a pandemic without enough personal protective equipment is the goal of new proposed federal legislation. U.S. Representative Jackie Walorski, along with Representative Debbie Dingell of Michigan, has introduced the Medical Supplies for Pandemics Act of 2020.
Continue readingFirefighters with the Koontz Lake Volunteer Fire Department recently received a generous donation of supplies.
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Officials from the Marshall County Health Department are asking the community private sector manufacturing companies to consider donating personal protective equipment for healthcare partners in the fight against COVID-19.
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