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Coronavirus is tearing through NC nursing homes, but @ncdhhs won't say which ones.
So reporters from six NC newsrooms are working together to find out. https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-tearing-through-nc-nursing-homes-but-the-state-won-t-say-which-ones/19069185/
So reporters from six NC newsrooms are working together to find out. https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-tearing-through-nc-nursing-homes-but-the-state-won-t-say-which-ones/19069185/
We called dozens of nursing homes and county health departments, finding that a mishmash of decisions about what to disclose have left the public in the dark about the identities of more than a half-dozen nursing homes with outbreaks of the deadly virus.
Our newsrooms, along with a dozen other media organizations, are pushing @ncdhhs and @NC_Governor to identify the locations of these outbreaks. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6876427-Corbett-Letter-April-23.html
And we're not the only ones.
Today, @AARPNC sent @NC_Governor Cooper a letter urging more transparency, calling disclosure "critical for public health and the health and wellbeing of the residents and staff of these facilities." https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6876458-AARP-letter-to-Cooper-April-23.html#document/p2/a561206
Today, @AARPNC sent @NC_Governor Cooper a letter urging more transparency, calling disclosure "critical for public health and the health and wellbeing of the residents and staff of these facilities." https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/6876458-AARP-letter-to-Cooper-April-23.html#document/p2/a561206
Worth noting that other states:
- Georgia
- Florida
- California
- New York
- Illinois
are already releasing similar information, at least partially.
- Georgia
- Florida
- California
- New York
- Illinois
are already releasing similar information, at least partially.
North Carolina could be on that list. Until we are, we'll keep digging.
Read more about what the team from @CPublicPress, @theobserver, @newsobserver, @WBTV_News, @wectnews and @WRAL found here: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-tearing-through-nc-nursing-homes-but-the-state-won-t-say-which-ones/19069185/
Read more about what the team from @CPublicPress, @theobserver, @newsobserver, @WBTV_News, @wectnews and @WRAL found here: https://www.wral.com/coronavirus/coronavirus-is-tearing-through-nc-nursing-homes-but-the-state-won-t-say-which-ones/19069185/
