COVID-19

COVID-19, Immunity Registry, Accounts, Goodbye, Mental Health, Spiritual, Sanitize | 4/10/20 | LSWI

The latest updates on COVID-19 from Governor Edwards: the death toll, more testing, large number of African Americans who have died and why, and how social distancing is helping improve our numbers.

Senator Bill Cassidy pitches the idea of an “immunity registry” at a town hall event – plus his thoughts on the Defense Production Act, stimulus checks, and drugs that offer hope in the battle against the coronavirus.

Natasha interviews nurse Bradley Harrison in New Orleans who talks about the overwhelming numbers of people they are treating and the fear of becoming infected.

Natasha also interviews Cynthia Miller, an owner of a local funeral home, who talks about the affect Covid 19 is having on families that are burying their loved ones, including no visitations and no repass. The loved ones are taken straight from the hospital morgue to the funeral home and families never getting to say good bye. She discusses how they are forced to change how they conduct the services.

And Andre also talked to Susan Randol, MSN, RN, CNE nurse, instructor, UL, Lafayette on the correct cleaning, including our hands, the proper disinfecting of surfaces, and how to protect ourselves as much as possible from infection.

Andre talked to Leslie Todd LCSW, ACSW therapist on a person’s mental health and surviving the many levels that this Pandemic impacts.

Andre also spoke with Rev. Brady Whitton, pastor First United Methodist Church, Baton Rouge, on adjusting to our spirituality when we can’t congregate, especially during this big weekend of Easter, Passover, and Ramadan.