New rules for nursing home visits expands compassionate care visit criteria.

State updates guidelines for visiting long-term care facilities

Betsy PriceGovernment & Politics, Headlines, Health

      Delaware has issued new guidelines for reopening visitation at long-term care facilities that say indoor visits should be allowed and supported regardless of COVID-18 vaccine status, with a few exceptions. The Department of Health and Social Services said in press release Friday that the new rules had been created March 17 and sent to the state’s 86 …

Delaware will continue to work with Curative, despite an FDA bulletin about false negatives

New COVID cases numbers flatten, deaths decrease as vaccine sprint continues

Betsy PriceGovernment & Politics, Headlines, Health

      Delaware’s number of new COVID-19 cases flattened out in recent weeks and the number of deaths has decreased, but the number of hospitalizations rose, the state said Friday. Gov. John Carney also announced Friday he has extended his emergency order another month, and that the state will reopen a rental assistance program for those whose income has …