COVID-19 Update: Staying Connected May 12, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—To help ensure that older Ohioans stay connected while staying at home, Ohio Department of Aging Director Ursel McElroy announced a new service today that will provide a daily check-in by phone for Ohioans age 60 or older. The Staying Connected program will call older [...]
COVID-19 Update: Additional Services to Reopen May 12, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Lt. Governor Husted announced today that sectors licensed by the State Medical Board of Ohio, including massage therapy, acupuncture, cosmetic therapy will be permitted to reopen on May 15 with the implementation of proper safety measures. To ensure that these establishments operate in the [...]
COVID-19 Update: Pandemic EBT May 12, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (OJFS) has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture for its Pandemic EBT plan. The Pandemic EBT program was included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020. The approval [...]
COVID-19 Update: Reopening of Restaurants, Bars, and Personal Care Services May 7, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, today announced the next phase of the Responsible RestartOhio plan as it relates to restaurants, bars, and personal care services. As part of today's announcement, Governor [...]
COVID-19 Update: State Budget Impact May 5, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. STATE BUDGET IMPACT: Due to the economic impact of COVID-19, Governor DeWine today announced $775 million in reductions to [...]
COVID-19 Update: Ohio BMVs May 4, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Lt. Governor Jon Husted announced today that, although opening dates for individual locations have not yet been finalized, Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicle (BMV) deputy registrars around the state may begin reopening as early as later this month. Upon reopening, every deputy registrar will offer [...]
COVID-19 Update: Testing Priority May 4, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine today provided an update on Ohio’s plan for increased COVID-19 testing. A new partnership announced last week between the state of Ohio, Thermo Fisher, and ROE Dental Scientific will allow for a steady supply of testing reagent and swabs. With Ohio’s new increased [...]
COVID-19 Update: Advisory Groups on Restaurants and Personal Services May 1, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today the members of two separate advisory groups for recommendations and best practices when reopening dine-in restaurants, and personal service locations throughout the state. Members of the two advisory groups were identified by relevant business association, along with [...]
COVID-19 Update: ODRC Update April 30, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) Director Annette Chambers Smith participated in today’s daily briefing to provide an overview of the steps taken within Ohio’s state correction facilities to protect inmates and staff, as well as to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in their facilities. [...]
COVID-19 Update: Prison PPE April 30, 2020 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Governor DeWine announced today that Ohio has provided more than 1.1 million items of personal protective equipment (PPE) to Ohio’s state prisons. This includes: 108,000 N95 masks; 256,000 gloves; 684,000 procedure masks; 10,000 provider gowns; and 100,000 cloth masks for inmates “This equipment is vital [...]
