Charleston Currents

FOCUS: MUSC dashboard offers peeks into the community’s health

Staff reports | The Medical University of South Carolina is offering an online tool that helps make sense of data related to the coronavirus pandemic in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester counties.

The MUSC COVID-19 Epidemiology Intelligence Project provides leading indicators in a color-coded dashboard that can help people make informed decisions. Indicators in the “green” are safe, while those that are yellow and red show more work needs to be done.

According to the project, “an Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation chart from the website illustrates the level of the expected impact in South Carolina [on several indicators], …

by Charleston Currents · 08/10/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Focus, Good news

BRACK: Stop the bantam-roostering on pandemic, schools

By Andy Brack, editor and publisher | There’s been a lot of huffing, puffing and bantam-roostering of late by Gov. Henry McMaster and Republican legislative leaders about when schools should reopen.

Turn the cluck off, folks. We need to do what’s right and safe, not anything related to the politics of the moment.

by Andy Brack · 07/20/2020 · 1 comment · Andy Brack, Views

NEW for 7/20: Remembering John Lewis; Bantam-roostering; Lowcountry Listens

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Remembering the power of John Lewis and those chickens
COMMENTARY, Brack: Stop the bantam-roostering on pandemic, schools
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Magnolia Plantation and Gardens
NEWS BRIEFS: ‘Charleston is in trouble’ on flooding, report says
FEEDBACK: Wear masks to get virus under control
MYSTERY PHOTO: Historic, pensive marble statue
CALENDAR: Lowcountry Listens starts second wave of tunes Wednesday
S.C. ENCYCLOPEDIA: Pisé de terre

by Charleston Currents · 07/20/2020 · 1 comment · Full issue

Gov,. Henry McMaster at podium during a March 15 briefing in Columbia.

NEWS BRIEFS: Schools, colleges across S.C. close for coronavirus

Staff reports | Gov. Henry McMaster announced Sunday that all of the state’s public schools, colleges and technical colleges will close starting today as a health response to growing concerns about the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. The institutions will remain closed through March 31.

“I urge that public gatherings both indoor and outdoor be limited to 100 people or less,” he said, adding that local elections scheduled for March and April also would be postponed.

by Charleston Currents · 03/16/2020 · Comments are Disabled · Good news, News briefs

3/16: Managing the epidemic; Civil rights; School closures

IN THIS EDITION
TODAY’S FOCUS: Management of an epidemic requires surveillance monitoring
COMMENTARY, Brack: Renew commitment to protecting civil rights of all Americans
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Charleston RiverDogs
NEWS BRIEFS: Schools across the state close to deal with coronavirus
FEEDBACK: Send us a letter or two
MYSTERY PHOTO: White flower among azaleas
CALENDAR: Call first before you head out