COLUMBIA Mo. (KMIZ) A diagnostics laboratory in Columbia says it plans to increase antibody testing. Helix Specialty Diagnostics started performing serology tests, also known as antibody tests, on May 11. Antibody tests can show if someone had a past infection with the virus that causes COVID-19. Michael Paulsen, a Helix Specialty Diagnostics owner, says their
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Employees at the Columbia/Boone County Health Department have been working to contact individuals who may have been exposed to COVID-19.
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The Columbia/Boone County health department’s COVID-19 order that went into effect Tuesday allows playgrounds, parks, spraygrounds, trails and pools to reopen.
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Gov. Mike Parson will hold his regular COVID-19 briefing at 3 p.m. in the Missouri Capitol.
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Missouri’s health director says the state has been lumping together different coronavirus test results in a way that can be misleading.
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State leaders say there is still some uncertainty about the upcoming school year.
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Not all Lake of the Ozark businesses received national attention regarding the lack of social distancing between tourists, but businesses foresee what happened over the holiday weekend leaving an impact.
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The Columbia Police Department is still searching for Mengqi Ji, a Columbia mother who has been missing since October.
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Check back for more updates on the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The total number of confirmed cases in Boone County is now at 123. Twenty-two of those are active.
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Missouri’s governor led off his regular weekday COVID-19 briefing Tuesday by addressing the situation at the Lake of the Ozarks over Memorial Day weekend.
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Gov. Mike Parson will be part of a panel discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and the state’s reopening during a town hall that will be broadcast Tuesday.
Continue Reading Many lake-goers did not adhere to Governor Parson’s current state Economic Reopening Health Order at the Lake of the Ozarks and Osage Beach this weekend.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A lighter set of restrictions went into effect Tuesday for businesses in Boone County as communities start opening back up. Under the new order, announced on Friday by the Columbia/Boone County Health director Stephanie Browning, most businesses will be able to allow 50 percent of its building capacity. There are exceptions to
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As tourists rush to the Lake of the Ozarks for Memorial Day weekend, businesses are doing what they can to follow the state’s health order.
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The Columbia/Boone County health department reported 117 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Boone County Sunday.
Continue Reading Thousands of people flocked to the Lake of the Ozarks on Saturday to celebrate Memorial Day weekend.
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The Columbia/Boone County Health Department confirmed Saturday several solid waste employees, as well as several employees of the temporary staffing agency used to collect recycling and trash, were exposed to COVID-19.
Continue Reading Boone County and Callaway County reported new cases of COVID-19 Saturday.
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The University of Missouri St. Louis will continue to waive all online course fees through the fall semester.
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