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Missouri coronavirus quarantine violation closes schools

March 9, 2020 3:47 PM Associated Press

Two Catholic schools in suburban St. Louis have temporarily closed and some students at a third school have been told to stay home

Missouri could receive more COVID-19 tests this week after first diagnosis

March 8, 2020 6:36 PM Connor Hirsch

Rep. Kip Kendrick (D – Columbia) said the state has tests available and is equipped to use them, but with the first presumptive positive test of the novel Coronavirus in Missouri, more will be needed.

Missouri lawmakers respond to first COVID-19 case in state

March 8, 2020 7:24 AM Ben Fein

Statements from legislators continued to pour in Sunday after the first presumed positive case of COVID-19 in Missouri.

Broadway Urgent Care becoming new Mizzou Urgent Care clinic

March 5, 2020 12:15 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) MU Health Care announced Thursday it’s joining with Broadway Urgent Care to open a new facility at the West Broadway walk-in clinic. The letter sent out just before noon shows the facility will become a second Mizzou Urgent Care location. MU Health Care CEO Jonathan Curtwright said more people are using walk-in

Columbia city officials hold coronavirus briefing

March 4, 2020 3:34 PM Matt Ragsdale

Columbia Mayor Brian Treece announced Wednesday he and others are holding a press conference on Thursday going over the city’s efforts fighting COVID-19 also known as coronavirus.

Doctors report seeing flu cases

March 3, 2020 7:44 PM ABC 17 News Team

Doctors in Columbia reported seeing flu patients this week.

MU cancels school-sponsored trips to Italy amid COVID-19 concerns

March 2, 2020 5:31 PM Matt Ragsdale

A University of Missouri spokesman said on Monday that no new school-sponsored trips to Italy will be approved amid concerns of Coronavirus.

Travelers at COU taking precautions as coronavirus outbreak continues

March 1, 2020 9:26 PM Connor Hirsch

Several travelers at the Columbia Regional Airport are taking precautions as officials continue to warn about the spread of COVID-19, commonly known as coronavirus.

MU officials preparing for Coronavirus

February 29, 2020 7:50 AM Ben Fein

A spokesperson with the University of Missouri said school officials are preparing both at home and abroad for the Coronavirus.

President Trump speaks on coronavirus

February 26, 2020 11:06 PM Katie Greathouse

President Trump spoke Wednesday about the United States’ response to the coronavirus.

Cole County health officials preparing for COVID-19

February 26, 2020 8:16 PM Zach Boetto

The Cole County Health Department is working closely with the Department of Health and Human Services in Missouri as well as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to be ready for COVID-19. “We have shared many calls and receive a lot of our guidelines from them,” said Chezney Schulte, the Cole County Health Department

WHAT’S GOING AROUND: Common illnesses, more flu cases reported around Columbia

February 25, 2020 10:37 PM ABC 17 News Team

Clinics around Columbia are seeing more new cases of common illnesses and a new study shows changing your diet could lower your risk of stroke.

Doctors continue to see flu cases

February 11, 2020 10:28 PM ABC 17 News Team

Doctors at Broadway Urgent Care told ABC 17 News on Tuesday that they continue to see more cases of the flu.

Columbia mom warns of the dangers of antibiotic resistance

February 11, 2020 11:19 AM Brittany Wiley

One family’s terrifying brush with illness led them to warn others about the dangers of antibiotic resistance.

Former Pinnacle employees find jobs in local hospitals

February 10, 2020 5:27 PM Amber Tabeling

Major Mid-Missouri health care companies have hired 15 former Pinnacle Regional Hospital employees after the Boonville hospital shut down its clinics and services last month.

Doctors see more flu patients

February 4, 2020 6:55 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Broadway Urgent Care in Columbia says it continues to see more cases of the flu. The cases include both influenza A and B. Broadway Urgent Care says it has a supply of flu vaccinations for anyone still wanting to get a flu shot.

MU cancels some school-sponsored trips to China amid coronavirus concerns

January 30, 2020 2:54 PM Matt Ragsdale

The University of Missouri announced on Thursday that new school-sponsored trips to China have been canceled as coronavirus continues to spread.

Pinnacle Regional Hospital sets new hours for patients’ medical record pickup

January 29, 2020 4:46 PM Amber Tabeling

Pinnacle Regional Hospital is no longer staffing its emergency room and has new hours for patients to retrieve their medical records.

Boone and Cole counties see rise in flu cases in 2020

January 28, 2020 7:07 PM Zach Boetto

The number of confirmed cases of the flu are up this year compared to last across Mid-Missouri, according to local health agencies. There is no exact start or finish to the flu season, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cites October as the start of the increase in flu cases and identifies

Shoveling snow might increase risk for heart attack

January 24, 2020 10:14 PM Zach Boetto

Experts say there could be health risks when shoveling snow, especially with heavy and wet snow like the type that hit Missouri this week. “The things we’ll run into and see is actually, once you get worked up then people start having chest pain, chest pain leads to numbness in the arm, tightness, shortness of