Tag: public health

Grady students report on coronavirus at Athens hospitals

Grady students got a sneak peak at how Athens’ hospitals were preparing for a pandemic as concerns about the novel coronavirus led to canceled flights and quarantines around the globe.

Athens adapts to a “new normal” as COVID-19 spreads

The health and medical community in Athens, Ga. has been preparing since the early stages of the COVID-19 outbreak by updating preparedness plans, staging mock scenarios and providing staffers with special training.

Athens couple self-quarantines after coronavirus scare

The World Health Organization declared coronavirus an international public health emergency while Holly Bik and her family were on a trip to Shanghai. They had to scramble to return to their North Georgia home.