When the Lakeland City Commission meets Monday, it will consider extending the current seven-day closure of city parks, but Mayor Bill Mutz said he no longer plans to seek a one-week stay-at-home order or closure of non-essential businesses for now.
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Lakeland COVID-19 Patient Hospitalized in Belgium
Doctors at a Brussels hospital are trying an experimental combination of drugs on Phyllis Benigas, a COVID-19 patient from Lakeland who does missionary work in Belgium along with her husband, Tom, Bay News 9 reports. Tom, who has not been allowed in his wife’s hospital room, is sharing updates on Facebook | Facebook profile Source: […]
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Watson Clinic Initiates Online Video Consultations
Watson Clinic has initiated online video consultations for patients who are trying to maintain social distance or self-isolate in response to the novel coronavirus.
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City Gives an Update on Connecting to Its Services
City Hall and most other city facilities are closed to the public until late April, but many services remain ongoing and much business can still be conducted online or via phone. The city communications staff put together the following list. (Not surprisingly, word of the closures has generated debate on Facebook, mostly on whether open-air […]
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Coronavirus Roundup: Publix Adding Plexiglass Barriers
Publix Super Markets is adding plexiglass barriers at checkout counters, customers and pharmacies in an effort to prevent spread of the coronavirus.
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Polk Schools, Teachers Prepare for Distance Learning
With Polk public schools scheduled to switch to distance learning next Monday, the school district will be loaning 60,000 devices to families and teachers are spending their spring breaks trying to figure out which remote-teaching tools to use and how to operate them. (Reminder: The Ledger is offering free access to its coronavirus-related coverage.) Source: […]
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Lakeland Regional Health Limits Visitors, Postpones Elective Surgeries
Lakeland Regional Health has announced it is curtailing visitors and postponing non-critical elective surgeries as it prepares for the possibility of treating COVID-19 patients.
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City Closing Outdoor Parks, Other Functions
In an effort to help contain the spread of coronavirus, the Lakeland City Commission today voted 5-2 to temporarily close many city parks and reduce public access to city buildings.
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Polk Reports 13 COVID-19 Cases, At Least 2 in Lakeland
Two cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Lakeland, according to a report published by the Florida Department of Health Sunday night. At that time, 11 cases had been confirmed in Polk County. Two more cases were reported this morning, but it’s not clear yet whether either of those is in Lakeland.
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County Closes Circle B, Parks, Government Buildings
The popular Circle B Bar nature reserve is among Polk County parks and environmental lands that have been closed as part of the effort to contain spread of the coronavirus. The city of Lakeland’s outdoor parks remain open for now, with the exception of Se7en Wetlands, which is accessed through county lands.