Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic, along with updates and guidance from Dr. Nate Smith, Secretary of Health. The Governor displayed the usual charts to show how cases and hospitalizations are progressing. He then announced some reopening decisions, and gave an update […]
Friday COVID Update: Haircuts to Resume May 6th; Several other announcements
Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Governor Hutchinson welcomed Dr. Michelle Smith, Director of The Office of Health Equity and HIV Elimination; Mike Preston, Secretary of Commerce; and Dr. Nate Smith, State Secretary of Health. The Governor displayed the usual charts to […]
Update on Pandemic Unemployment Assistance – Payments for the Self-Employed
UPDATE MAY 1, 2020 The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services (ADWS) is now testing the capacity for their newly built system to apply for Pandemic Unemployment Application (PUA). This program is for self-employed workers, independent contractors, freelancers and project-based workers that have lost income related to COVID-19. You can click on the link below to […]
32 COVID deaths; New orders protect responders; 100+ working on contact tracing
Day 34 – Tue. Apr. 14, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Tuesday’s news conference focused on: travel and lodging in the state, two new Executive Orders, COVID cases in prisons, and contact tracing. Dexter Payne, Director of the Arkansas Department […]
30 COVID deaths; Prison cases grow; Gov says peak not here but Post-Peak Advisory Board formed
Day 33 – Mon. Apr. 13, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference focused on prison outbreaks, summer camps and post-peak strategy. Dr. Nate Smith, State Secretary of Health also listed the current statistics for COVID-19 patients as usual. Governor […]
Friday COVID Update: Fauci pleased; 1171 Cases; Unemployment check news
Day 30 – Fri. Apr. 10, 2020 Here are some Key Notes, Statistics, and Video for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news update on the COVID-19 pandemic. There will not be updates on Saturday or Sunday unless there is an emergency. Today’s news conference showed numbers that say Arkansas might be flattening its curve. The number […]
Thursday COVID Update: Deaths up, Hospitalizations down, Mental health help available
Day 29 – Thu. Apr. 9, 2020 See Key Notes, Statistics, and Video below for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news conference to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. Today’s news conference showed numbers that say Arkansas might be flattening its curve. The number of hospitalizations is down; however, there were 3 more deaths in the last 24 hours. […]
Wednesday COVID Update: Preston tells self-employed to wait 3 weeks, but unemployment checks have been issued
See Key Notes, Statistics, and Video below for Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s news conference on Wednesday, April 8th, 2020 to update on the COVID-19 pandemic. The Governor stated that $3 million has been allocated to AEDC’s Bridge Loan Program and he is now adding another $1 million from the Quick Action Closing Fund. He said there have been about […]
Governor’s COVID-19 live stream: Positive cases, Nursing Homes, Fake Tests, PPEs, Unemployment, more
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and members of the COVID-19 task force held a news conference Sunday afternoon, March 22, 2020, to provide an update on the pandemic. The task force includes: Dr. Cam Patterson, Chancellor of University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), Dr. Nathaniel Smith, Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Health, and Commerce […]
Gov Expedites Unemployment Benefits for Those Impacted by COVID-19
Governor Asa Hutchinson has directed the Arkansas Department of Commerce to expedite unemployment benefits to assist Arkansans whose employment status may be impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Employers looking for answers should visit https://www.arkansasedc.com/covid19 Under current Arkansas law (Ark. Code Ann. §11-10-507(4)), individuals who claim unemployment insurance must wait one week, which is not counted […]