Detroit looks to test homeless to stem coronavirus tide

Nurses and medical staff are going to all 31 shelters and warming centers in Detroit, checking on the roughly 1,200 homeless people there and separating those that show symptoms of COVID-19 until they can be tested.

Kroger spokesperson says don't hoard with COVID-19 panic shopping - grocers won't run out

You don't need to stockpile toilet paper, but people are doing it. You don't need all the pasta on the shelf, but you can't find any. And as for water, sure buy a case but don't clean out the stores.

Whitmer signs executive order lifting weight restrictions for coronavirus supplies

Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed Executive Order 2020-12 Monday, temporarily lifting weight and other delivery-related restrictions. The executive order is effective immediately and extends until Monday, April 13 at 11:59 p.m. 

Big 3 plant workers worry for safety amid coronavirus pandemic

There are concerns that Ford's Dearborn truck plant is still operational despite the closure of schools, bars, restaurants - even the casinos.

Tips from a doctor if you think you had primary contact with a COVID-19 case
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There's several simple steps you can take if you think you've come in contact with a patient who has tested positive for coronavirus. They start with practicing social distancing if you're not sure, and self-isolating yourself if you have. From there monitor your symptoms and see if you get a fever or have trouble breathing

Public gatherings reduced to 50 people or less from new Whitmer executive order

The new restrictions on events and assemblages go into effect on March 17, 2020 at 9:00am, and will remain in place, like the school closure restrictions, until April 5, 2020 at 5:00pm.  

If you feel sick, doctors advise to stay home - unless it's severe

It might sound counter-intuitive, but if you are showing symptoms of having the coronavirus don't go to a clinic because you could infect others. Isolate yourself at home and pick up the phone.