9:07News StoryIowa State Epidemiologist Dr. Caitlin Pedati, left, speaks at a news conference on March 25, 2020, accompanied by Gov. Kim Reynolds. (Iowa Capital Dispatch photo)Emails between state and federal officials during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic point to confusion and serious disagreement over testing, equipment and the projected spread of the virus.The emails, obtained through a public records request made by the government-watchdog organization , also suggest the state of Iowa initially rejected an offer of federal assistance to help address deadly outbreaks in...…9:07News StoryIowa State Epidemiologist Dr. Caitlin Pedati, left, speaks at a news conference on March 25, 2020, accompanied by Gov. Kim Reynolds. (Iowa Capital Dispatch photo)Emails between state and federal officials during the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic point to confusion and serious disagreement over testing, equipment and the projected spread of the virus.The emails, obtained through a public records request made by the government-watchdog organization , also suggest the state of Iowa initially rejected an offer of federal assistance to help address deadly outbreaks in...WW…

15:22News Story(Photo by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)A third Iowa nursing home where residents have died of COVID-19 has been cited by the state for failing to observe basic health care protocols in the midst of the pandemic.According to state records, the Mitchell Village Care Center has at times been staffed by only one low-level nurse aide to look after 40 or more residents; a man known to be infected with the virus wandered the home without a mask; a nurse complained the situation was “free-for-all, with no leadership from management”; and the director of nursing told...…15:22News Story(Photo by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)A third Iowa nursing home where residents have died of COVID-19 has been cited by the state for failing to observe basic health care protocols in the midst of the pandemic.According to state records, the Mitchell Village Care Center has at times been staffed by only one low-level nurse aide to look after 40 or more residents; a man known to be infected with the virus wandered the home without a mask; a nurse complained the situation was “free-for-all, with no leadership from management”; and the director of nursing told...WW…