, AnchorPublished: August 12, 2020, 8:17 pmTags: , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, AnchorPublished: August 12, 2020, 8:17 pmTags: , , , SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced on Wednesday that the city will be issuing a similar executive order issued by Bexar County to close parks over Labor Day weekend.With the COVID-19 positivity rate still high, Nirenberg said he is concerned that large crowds will gather at parks over the holiday weekend.“We want to make sure that we’re coordinating and we keep away from large gatherings, and that’s going to be one...…, AnchorPublished: August 12, 2020, 8:17 pmTags: , , , Sign up for our Newsletters, AnchorPublished: August 12, 2020, 8:17 pmTags: , , , SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg announced on Wednesday that the city will be issuing a similar executive order issued by Bexar County to close parks over Labor Day weekend.With the COVID-19 positivity rate still high, Nirenberg said he is concerned that large crowds will gather at parks over the holiday weekend.“We want to make sure that we’re coordinating and we keep away from large gatherings, and that’s going to be one...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio is working on adding a new warning indicator to its that could help parents who are trying to decide whether to send their children back into the classroom.One of the COVID-19 community response coalitions that is guiding the city and county on reopening schools made the suggestion, Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease specialist with UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine, said on Thursday during a Q&A with KSAT.“There’s going to be a new indicator bar that has to do with...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The City of San Antonio is working on adding a new warning indicator to its that could help parents who are trying to decide whether to send their children back into the classroom.One of the COVID-19 community response coalitions that is guiding the city and county on reopening schools made the suggestion, Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease specialist with UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine, said on Thursday during a Q&A with KSAT.“There’s going to be a new indicator bar that has to do with...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Hospitalizations appear to be leveling off in the San Antonio area, according to a new COVID-19 projection model, but they remain high for at least another week.“I’m happy that our dotted blue (line) is slightly below what we projected as what could have been, but I am concerned that we’re going to remain at this level for another week or two before we start coming down off of that high plateau,” said Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease specialist at UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine.Berggren said...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Hospitalizations appear to be leveling off in the San Antonio area, according to a new COVID-19 projection model, but they remain high for at least another week.“I’m happy that our dotted blue (line) is slightly below what we projected as what could have been, but I am concerned that we’re going to remain at this level for another week or two before we start coming down off of that high plateau,” said Dr. Ruth Berggren, an infectious disease specialist at UT Health San Antonio’s Long School of Medicine.Berggren said...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – You are not alone during this pandemic.Evita Morin, the CEO of , a nonprofit in San Antonio that helps teens and young adults overcome alcohol and drug abuse, is reminding people to ask for help if they need it.During a Q&A on Monday, Morin said the organization has received more calls for help during the COVID-19 pandemic.“There has been such an increase in isolation that people in recovery who need community as a component of their healing are finding themselves risking relapse, some of them are relapsing....…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – You are not alone during this pandemic.Evita Morin, the CEO of , a nonprofit in San Antonio that helps teens and young adults overcome alcohol and drug abuse, is reminding people to ask for help if they need it.During a Q&A on Monday, Morin said the organization has received more calls for help during the COVID-19 pandemic.“There has been such an increase in isolation that people in recovery who need community as a component of their healing are finding themselves risking relapse, some of them are relapsing....WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The president and CEO of Haven for Hope says the shelter has made changes to its facility in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.“One of the things that we did was recognize that we had to have a place where we could isolate those who had tested positive or who had been tested, who had symptoms,” Kenny Wilson said.They converted their intake space into a dormitory room with 25 beds. The City of San Antonio also provided a hotel where people who are awaiting results or have COVID-19 can quarantine.Haven has also...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – The president and CEO of Haven for Hope says the shelter has made changes to its facility in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.“One of the things that we did was recognize that we had to have a place where we could isolate those who had tested positive or who had been tested, who had symptoms,” Kenny Wilson said.They converted their intake space into a dormitory room with 25 beds. The City of San Antonio also provided a hotel where people who are awaiting results or have COVID-19 can quarantine.Haven has also...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio hospitals are doing everything they can to make more beds available to patients who need them.On Monday, the amount of available staffed hospital beds, which is also known as hospital capacity, was listed at 12%.During a Q&A with Eric Epley, the executive director of Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council, or STRAC, it was discussed how hospitals are making room for more patients during the pandemic.Epley said it’s better for hospitals to build capacity within their own walls rather than create...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio hospitals are doing everything they can to make more beds available to patients who need them.On Monday, the amount of available staffed hospital beds, which is also known as hospital capacity, was listed at 12%.During a Q&A with Eric Epley, the executive director of Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council, or STRAC, it was discussed how hospitals are making room for more patients during the pandemic.Epley said it’s better for hospitals to build capacity within their own walls rather than create...WW…

WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Methodist Healthcare System and other San Antonio hospitals, are in desperate need for more staff as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to surge, according to Dr. Robert Frolichstein, an emergency room doctor at Methodist Hospital and the president of Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians.“I know all the systems, and certainly Methodist Healthcare System, is scrambling to hire people as fast as we can,” he said.Frolichstein said he is worried that hospitals will be forced to choose who gets treated...…WEATHER ALERTTags: Sign up for our NewslettersTags: SAN ANTONIO – Methodist Healthcare System and other San Antonio hospitals, are in desperate need for more staff as the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations continues to surge, according to Dr. Robert Frolichstein, an emergency room doctor at Methodist Hospital and the president of Greater San Antonio Emergency Physicians.“I know all the systems, and certainly Methodist Healthcare System, is scrambling to hire people as fast as we can,” he said.Frolichstein said he is worried that hospitals will be forced to choose who gets treated...WW…