PrepareSTL tires to slow the spread of COVID-19 in high-poverty Zip codes

PrepareSTL tires to slow the spread of COVID-19 in high-poverty Zip codes

ST. LOUIS, April 8, 2020 – Starting the weekend of April 11, canvassers, outfitted in personal protection equipment, are going to high-visibility community hotspots in the St. Louis region, such as grocery and convenience stores, gas stations, laundromats, and check cashing businesses. They are placing posters, sandwich boards and flyers at these locations, warning about…

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Coronavirus notebook: North city testing site added, $15M in funding committed

Coronavirus notebook: North city testing site added, $15M in funding committed

ST. LOUIS, March 31, 2020 – Another testing site for COVID-19 is ramping up as the coronavirus continues to spread across the St. Louis region. Nonprofit health center operator Affinia Healthcare on Thursday will open an appointment-only COVID-19 testing station at its 1717 Biddle St. location in north St. Louis, supported in part by the St. Louis Regional Health…

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