Cecelia Brockett, left, and Courtney Barefoot enjoy a lunch at the Winking Lizard Tavern, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Beachwood, Ohio.
Tony Dejak / Associated Press

Coronavirus In Ohio: Gov. Mike DeWine Issues Statewide 10 P.M. Curfew

To combat the state's renewed surge of coronavirus cases, Ohio is issuing a curfew that requires most retail establishments to close from 10 p.m.-5 a.m. Gov. Mike DeWine says the curfew will take effect Thursday, Nov. 19 and last for 21 days, after which point the order will be re-evaluated.

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Pickerington students in September.
Pickerington Local School District / Facebook

During Central Ohio's COVID Surge, Teachers Fear In-Person Classes Put Them At Risk

A ventilator helps a COVID-19 patient breath inside the Coronavirus Unit at United Memorial Medical Center, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Houston.
David J. Phillip / Associated Press

Ohio Health Department Ordered To Disclose Hospital Capacity Numbers

Operations supervisor Taryn Mitchell wipes down machines at Life Time Beachwood, Thursday, Nov. 12, 2020, in Beachwood, Ohio.
Tony Dejak / Associated Press

Coronavirus In Ohio: Live Coverage

WOSU is providing updates about the coronavirus and COVID-19 in Ohio. Find the most recent news and information below.

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Protestors Dance, Chant And Sing At Mike DeWine's House In Cedarville

By Chris Welter • 2 hours ago

Close to 50 protesters held a “Lighted Dance Party” on the street in front of Gov. Mike DeWine’s Cedarville mansion last night. There was chanting, dancing, honking and almost nobody was wearing a mask.

Coronavirus In Ohio: Gov. Mike DeWine Issues Statewide 10 P.M. Curfew

By • 2 hours ago
Cecelia Brockett, left, and Courtney Barefoot enjoy a lunch at the Winking Lizard Tavern, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Beachwood, Ohio.
Tony Dejak / Associated Press

To combat the state's renewed surge of coronavirus cases, Ohio is issuing a curfew that requires most retail establishments to close from 10 p.m.-5 a.m.

Gov. Mike DeWine says the curfew will take effect Thursday, Nov. 19 and last for 21 days, after which point the order will be re-evaluated.

Ohio Republican Sen. Portman Enrolled In COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

By • 5 hours ago

As coronavirus cases spike across the country, Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, says he will participate in a Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial.

Portman says he signed up for the clinical trial for a Janssen-Johnson & Johnson vaccine after receiving a briefing from a Cincinnati-based clinical trial consulting firm.

Former Ohio GOP Chair Defends Himself In Federal Racketeering Case

By • 7 hours ago
Then-Ohio Republican Party chair Matt Borges participates in a question-and-answer session in Columbus, Ohio on Feb. 11, 2016.
Andrew Welsh-Huggins / Associated Press

Matt Borges, former chair of the Ohio Republican Party, is making public comments for the first time since his arrest on federal racketeering charges.

Incoming Ohio Senate President Proposes New Plan For School Voucher Program

By • 8 hours ago
A Hilliard schools student completes classroom work with an iPad.
Columbus Neighborhoods / WOSU

Ohio lawmakers have been wrestling with how to make changes to the state’s Ed Choice private school voucher plan for more than a year. Too many schools and families have become eligible in recent years as the state has changed its school performance standards. 

Columbus Plans To Pay $1 Million To Family Of Woman Killed By Andrew Mitchell

By Associated Press • 9 hours ago
Columbus Police Vice officer Andrew Mitchell.
Justice Department

Columbus plans to pay $1 million to the family of a woman killed by an undercover Vice officer in August 2018, according to documents filed in Franklin County Probate Court. The payout would be the largest in city history.

Coronavirus In Ohio: Gov. DeWine Hints At Economic 'Slowdown' Not Shutdown

By • 9 hours ago
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine gives an update at MetroHealth Medical Center on the state's preparedness and education efforts to limit the potential spread of a new virus which caused a disease called COVID-19, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, in Cleveland.
Tony Dejak / AP

Gov. Mike DeWine said he's moving toward an economic "slowdown," not a shutdown, to limit the spread of COVID-19 in the state. More coronavirus restrictions are coming as soon as Tuesday, the governor said at a Monday press conference in West Virginia. 

Ohio Health Department Ordered To Disclose Hospital Capacity Numbers

By Bonnie Jean Feldkamp & Kathiann M. Kowalski • 11 hours ago
A ventilator helps a COVID-19 patient breath inside the Coronavirus Unit at United Memorial Medical Center, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Houston.
David J. Phillip / Associated Press

The Ohio Court of Claims ruled this month that the Department of Health must share public records with Eye On Ohio showing the number of beds and ventilators available for COVID-19 patients at individual hospitals throughout the state. 

Experts: Gobble All You Like, But Do It With The Turkeys In Your Own Household

By • 11 hours ago

For Thanksgiving this year, Kurt Beard was planning to travel from Indianapolis to Ohio and meet family for an outdoor hike, but as he watched COVID-19 rates spike he decided even that was too risky. Instead, his family is ordering pizza, video chatting with relatives and playing games.

However, when weighing spending time with elderly family members versus the coronavirus threat, Beard is conflicted.

During Central Ohio's COVID Surge, Teachers Fear In-Person Classes Put Them At Risk

By • 21 hours ago
Pickerington students in September.
Pickerington Local School District / Facebook

Schools around Central Ohio took a cautious approach to the academic year. Many started remote, and pledged to return to distance learning should COVID-19 cases spike. But despite record-breaking new case numbers, most districts are still in the classroom at least part of the time.

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