As of April 7; 42 states, Guam, Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico have issued stay-at-home orders requiring that all residents stay at home except when they need to buy essential items, such as groceries or medicine. As a result, 95% of the American population (or about 306 million people) are in quarantine. According to medical […]
COVID-19 update from Wake county: Wake prevent to help homeless
April 16, 2020 by
Life in Wake County remains on pause as a Stay-at-home order was put into exercise by Roy Cooper on March 27, at 5 PM. As of Tuesday, April 7, 16 new cases of the CoronaVirus have been confirmed in the Wake County area. With these 16 additional cases, the Wake County area now totals with […]
Future Catamount creates reusable COVID-19 face masks
April 13, 2020 by
Future Catamount Sarah Bowen is doing her part to slow the spread of coronavirus in her community of Durham, North Carolina. She’s making reusable face masks to stop the wearer from coughing or sneezing directly on another person. Watch the full story below. Sarah began producing masks for her immediate family but was inspired to […]
WCU extends spring break for a week and cancels face-to-face classes
March 11, 2020 by
Due to the increasing amount of COVID-19 cases in North Carolina, WCU is extending its official spring break until Monday, March 23. Following the spring break extension, classes will resume online or via other distance learning methods until further notice from the UNC System. Chancellor Kelly Brown in an email message to the university said: […]
