DHEC identifies more than 1,800 contract tracers

The agency said it has increased its contract tracer staff members from 20 to 400 and retained another 1,400 through private staffing agencies. Contract tracers gather information from people who have tested positive for the coronavirus.

COPING WITH COVID: Phoenix Specialty Manufacturing

SC Biz News is speaking with small businesses owners and community leaders about the impact of the new coronavirus. The Bamberg company is doing what it’s done for 113 years: making parts to fit customers' specifications.

Abbott antibody test cleared for emergency use

A fourth COVID-19 test from Abbott Laboratories, based in Illinois with a manufacturing location in Liberty, has received Emergency Use Authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

Boeing delivers protective equipment for MUSC workers

Three Boeing Dreamlifters were used to transport 150,000 face shields and eye goggles from China to the Medical University of South Carolina, the second delivery of personal protective equipment facilitated by Boeing to S.C.

Coping with COVID: Conversation with Dr. Matt Bitner

SC Biz News talks to Dr. Matt Bitner, chairman of emergency medicine for Prisma Health, about COVID-19, the impact on businesses and communities, and how the novel coronavirus outbreak is reshaping how health care is delivered across South Carolina.
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