COVID-19

Debunking link between 5G, COVID-19

AP fact check: Debunking link between 5G, COVID-19

News Staff

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

CLAIM: Maps show a correlation between confirmed COVID-19 cases and locations where 5G wireless service has been installed. THE FACTS: There’s no evidence that 5G, fifth-generation wireless, is related to or causes COVID-19.

Altus Woman Charged with Violation of State Executive Order

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Monday, April 13, 2020

ALTUS – An Altus woman who is medically compromised, and whose relatives are infected with the COVID-19 coronavirus, has been charged with violating a state executive order when she provided homemade virus masks to workers at a local Braum’s store.

Diabetics may be at higher risk for illness from COVID-19

News Staff

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

When COVID-19 first began to strike around the world, there were preconceived notions about who was getting affected. The initial theory was that it only attacked the elderly and the very young and it was just like the flu.

Diet claim on COVID-19

Debunking a diet claim on COVID-19

News Staff

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

CLAIM: Eating alkaline foods will stave off the novel coronavirus, which has a pH level of 5.5 to 8.5. THE FACTS: A false post circulating on social media claims that COVID-19 has a pH level between 5.5 to 8.5, and in order to fend off the virus people must consume alkaline foods.

Department of Public Safety goes online, closes drivers license offices

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Friday, April 3, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY – Effective April 3, the Department of Public Safety adopted “a model that eliminates face-to-face in-office interactions with the public, until further notice.” That includes the temporary closure of all 33 driver’s license offices.

Debunking popular but untrue virus stories, visuals

News Staff

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out.

Joe Diffie dies of COVID-19

Oklahoma singer-songwriter Diffie dies from COVID-19

Curtis Awbrey – Editor

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Just two days after testing positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, country music singer-songwriter and Oklahoma native, Joe Diffie, 61, has died, reported his publicist Scott Adkins.

Price-gouging allegation leaves 750K face masks in limbo

News Staff

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

HOUSTON (AP) – The state of Texas sued a Houston auctioneer on Thursday after halting an auction of 750,000 medical-grade and N95 facemasks, alleging price gouging in the sale of the masks commonly used by health professionals who are on the front lines battling against COVID-19.

With viruses, what's in a name?

News Staff

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

There has been a lot of criticism over the President’s use of the term “Chinese virus” and rightfully so. Names have not always been an accurate way of identifying ground zero for any disease. Health leaders have named this current virus COVID-19.

Ledger file photo by Jeremy Robbin

Fort Sill taking actions to mitigate virus spread

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

OKLAHOMA CITY –“Sooner or later, in the coming weeks, we will probably come in contact with someone” who is infected withCOVID-19, Maj. Gen. KennethKamper, the commander at Fort Sill, said in a ‘town hall’ broadcast March 24. That day arrived sooner rather than later.

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