Families with pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students that qualify for free or reduced lunches will receive an estimated $77.06 or $127.53 monthly per child depending on the school's reopening status.
The order requires masks to be worn at all times during practices and competition, and if they cannot be worn then athletes should be regularly tested for COVID-19.
East Lansing is still an area of high risk for COVID-19, according to the ICHD. This follows an order of 'enhanced physical distancing' from the University.
Dr. Joneigh Khaldun laid out goals regarding Michigan's vaccination strategy.
After the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services deemed the doses compromised, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined the doses are still useable according to Moderna standards.
Many international students are unable to live back home and take online classes due to the significant time differences that would make getting to class on time virtually impossible.
During the two-week period, students should not gather with others on or off campus.
The MI COVID-19 Safer Dining Program is a voluntary program in which businesses have their ventilation systems inspected by a licensed HVAC professional, in order to improve circulation within the workplace and reduce the risk of COVID-19 spread.
The East Lansing City Council issued an emergency ordinance requiring compliance with any public health orders issued by the State, the Ingham County Health Department, the Mid-Michigan District Health Department or either county's Health Officer Thursday in a special meeting.
The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services allowed for bars and restaurants to reopen indoor dining at 25% capacity, effective Feb. 1. East Lansing Public Schools are also slated to open by March 1.
Whitmer said Michigan does not have the needed supply of COVID-19 vaccines yet, but once it does the state has a plan to vaccinate 50,000 people per day.
The ICHD will begin offering appointments to seniors aged 65-69 on Friday, Jan. 29.
Sparrow Health System recently vaccinated 200 Lansing city employees including Mayor Andy Schor as a part of an invitation-only pilot program, but according to Ingham County Health Officer Linda Vail in a media briefing Tuesday, it has not created a set-back in COVID-19 vaccine availability.
Parents may choose for their kids to continue remote learning at East Lansing Public Schools.
Increased compliance with mitigation strategies will decrease the spread of the new variant of COVID-19.
Restaurants and bars will be allowed to reopen at 25% capacity, up to 100 people. All tables must be six feet apart with no more than six people per table. They will also be required to close by 10 p.m.
This approval comes as Mayor Aaron Stephens said there were recent reports of large gatherings.
Michigan State students were called out specifically in the latest Michigan State Police press release, citing a June 2020 gathering at Harpers Restaurant and Brewpub that led to over 180 cases of COVID-19.
The Moderna vaccine shipments were reported to have dropped below their threshold temperatures, making them ineffective and unusable.
Through different forms of transmission, these students all got sick and had varying experiences with the infectious virus, from mild flu symptoms to losing their sense of smell or taste.