Cincinnati Edition speaks with Dr. Peter Pronovost, chief clinical transformation officer at University Hospitals in Northeast Ohio; and Joe Kiani, founder, chairman and CEO of Masimo Irvine, California, about the "SafetyNet" system which remotely monitors patients suffering from COVID-19 and and other ailments.

Cincinnati Edition speaks with David Sylvan, the president of UH Ventures , which is the innovation and commercialization arm of University Hospitals in Cleveland; and Brandon Conrnuke, the vice president of startup services at the non-profit MAGNET , about a unique collaboration to make and retool face shields for first responders around the country.

Cincinnati Cares, the local organization that works to connect volunteers to organizations in the region that need them, says it was already seeing a decline in people signing up to help before the stay-at-home orders became part of our lives.

Cincinnati Edition speaks with Kimberly Hall, the director of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, about how individuals should apply for unemployment benefits during this COVID-19 pandemic.

Cincinnati Edition checks in with hair stylists and barbers to see how they are doing since the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of salons and barbershops across the region.

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer shocked readers and staffers when its parent company announced that its remaining journalists - those who weren't laid off in the latest round of downsizing - would no longer be covering the city proper, and instead would focus on the suburban communities.

Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) speaks to Cincinnati Edition about a proposal to create a COVID-19 "Hero's Fund" that would provide premium pay to reward, retain and recruit employees who are working on the frontlines of the pandemic. Sen. Brown said he hopes this plan will be included as part of a future stimulus package.

President Trump said on Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention now recommends that people wear cloth face coverings in public. The coverings are meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

With millions of jobs lost because of the coronavirus pandemic, many Americans are struggling to pay their bills. Some states, including Kentucky and Indiana, have issued temporary moratoriums on evictions and foreclosures to help protect renters. Ohio has no such moratorium.

Cincinnati Edition speaks with Everett M Woodel, Jr., a district director for the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Columbus District Office and Jerome Jones, a lender relations specialist with the SBA, who explains the process of how small businesses can apply for a loan programs and financial assistance.