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Governor Gretchen Whitmer and Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) Chief Medical Executive Dr. Joneigh Khaldun  provide an update regarding COVID-19 and the continued efforts to slow the spread of the virus.

Prince Philip, the irascible and tough-minded husband of Queen Elizabeth II who spent more than seven decades supporting his wife in a role that both defined and constricted his life, has died, Buckingham Palace said Friday. He was 99.

His life spanned nearly a century of European history, starting with his birth as a member of the Greek royal family and ending as Britain’s longest serving consort during a turbulent reign in which the thousand-year-old monarchy was forced to reinvent itself for the 21st century.

Washington is rushing federal resources to support vaccinations, testing and therapeutics, but not vaccines, to Michigan in an effort to control the state’s worst-in-the-nation COVID-19 transmission rate, the White House said Friday.

Regular updates from WKAR News about the regional response to the pandemic.

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12:06 p.m. Fri. 4/9/21

Governor Whitmer is urging Michigan schools to suspend in-person high school classes and youth sports for two weeks. She is also asking restaurants to pause indoor dining.

Michigan State University is launching a student-only vaccine clinic Friday.

A recent survey conducted by the National Social Norms Center at MSU found more than 80% of MSU students plan to get the COVID-19 vaccine when it’s available to them. Now, the school is making appointments for the Johnson & Johnson vaccine specifically available to them inside of the MSU Pavilion.