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The American Hospital Association is urging the U.S. Department of Labor to define the term "healthcare provider" as it relates to regulations in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.

Note: This is not an exhaustive list. This list includes cases that have been reported as of 10:15 a.m. CDT March 24. This roundup will be updated regularly.

Boston-based Partners HealthCare will require employees to wear face masks continuously at work amid the fight against COVID-19, The Boston Globe reported. 

New York has seen 30,000 responses to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request that former physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals to step in amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Kaleida Health said it is seeking help from nurses, physicians and support staff to work on its response team for COVID-19.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has published guidance on when employers are responsible for documenting employee cases of COVID-19, the illness caused by the new coronavirus. 

The following article is from Arne Brock-Utne, the CEO at Issio Solutions Corporation.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a law allowing physician assistants to provide more healthcare services.

Hospital employees are among the confirmed cases of COVID-19. Here are U.S. hospitals or other US healthcare sites where employees have tested positive during the pandemic.  

UnitedHealth Group changed its policies to promote more remote work after the insurer had asked tens of thousands of its employees to continue coming on-site amid the COVID-19 outbreak.