Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Inverness man accused of running COVID-19 testing fraud schemeMar 13, 2023 1:00 am - An Inverness man was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges related to what officials called a COVID-19 testing fraud scheme. Zishan Alvi, 44, who co-owns and opera...
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Biden begins push for funding for pandemic fraud measuresMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - President Joe Biden's administration is asking Congress to approve more than $1.6 billion to help clean up the mess of fraud against the massive government coronavirus p...
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COVID-19 conspiracies soar after latest report on originsMar 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - COVID-19's origins remain hazy. Three years after the start of the pandemic, it's still unclear whether the coronavirus that causes the disease leaked from ...
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China says it's been 'open and transparent' on COVID originsFeb 28, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Tuesday pushed back at renewed suggestions that the COVID-19 pandemic could have been the result of a lab leak, saying it has been "open and tran...
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Lab leak? Despite new report, no consensus on coronavirus origins 3 years into pandemicFeb 27, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTO - A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak ...
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COVID-19 hospitalization inching back up across IllinoisFeb 17, 2023 12:00 am - After dipping to some of the lowest levels in a year, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Illinois are inching back up. Illinois Department of Public Health officials reported ...
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'Medicaid cliff' could leave up to 700,000 Illinoisans uninsuredFeb 08, 2023 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — As many as 700,000 Illinoisans could lose their Medicaid coverage after March 31, but the Department of Healthcare and Family Services says it is working t...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations at lowest point in four monthsFeb 03, 2023 12:00 am - Hospitals statewide are treating the fewest COVID-19 patients since Oct. 1. Illinois Department of Public Health records show Illinois hospitals were treating 861 COVID-...
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Republican-led committee targets COVID relief aid for reviewFeb 01, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - House Republicans on Wednesday began their promised aggressive oversight of the Biden administration, focusing on what watchdogs described as "indications o...
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Tests, health care, student loans: What happens in Illinois and U.S. when COVID-19 emergency endsJan 31, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - The declaration of a COVID-19 public health emergency three years ago changed the lives of millions of Americans by offering increased health care coverage,...