Articles filed under Coronavirus
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Hong Kong to vaccinate 3-year-olds amid new COVID-19 surgeFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - HONG KONG - Hong Kong plans to offer COVID-19 vaccines to children as young as 3 as infections rage through the semi-autonomous Chinese city. The announcement late Sunda...
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Plans fizzle for major trucker virus protest in BrusselsFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - Plans for a major trucker virus protest near the European Union headquarters in Brussels fizzled Monday, with police filtering traffic during the morning rush...
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Mask-optional policies questioned as children and teens lead in new Illinois COVID-19 casesFeb 14, 2022 12:00 am - Children and teenagers represent the lion's share of new COVID-19 cases, Illinois Department of Public Health data showed Monday. Since Jan. 3, the state has reported 21...
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Maine South parents, students protest continued maskingFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - Parents and students who oppose Maine Township High School District 207's decision to keep masks in place while a temporary restraining order against the governor's mand...
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How downstate judge's mask ruling sowed confusion in schools across suburbs, stateFeb 12, 2022 12:00 am - When Sangamon County Circuit Court Judge Raylene Grischow issued a temporary restraining order against a statewide masking requirement inside schools Feb. 4, it left hun...
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Masks optional in District 58 starting MondayFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - Masks will be optional in Downers Grove Grade School District 58 schools starting Monday. School board members voted Thursday to modify the district's COVID-19 mitigatio...
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Stevenson High students' mask protest Friday got unruly, officials sayFeb 11, 2022 12:00 am - About 50 students and 40 parents gathered Friday morning outside Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire to protest the school's mask mandate. Superintendent Eric Twadell ...
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Pediatric experts: Masks are key to preventing COVID-19 infections at schoolFeb 10, 2022 4:00 am - Pediatric experts say there's no argument masks are key in reducing the spread of COVID-19, even as lawyers debate whether Gov. J.B. Pritzker's administration is authori...
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Lake County considers options for second round of federal relief fundingFeb 10, 2022 12:00 am - The books are closed on $121 million in federal CARES Act funds and Lake County officials now are considering how best to allocate the second injection of COVID relief m...
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Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 2,400Feb 10, 2022 12:00 am - For the first time since November, there are fewer than 2,400 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Illinois. State health officials Thursday reported 2,380 COVID-19 patient...