Articles filed under Coronavirus
-
New COVID-19 cases drop to 4,699 as state reports 98 more deathsDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - COVID-19 infections dropped again Monday with 4,699 new cases, the lowest since late October, as health departments and hospitals prepare for 174,000 doses of Moderna In...
-
With winter at hand, the virus whips up winds of uncertaintyDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - Coronavirus cases spiking nationwide. A chill, existential and literal, setting in once more. And now: a winter likely to be streaked by a soundtrack of sirens instead o...
-
Seoul region curbing public gatherings to stop 'explosive' surge of COVID-19Dec 21, 2020 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Gatherings of more than five people will be banned in South Korea's capital region as an elevated step to suppress what authorities call an "explosi...
-
Highlights of $900 billion COVID-19 relief, wrapup billsDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - Congressional leaders have hashed out a massive, year-end catchall bill that combines $900 billion in COVID-19 aid with a $1.4 trillion omnibus spending bill and reams o...
-
COVID-19 spikes follow in prisons after inmate transfersDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - DETROIT - Families of men incarcerated at Michigan's Kinross Correctional Facility believed its remote location would spare it from a deadly COVID-19 outbreak. For a whi...
-
FoxFire asks state Supreme Court to throw out indoor dining banDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Lawyers for FoxFire Tavern in Geneva are asking the Illinois Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court decision that found the governor's indoor dining ...
-
Probe: Trump officials attacked CDC virus reportsDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Trump administration political appointees tried to block or change more than a dozen government reports that detailed scientific findings about the spr...
-
Congress rushes toward vote on $900 billion COVID relief billDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - After months of Washington gridlock, Congress is set to vote on a $900 billion pandemic relief package, finally delivering long-sought cash to businesses an...
-
ComEd accepting applications for small business assistanceDec 21, 2020 12:00 am - ComEd's new Small Business Assistance Program has begun accepting applications. The program provides eligible small business customers with a one-time grant up to $2,000...
-
Biden gets COVID-19 vaccine, says 'nothing to worry about'Dec 21, 2020 12:00 am - NEWARK, Del. (AP) - President-elect Joe Biden on Monday received his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine on live television as part of a growing effort to convince the...