Articles filed under Health Crises
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US adult smoking rate looks unchanged, vaping rate higherNov 19, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The U.S. decline in cigarette smoking could be stalling while the adult vaping rate appears to be rising, according to a government report released Thurs...
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Gail Borden library buildings to close to public for three weeksNov 19, 2020 4:10 am - With COVID-19 cases surging in Kane County, the Gail Borden Public Library board of trustees voted unanimously to close all of their buildings to the public starting Fri...
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African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus casesNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - NAIROBI, Kenya - Africa has surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases as the continent's top public health official warned Thursday that "we are inevitably edging ...
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Editorial: Among governors, a refreshing shared message on COVID-19Nov 19, 2020 12:00 am - Governments in the Midwest have been at odds with one another over COVID-19 for much of 2020. States tried to undercut one another in buying scarce personal protective e...
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Suburban long-term care facilities brace for another 'COVID storm'Nov 19, 2020 12:00 am - They were among the first - and certainly hardest - hit during the first wave of COVID-19 last spring, and long-term care facilities are once again battling the deadly v...
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COVID-19 relief for DuPage restaurants comes with new strings attachedNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County is providing another round of COVID-19 relief funds for restaurants and bars trying to stay afloat during the COVID-19 crisis, but businesses had to clear ...
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Illinois reports 14,612 new COVID-19 cases, 168 more deathsNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - The number of new COVID-19 cases surged to 14,612 Thursday, with a record 6,037 hospital patients and 168 more deaths from the respiratory disease as tighter restriction...
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Virus threat 'a new terror' in Syria's scarred Idlib regionNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - IDLIB, Syria - Nurses hover over a patient to insert a breathing tube as his condition suddenly deteriorates. ICU beds fill up almost overnight. As one patient dies of t...
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Japan records high of daily virus cases, amid worrying spikeNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - TOKYO - Japan reported a record number of daily coronavirus infections Thursday, amid a worrying spike in a country that has been spared the worst of the pandemic and ho...
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CDC begs Americans not to travel for ThanksgivingNov 19, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation's top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not t...