Articles filed under Health Crises
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Carol Stream issues precautionary boil order for two condominium buildingsJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Carol Stream officials issued a precautionary boil order for residents of two buildings in the Legends of Carol Stream condominium complex Saturday. The precautionary or...
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U of I removes COVID-19 vaccine, testing requirementsJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - URBANA, Ill. - The University of Illinois has removed its COVID-19 vaccination and testing requirements for all students and employees, system President Tim Killeen anno...
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Medical officials warn of a growing threat from the COVID-19 'Kraken' variantJan 06, 2023 12:00 am - A new highly contagious and ominously dubbed the “Kraken” subvariant of COVID-19 is driving infections in the northeastern part of the country and showing up in greater ...
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"It's happening way too often." Antioch police team with health organization to combat overdosesJan 05, 2023 4:45 am - From bars and restaurants to medical offices and elsewhere, the fight against opioid-related overdoses is being taken to the streets in Antioch. "We want every stakehold...
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Beds run out at Beijing hospital as COVID-19 spreadsJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - Mostly older men and women wearing masks rested on cots in hallways, while others slept upright in crowded waiting rooms with numbered chairs. Many received fl...
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As COVID surges in China, U.S. begins testing more travelersJan 05, 2023 12:00 am - NEWARK, N.J. - Shubham Chandra knows how dangerous the coronavirus can be: He lost his dad during the pandemic. So when he cleared customs at Newark Liberty Internationa...
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German doctor jailed for illegally issuing mask exemptionsJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - BERLIN - A German doctor was sentenced late Monday to two years and nine months in prison for illegally issuing more than 4,000 people with exemptions from wearing masks...
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Homicides decline in Cook County, but opioid deaths on record-breaking paceJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - The number of homicides handled by the Cook County medical examiner's office dropped more than 15% in 2022, but cases of fatal opioid overdoses are likely to top last ye...
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Beijing threatens response to 'unacceptable' virus measuresJan 03, 2023 12:00 am - BEIJING - The Chinese government sharply criticized COVID-19 testing requirements imposed on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against countries invol...
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Japan tests all China arrivals for COVID as cases surgeDec 30, 2022 12:00 am - TOKYO - Japan on Friday started requiring COVID-19 tests for all passengers arriving from China as an emergency measure against surging infections there as the Asian isl...