Articles filed under Health Crises
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Restaurants, bars can serve cocktails to goJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois restaurants and bars can serve cocktails to go Tuesday after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an initiative designed by lawmakers to provide establishmen...
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June 2 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 62,930 cases in the suburbs, 51% of the state's total, according to the Illinois ...
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Daily COVID-19 test count down 24%, 113 more COVID-19 deathsJun 02, 2020 1:00 am - The number of daily tests performed for COVID-19 dropped amid closures of testing facilities, Illinois Department of Public Health data indicated Tuesday. Tests performe...
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2020 Kane County Fair canceledJun 01, 2020 11:00 pm - In complying with the state guidelines for the COVID-19 pandemic and complete regard for the safety of all concerned, the Kane County Fair Board of Directors has made th...
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A song to make you smile: 'Move Along' by All-American RejectsJun 01, 2020 11:00 pm - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...
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Congo now faces 2nd Ebola outbreak in northern provinceJun 01, 2020 7:00 am - DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Health officials have confirmed a second Ebola outbreak in Congo, the World Health Organization said Monday, adding yet another health crisis for a...
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Mass gatherings, erosion of trust upend coronavirus controlJun 01, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Protests erupting across the nation over the past week - and law enforcement's response to them - are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to...
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Gilead says drug helped moderately ill coronavirus patientsJun 01, 2020 7:00 am - A California biotech company says its experimental drug remdesivir improved symptoms when given for five days to moderately ill, hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Gil...
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Masks and social distancing work, new analysis findsJun 01, 2020 7:00 am - Masks and social distancing can help control the coronavirus but hand washing and other measures are still needed, a new analysis finds. Researchers concluded single-l...
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Helping the Helpers: Metropolitan Family Services needs support to make up for deficitsJun 01, 2020 6:00 am - Founded in 1857, Metropolitan Family Services DuPage and Family Shelter Service of Metropolitan Family Services DuPage are based out of Wheaton. According to Mary Beth G...