Articles filed under Health Crises
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COVID-19 hospitalizations now at 2.5% of total beds, compared to 23% in JanuaryMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 patients now constitute about 2.5% of total hospital beds in Illinois compared to 23% during the omicron surge in January, according to Illinois Department of P...
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Legislators vote to make masks optional on House floorMar 08, 2022 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - The Illinois House amended COVID-19 protocols Tuesday, lifting face covering requirements following weeks of pushback from Republican members who sometimes...
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Baby gets heart transplant with a twist to fight rejectionMar 07, 2022 6:00 am - Duke University doctors say a baby is thriving after a first-of-its-kind heart transplant -- one that came with a bonus technique to try to help prevent rejection of the...
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Masks on trains and planes, still? TSA policy decision coming soonMar 07, 2022 4:00 am - As COVID-19 cases decline and face mask rules disappear, public transportation is the final frontier. But that could change next week. A U.S. Transportation Security Adm...
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Illinois reports no COVID-19 deaths Sunday or MondayMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - There were zero deaths from COVID-19 reported Sunday and Monday as new cases dipped to below 1,000 both days, the Illinois Department of Public Health said. New infectio...
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Death toll surpasses 6 million for pandemic now in 3rd yearMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - BANGKOK - The official global death toll from COVID-19 eclipsed 6 million on Monday - underscoring that the pandemic, now entering its third year, is far from over. The ...
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Belgium scraps almost all COVID-19 measures as crisis easesMar 07, 2022 12:00 am - BRUSSELS - Belgium began easing most COVID-19 restrictions Monday in the biggest move to relax measures since the onset of the crisis some two years ago. Gone are the co...
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End of mask mandate brings optimism and challenges to small businessesMar 06, 2022 12:00 am - The Illinois mask mandate has ended. No suburban businesses are required to check their customers vaccination status any longer. Many small business owners are elated an...
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COVID-19 vaccination average drops below 12,500 shots dailyMar 04, 2022 12:00 am - Illinois COVID-19 vaccine providers are averaging fewer than 12,500 shots a day over the past week. That's the lowest level since Jan. 6, 2021, when supply was incredibl...
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Editorial: Legislature will have to take up COVIDMar 03, 2022 12:00 am - COVID-19 is in retreat in the suburbs and in much of Illinois, thank goodness, and mask mandates have been lifted. What remains unclear, however, is whether our state go...