Articles filed under Health Crises
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Around the globe, virus cancels spring travel for millionsFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - FRANKFURT, Germany - They are the annual journeys of late winter and early spring: Factory workers in China heading home for the Lunar New Year; American college student...
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Vernon Hills, partners launching programs to keep seniors connected through pandemicFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - An initiative to engage and reconnect seniors with the community during the COVID-19 era is underway in Vernon Hills. The village, Charter Senior Living, Victory Centre ...
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South Africa seeks new vaccine plan after halting AstraZenecaFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - South Africa is considering giving a COVID-19 vaccine that is still in the testing phase to health workers, after suspending the rollout of another shot t...
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Suburbs averaging 17 vaccinations for every new COVID-19 caseFeb 08, 2021 12:00 am - For every new case of COVID-19 diagnosed in the suburbs over the past week, 17 people have gotten a dose of the vaccine. That's according to a Daily Herald analysis of v...
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Senior Living Communities reach 2,000 vaccine milestoneFeb 07, 2021 10:00 pm - At a time when Illinois and health care providers are challenged to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine, Friendship Senior Options administered its 2,000th vaccination on Feb. ...
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Why opening restaurants is exactly what the coronavirus wants us to doFeb 07, 2021 10:00 pm - ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. On Jan. 29, New ...
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Congo working to stop new Ebola outbreak in country's eastFeb 07, 2021 6:00 am - BENI, Congo (AP) - Health officials in Congo confirmed another Ebola outbreak in the country's east on Sunday, the fourth in less than three years. On February 3, a woma...
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State reports 2,060 more COVID-19 cases, 48 additional deathsFeb 07, 2021 12:00 am - State health authorities reported 2,060 new and probable COVID-19 cases on Sunday, the lowest daily total since early October, along with 48 additional deaths from the c...
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Calls grow for US to rely on rapid tests to fight pandemicFeb 06, 2021 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - When a Halloween party sparked a COVID-19 outbreak at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, school officials conducted rapid scre...
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COVID-19 cases per county, ZIP code as of Feb. 5Feb 06, 2021 12:00 am - Interactive mapFind an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion There have been 485,931 COVID-19 cases...