Articles filed under Health Crises
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DuPage closing COVID-19 testing site at the county fairgroundsJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - A COVID-19 testing site at the DuPage County Fairgrounds will close by the end of the month, while another testing facility in Villa Park will continue operating. The dr...
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Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemicJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - GENEVA - A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the cor...
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'We know this is real': New clinics aid COVID-19 'long-haulers'Jan 19, 2021 12:00 am - NEW YORK - COVID-19 came early for Catherine Busa, and it never really left. The 54-year-old New York City school secretary didn't have any underlying health problems wh...
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A new COVID-19 challenge: Mutations rise along with casesJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate people, the more likely it i...
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4 vaccination locations opened in Cook County, but none are in the Northwest suburbs (yet)Jan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Four Cook County sites will open Monday to vaccinate people 65 and older and essential workers against COVID-19, but none are in the Northwest suburbs. Gov. J.B. Pritzk...
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U.S. virus death toll tops 400,000 in Trump's final hoursJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus eclipsed 400,000 on Tuesday in the waning hours in office for President Donald Trump, whose handling of the crisis has been judg...
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Dubai, party haven amid pandemic, faces its biggest surgeJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Masks off the minute you step inside. Bars packed and pulsing like it's 2019. Social media stars waving bottles of champagne. DJs spinning ...
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With mitigation changes, here's what's next for high school sportsJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - With Monday's changes to Illinois' COVID tier mitigations, high school gymnastics, swimming, badminton, bowling, cheerleading and dance have been cleared to begin compet...
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Northwest Community Hospital discharges its 2,000th COVID-19 patientJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - Doctors, nurses and support staffers cheered, waved and whistled Tuesday as Charles "Chuck" Rizzo of Mount Prospect was wheeled down the long hallway leading to Northwes...
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China sees virus outbreaks across its northeastJan 19, 2021 12:00 am - BEIJING - China was dealing with coronavirus outbreaks across its frigid northeast on Tuesday, prompting additional lockdowns and travel bans ahead of next month's Lunar...