Articles filed under Health Crises
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A song to make you smile: 'Someday We'll Be Together' by the SupremesMay 21, 2020 5:30 am - 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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Help! Popular festival bands, and their fans, on the outs with no dates to playMay 21, 2020 5:20 am - This story has been updated to correct the credit on the photo of Boy Band Review. A hard day's night? Tell them about it. Under COVID-19 restrictions, the bands th...
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Constable: It's her job to tell people they have COVID-19, which elicits tears and fearsMay 21, 2020 5:00 am - Almost everybody who gets a phone call from Elizabeth Thorn of the NorthShore University HealthSystem's COVID-19 hotline has the same initial reaction. “A sharp intake o...
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Young adults are also affected by Kawasaki-like disease linked to coronavirus, doctors sayMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Recent public health warnings about a severe and puzzling inflammatory syndrome linked to covid-19 have focused on children. But now, some doctors say they are seeing th...
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State's COVID-19 infection rate continues to decline; 87 more deadMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - For the first time since the Illinois Department of Public Health began reporting COVID-19 testing figures, the state's seven-day infection rate average is below 10%. Th...
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What others are writing about COVID-19May 21, 2020 1:00 am - Lockdown Delays Cost at Least 36,000 Lives, Data Show A new model from Columbia University estimates that at least 36,000 lives could have been saved if the United ...
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Elgin food pantry to hold virtual celebration open to all SaturdayMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Food for Greater Elgin is planning a virtual event Saturday to celebrate the accomplishments of its volunteers and donors, including food delivery to seniors and people ...
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Buffalo Grove, Vernon Township giving away face coveringsMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove, in partnership with Vernon Township, will provide 17,500 face covers at no charge to residents beginning Thursday, May 28. Over a three-week period, 2,500...
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Wood Dale cutting fees for residents, businessesMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - Wood Dale has agreed to waive all commercial occupancy certificate and liquor license fees for businesses this year. The action is expected to provide a savings of near...
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AstraZeneca secures orders for virus vaccine under testingMay 21, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - Drugmaker AstraZeneca said Thursday it had secured its first agreements for 400 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine it is testing, bolstered by an investment fr...