Articles filed under Health Crises
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Maine West math students close generation gap with letters, artworkApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - On most school days, Amy Claus is big on numbers. She is a math teacher at Maine West High School in Des Plaines, and her classload includes geometry and advanced place...
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73 more dead, 1,287 more infected with COVID-19 in IllinoisApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois experienced its largest single-day spike of COVID-19 fatalities Tuesday as the number of infected patients needing intensive care treatment and ventilators is a...
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'We stand together through this crisis': East Dundee business owner raising money for restaurant workersApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Terrance "Duke" Seward wants to ease the pain of Dundee-area bar and restaurant employees suddenly out of work because of the coronavirus pandemic. The past few weeks, h...
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Mideastern burial traditions clash with fears of contagionApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - BAGHDAD - Mohammed al-Dulfi's 67-year-old father died on March 21 after a brief struggle against the new coronavirus, but it would take nine days for his body to find a ...
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Japan declares state of emergency, ramping up virus battleApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - TOKYO - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared a monthlong state of emergency for Tokyo and six other prefectures on Tuesday to ramp up defenses against the spread ...
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Walgreens to expand COVID-19 test using Abbott test kitsApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Walgreens announced Tuesday is plans to use Abbott Laboratories' new fast response COVID-19 test to expand drive-through testing for the virus to 15 new sites in seven s...
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New York City virus deaths exceed 3,200, topping toll for 9/11 attacksApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - New York City's death toll from the coronavirus rose past 3,200 Tuesday, eclipsing the number killed at the World Trade Center on 9/11. In Britain, Prime Mini...
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165 VIPs urge 20 economic powers for billions for COVID-19Apr 07, 2020 1:00 am - UNITED NATIONS (AP) - Many former global leaders and other VIPs urged the world's 20 major industrialized nations to approve $8 billion in emergency funding to speed the...
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Cook County launches loan program for suburban small businesses, 1099 workersApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle on Tuesday signed Executive Order 2020-9 to create the Community Recovery Initiative, which creates an emergency relief fund...
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Restaurant delivers hot meals to Elk Grove Village hospital ERApr 07, 2020 1:00 am - A dinnertime delivery by a Melrose Park restaurant Tuesday ensured the busy emergency room staff at Amita Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village had a hot ...