Articles filed under Health Crises
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16 more dead, 715 new Illinois COVID-19 cases as McCormick Place 'hospital' prepares to openApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - A massive makeshift hospital at McCormick Place in Chicago is expected to be ready to handle its first batch of coronavirus patients as early as Friday, Gov. J.B. Pritzk...
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Polio immunization suspended amid coronavirus pandemicApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - Health officials attempting to eradicate polio say they are being forced to suspend their mass immunization efforts amid the surging coronavirus pandemic. The W...
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Can you fix ventilators? A fuel cell engineer figures it outApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. - It was late when engineer Joe Tavi's boss called with an odd question: Could their company, which makes fuel cells, learn how to fix a ventilator? C...
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Aurora's Venue to stream concertApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - The Venue, the 200-currently-empty-seat music performance space in Aurora, will deliver a livestream performance of singer/songwriter Noah Gabriel at 8 p.m. Monday, Apri...
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Nursing home infections, deaths surge amid lockdown measuresApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Nursing homes across the country have been in lockdown for weeks under federal orders to protect their frail, elderly residents from coronavirus, but a wave of deadly ou...
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AP-NORC poll: Broad support for state virus control effortsApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that a majority of Republicans and Democrats alike approve of how state a...
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Barrington District 220 comes through for Lake Zurich District 95 studentsApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Not all Lake Zurich Unit District 95 students had power cords for the iPads they received for an e-learning program launched while schools are closed during the COVID-19...
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Suburban craft breweries have virtual events on tap for FridayApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - Statewide stay-at-home orders have shuttered tap rooms at craft breweries across Illinois, but some suburban breweries are hosting virtual beer tastings tonight to conne...
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Mount Prospect company donates supply of face masksApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - A Mount Prospect-based manufacturer has reached out in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. Inter-Continental Trading USA Inc. donated 100,000 face masks to help fir...
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Extremists see global chaos from virus as an opportunityApr 02, 2020 1:00 am - JOHANNESBURG - Both the Islamic State group and al-Qaida see the coronavirus as a threat, but some of their fighters also see the upheaval from the pandemic as an opport...