Articles filed under Health Crises
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Some hospitals in crisis as U.S. nears high for COVID-19 casesOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - BOISE, Idaho - The United States is approaching a record for the number of new daily coronavirus cases in the latest ominous sign about the disease's grip on the nation,...
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Illinois infection rate dips slightly for first time in 3 weeksOct 23, 2020 1:00 am - The state's COVID-19 infection rate dipped slightly to 5.6% on Friday. The decline, though small, was the first time the state's seven-day average infection rate has dro...
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FDA approves first COVID-19 drug: antiviral remdesivirOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - U.S. regulators on Thursday approved the first drug to treat COVID-19: remdesivir, an antiviral medicine given to hospitalized patients through an IV. The drug, which Ca...
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Bird flu fears: Dutch farms ordered to keep poultry indoorsOct 22, 2020 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - The Dutch government said Thursday it is ordering poultry farms to keep their birds indoors after six wild swans were found recently dead a...
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Music, dance, magic: Glen Ellyn Food Pantry will resurrect the TV telethonOct 22, 2020 5:30 am - A prime-time variety show next month won't have a studio audience, a sharp-dressed ringmaster or a ring-a-ding-ding musical guest. But a fundraiser for the Glen Ellyn Fo...
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McHenry County contact tracing efforts meeting high level of resistanceOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - The McHenry County Department of Health is seeing a high level of resistance with its COVID-19 case investigations, making the process more difficult and hampering effor...
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Brookfield Zoo to temporarily close beginning Jan. 1Oct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Brookfield Zoo will be closed to the public for two months beginning Jan. 1, the institution announced Thursday. "Through these challenging times, the health and safety ...
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McHenry County Board chairman disagrees with decision to use state's higher positivity rateOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - A key metric used by the Illinois Department of Public Health to decide whether a region should face additional restrictions is being adopted by the McHenry County Depar...
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Stressing freedom, vaccine opponents rebranding in virus eraOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - Years before this year's anti-mask and reopening demonstrations, vaccine opponents were working on reinventing their image around a rallying cry of civil liberties and m...
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U-46 won't bring youngest students back next weekOct 22, 2020 1:00 am - "The best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry." Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Tony Sanders used that quote from Scottish poet Robert Burns to lead ...