Articles filed under Health Crises
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Suburban regions creeping toward harsher COVID-19 restrictionsNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - While state health officials announced 20 more COVID-19 related deaths and an additional 6,222 new cases of the disease Monday, some areas of the state are bracing for t...
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Police on curfew patrol as Spain fights night life infectionsNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain - At 10 p.m., Barcelona's professional crime fighters become wet blankets in uniforms. Police officers fan out across the coastal city in northeastern S...
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Midwestern states with few virus rules have low unemploymentNov 02, 2020 12:00 am - OMAHA, Neb. - Five of the six states with the nation's lowest unemployment rates are in the Midwest, have Republican governors and have almost no restrictions intended t...
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More US patients to have easy, free access to doctor's notesNov 01, 2020 6:00 am - More U.S. patients will soon have free, electronic access to the notes their doctors write about them under a new federal requirement for transparency. Many health syste...
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Schaumburg Library extends hours, servicesNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, Nov. 1, all Schaumburg Township District Library locations extended their hours, services, and capacity limits. The drive-up window will be available with a f...
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End-of-half drive comes back to haunt BearsNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - There were many reasons why the Bears dropped a 26-23 overtime decision to the Saints at Soldier Field on Sunday. Chief among them: • Saints RB Alvin Kamara racked up 16...
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New COVID-19 cases, deaths drop after record high SaturdayNov 01, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, a day after new confirmed cases of COVID-19 hit a record for the third day in a row, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported a drop in new cases. Th...
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COVID-19 case counts per county, ZIP code as of Oct. 30Oct 31, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Find an interactive map where you can search counts by ZIP code at dailyherald.com. Suburbs' portion 176,897 COVID-19 cases in the su...
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New COVID-19 cases in Illinois hit record for third day in a rowOct 31, 2020 1:00 am - New confirmed cases of COVID-19 have hit a record for the third day in a row, with the Illinois Department of Public Health Saturday reporting 7,899 more cases and 46 a...
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2nd study testing a COVID-19 antibody drug has a setbackOct 30, 2020 7:00 am - For the second time, a study testing an experimental antibody drug for COVID-19 has been paused to investigate a possible safety issue in hospitalized patients. Regenero...