Articles filed under Health Crises
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A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020Dec 25, 2020 6:00 am - Almost no place has been spared - and no one. The virus that first emerged a year ago in Wuhan, China, swept across the world in 2020, leaving havoc in its wake. More th...
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2020: Just one of many hard years in American historyDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - The year of 2020 is in its final days, and few are sorry to see it go. Rarely has a year in American history caused so many forms of upheaval. For historians, the defin...
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Illinois reports 156 more COVID-19 deaths, 5,742 new casesDec 25, 2020 12:00 am - The Illinois Department of Public Health reported Friday there were 5,742 new confirmed and probable cases of coronavirus disease in Illinois, including 156 additional d...
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The autopsy, a fading practice, revealed secrets of COVID-19Dec 24, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The COVID-19 pandemic has helped revive the autopsy. When the virus first arrived in U.S. hospitals, doctors could only guess what was causing its stran...
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How suburban senior living centers keep up the holiday spirit with no visitors allowedDec 24, 2020 4:30 am - Staffs create ways to safely keep up the holiday spirit
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Naperville North to host blood drive Dec. 27Dec 24, 2020 12:00 am - To help with the ongoing need for blood donations during the coronavirus pandemic, the Naperville Park District is hosting donation opportunities at its Alfred Rubin Riv...
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Illinois reports 7,037 more COVID-19 cases, 96 new deathsDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 7,037 with 96 additional deaths from the respiratory disease, the Illinois Department of Public Health reported Thursday. The state's total...
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Mobile COVID-19 testing offered Dec. 27 in CarpentersvilleDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - On Sunday, Dec. 27, the Kane County Health Department will have a mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health, in the parking lot at Dundee-C...
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Holiday hours set for DuPage testing sitesDec 24, 2020 12:00 am - Hours for the DuPage County COVID-19 testing sites in Wheaton and Villa Park will be modified to support COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts and observe the holidays. ...
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Studies find having COVID-19 may protect against reinfectionDec 23, 2020 6:00 am - Two new studies give encouraging evidence that having COVID-19 may offer some protection against future infections. Researchers found that people who made antibodies to ...