Articles filed under Health Crises
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Batavia school's cross-country team cancels events after to positive COVID-19 testOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Cross-country team activities for Rotolo Middle School in Batavia have been canceled for two weeks, after someone affiliated with the team tested positive for COVID-19. ...
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Suburban infection rates climb as death toll tops 9,000Oct 13, 2020 1:00 am - The death toll from COVID-19 has topped 9,000 in Illinois as infection rates in suburban counties are climbing again. The Illinois Department of Public Health announced ...
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After first success, Barrington looking at more drive-in concertsOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - Barrington's first drive-in concert was so successful that another one will take place later this month, with more hoped for next year, village officials said. The band ...
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More masks, less play: Europe tightens rules as virus surgesOct 13, 2020 1:00 am - GENEVA - Governments across Europe are ratcheting up restrictions to try to beat back a resurgence of the coronavirus that has sent new infections on the continent to th...
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2nd COVID-19 vaccine trial paused over unexplained illnessOct 12, 2020 7:00 am - NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) - A late-stage study of Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine candidate has been paused while the company investigates whether a study participan...
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UN warns against pursuing herd immunity to stop coronavirusOct 12, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The head of the World Health Organization warned against the idea that herd immunity might be a realistic strategy to stop the pandemic, dismissing such pr...
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UK unveils 3-level lockdown plan; Liverpool at highest riskOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - The British government carved England into three tiers of coronavirus risk on Monday in a bid to slow a resurgent outbreak, putting the northern city of Liverpo...
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Illinois reports highest 7-day COVID-19 average, 2,643 cases a day, as restaurateurs braceOct 12, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 totaled 2,742 Monday and 13 more people died of the respiratory disease, officials said, as some key health metrics ticked in the wrong direction w...
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State reports 2,727 more COVID-19 cases, but death totals fallOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - High totals of new COVID-19 infections in Illinois continued for another day Sunday, but there was some good news as state health authorities reported the smallest daily...
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Mundelein offers trick-or-treating signsOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - With many people concerned about spreading the COVID-19 virus, Mundelein officials have released a sign residents can display to discourage trick-or-treaters on Hallowee...