Articles filed under Health Crises
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Athletes at Huntley High School test positive for COVID-19Oct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Huntley High School halted contact days for its freshman football and freshman boys basketball teams last week after “a small number of individuals” tested positive for ...
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Tensions rise as virus cases surge in Wisconsin, DakotasOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - A surge of coronavirus cases in Wisconsin and the Dakotas is forcing a scramble for hospital beds and raising political tensions, as the Upper M...
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Cook County offers mortgage relief for suburban homeonwersOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - Officials on Thursday announced the launch of the $20 million COVID-19 Recovery Mortgage Assistance program to help suburban Cook County residents experiencing financial...
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Trump hails virus treatment, says he's ready to do ralliesOct 08, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is ready to hold campaign rallies and he credited an experimental drug treatment with helping his recovery...
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Ethicists say Trump special treatment raises fairness issuesOct 07, 2020 7:00 am - The special treatment President Donald Trump received to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues that start with the flawed health care system many A...
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Lilly seeks emergency use of its antibody drug for COVID-19Oct 07, 2020 7:00 am - A drug company says it has asked the U.S. government to allow emergency use of an experimental antibody therapy based on early results from a study that suggested the dr...
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2 million stillbirths every year, pandemic might worsen tollOct 07, 2020 7:00 am - LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization, UNICEF and partners said there are about 2 million stillbirths every year, mostly in the developing world, according to the ...
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State reports 2,630 new COVID-19 cases, 42 more deathsOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - New cases of COVID-19 came to 2,630 and additional deaths totaled 42 Wednesday, as Illinois surpassed 6 million tests and Gov. J.B. Pritzker warned of some infection rat...
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Mobile COVID-19 testing sites coming to Barrington, Crystal LakeOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - Free mobile COVID-19 testing will be available in Crystal Lake and Barrington this week. A mobile testing unit managed by the Illinois Department of Public Health will b...
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Ethicists say Trump special treatment raises fairness issuesOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - The special treatment President Donald Trump received to access an experimental COVID-19 drug raises fairness issues that start with the flawed health care system many A...