Articles filed under Health Crises
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'Such a sense of loss': 30 more COVID-19 deaths in Illinois as U.S. toll reaches 200,000Sep 22, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois recorded 1,531 new cases of COVID-19 and 30 additional deaths as the nation hit a heartbreaking milestone Tuesday with 200,000 people dying from the virus - par...
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CDC changes, then retracts, web posting on how virus spreadsSep 21, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The top U.S. public health agency stirred confusion by posting - and then taking down - an apparent change in its position on how easily the coronavirus ...
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UK raises virus alert level, warning of high transmissionSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - LONDON - British medical officers raised the nation's COVID-19 alert level on Monday, saying the virus is in general circulation and the transmission is high. The move c...
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Pritzker reiterates no high school footballSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - Citing the state's infection rate and the advice of medical experts, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says it's unlikely the high school football season will start anytime so...
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Europe scrambles to contain rise in coronavirus casesSep 21, 2020 1:00 am - BERLIN - Political pressure grew Monday for European governments to tackle the rising number of coronavirus case without resorting to a spring-style lockdown that would ...
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State Rep. Yingling tests positive for COVID-19Sep 21, 2020 1:00 am - State Rep. Sam Yingling tested positive for COVID-19, a spokeswoman for his office announced Monday morning. Yingling tested positive last week, according to the stateme...
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COVID safety precautions for college studentsSep 20, 2020 7:00 am - According to the most recent data, more than 88,000 cases of COVID-19 have been reported on college campuses, including 4,300 cases in Illinois. While many colleges ar...
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As movie theaters reopen nationwide, some employees are reluctant to returnSep 20, 2020 6:23 am - To a populace desperate for even a bit of normalcy, reopened movie theaters can be tempting. They've long granted a reprieve from harsh realities, the sort staring us in...
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State, Cook County help available for small businessesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Business Association is drawing small business owners' attention to Cook County and Illinois assistance programs for those struggling financially from the...
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COVID update: Illinois has second-lowest test positivity rate of nearby statesSep 20, 2020 1:00 am - Illinois continues to show a low test positivity rate for COVID-19 compared to nearby states, data from Johns Hopkins University indicated Sunday. The state's test posit...