Articles filed under Health Crises
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Checkouts available at Wauconda library starting next weekJun 09, 2020 5:00 am - After months of relative inactivity because of the COVID-19 crisis, the Wauconda Area Library soon will join the growing number of suburban libraries offering limited ch...
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Are asymptomatic people spreading the coronavirus? WHO official's words spark confusion, debateJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - The World Health Organization moved Tuesday to clarify its position on whether people without symptoms are widely spreading the new coronavirus, saying much remains unkn...
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As Illinois COVID-19 deaths top 6,000, expert warns against 'coronavirus fatigue'Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - The number of Illinoisans dying from COVID-19 rose by 95 Tuesday, officials said, bringing the total fatalities to more than 6,000. Cases of the respiratory disease gre...
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China's companies emerge as global donors in virus pandemicJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - BEIJING - As the coronavirus spread, the world's richest communist dug into his deep pockets. Jack Ma, founder of e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and a member of the ruli...
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Mundelein cancels fireworks show due to COVID-19Jun 09, 2020 1:00 am - You can add Mundelein's summertime fireworks show to the list of public events canceled because of the COVID-19 crisis. Mayor Steve Lentz on Tuesday confirmed that the ...
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In poor regions, easing virus lockdowns brings new risksJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - SAO PAULO - As many countries gingerly start lifting their lockdown measures, experts worry that a further surge of the coronavirus in under-developed regions with shaky...
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Yemen's rebels crack down as COVID-19 and rumors spreadJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - CAIRO (AP) - In the darkness, the bodies of suspected victims of coronavirus are carried in silence, one after the other, to be buried in several cemeteries across north...
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Grayslake, Gurnee libraries offering curbside checkout programsJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Grayslake and Warren-Newport Public Area Library District patrons can check out library materials using new curbside pickup options unveiled by both libraries this week....
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DuPage County opening COVID-19 testing site in WheatonJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - DuPage County will open a coronavirus testing site in Wheaton as COVID-19 deaths in the state's second-most populous county top 400. The drive-through testing site at th...
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Editorial: Our message to teens: be safe while driving this summerJun 09, 2020 1:00 am - Gone are this year's anticipated teenage traditions, replaced by memories of COVID-19, e-learning and stay-at-home orders. The virus canceled mile markers from prom to f...