Articles filed under Health Crises
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'Under siege': Overwhelmed Brooklyn care home tolls 55 deadApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - NEW YORK - As residents at a nursing home in Kirkland, Washington, began dying in late February from a coronavirus outbreak that would eventually take 43 lives, there wa...
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Lake County police memorial postponedApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - The Lake County sheriff's office is postponing the annual Lake County Police Memorial due to continued COVID-19 concerns, officials said Monday. The annual event, sched...
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What others are writing about COVID-19Apr 20, 2020 1:00 am - 70 died at a nursing home as body bags piled up. This is what went wrong. When the coronavirus hit Andover Subacute and Rehabilitation Center II in Andover, N.J., r...
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Pot company donating $4.20 from every sale on 4/20 to health care workersApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - It's a "groovy" tribute to front-line COVID-19 health care workers on 4/20. The date 4/20 is typically a day in which cannabis-oriented celebrations take place each year...
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Governor pledges to expand testing of nursing home staffsApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker pledged to expand testing of the staffs of nursing homes with known COVID-19 cases one day after his administration for the first time identified long...
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Trump, governors spar over testing shortagesApr 20, 2020 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - A chorus of governors from both parties pushed back hard Monday after President Donald Trump accused Democrats of playing "a very dangerous political game" ...
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COD alumnus' passion for scientific research lands him job at COVID-19 testing labApr 19, 2020 11:00 pm - College of DuPage Biological Sciences alumnus Anthony Acevedo is using his expertise as a clinical laboratory scientist to assist with the state of Illinois' response to...
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Greater Elgin Family Care Center offers COVID-19 testing in Elgin, McHenry, and SycamoreApr 19, 2020 11:00 pm - The Greater Elgin Family Care Center continues to expand services in order to meet the needs of area residents. Recently, the center launched "Virtual Visits," otherwise...
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NapervilleGives.org to host GivingTuesdayNOW event May 5Apr 19, 2020 11:00 pm - To respond to the unprecedented need of all Naperville nonprofit organizations, NapervilleGives.org, a directory of more than 50 local nonprofits, is publicizing Tuesday...
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A song to make you smile: 'Walk Like an Egyptian' by the BanglesApr 19, 2020 5:30 am - We're trying to inject a little positivity in the paper (and on dailyherald.com) with a daily "Song to Make You Smile." It's designed to help lift you out of your corona...