Articles filed under Health Crises
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Frustration rising over lack of access to coronavirus testsMar 03, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Frustration over lack of access to coronavirus testing boiled over Tuesday as Trump administration officials sought to reassure skeptical lawmakers the...
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Suburban convention centers increasing health protocols amid coronavirus concernsMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Chicago-area convention centers are ramping up health protocols amid growing concerns with the coronavirus. But despite the cancellation of a major downtown home show t...
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Senate panel OKs measure to add mental health hotline info to student IDsMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A panel of state senators Tuesday approved legislation requiring public colleges and universities to add mental health contact information to the back of s...
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Health officials: Arlington Heights coronavirus patient didn't travel abroad; District 214 halts tripsMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - The man hospitalized at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights with a coronavirus infection had not recently traveled internationally, public health officials...
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Suburban churches taking precautions to prevent coronavirus spreadMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Many suburban churches won't offer shared communion wine and are calling off traditional handshakes during services in an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 co...
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Students in Lisle university's China program fight coronavirus from front linesMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - The students in a master's of public health program run by Benedictine University in China usually get an internship at a health center or government agency. This sprin...
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Sign up for our new Coronavirus newsletterMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - The Daily Herald today has launched a weekly coronavirus newsletter to keep readers up to date on the spread of the virus globally, in the United States and in the subur...
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Feder: Four ABC 7 employees stay home after possible coronavirus exposureMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Four employees of WLS-Channel 7 were kept away from work Tuesday out of concern they may have been exposed to the coronavirus, officials of the ABC-owned station confirm...
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DON'T buy face masks unless you have COVID-19! What you should really buy and doMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - Federal authorities say in preparing for a possible coronavirus outbreak, people should have a two-week supply of food and water — not corner the market on canned foods ...
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Patient at University of Chicago hospital tests negative for coronavirusMar 03, 2020 12:00 am - University of Chicago Medical Center officials said Tuesday night that tests on a patient they feared would be the state's fifth person to be diagnosed with the COVID-19...