Articles filed under Health Crises
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Do masks offer protection from new virus? It dependsJan 30, 2020 6:00 am - SEATTLE (AP) - People around the world are buying up protective face masks in hopes of keeping the new virus from China at bay. Some companies have required them for emp...
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Couple in Hoffman Estates hospital are first U.S. case of person-to-person coronavirus spreadJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - Health officials confirmed Thursday that the first U.S. case of person-to-person transmission of coronavirus has occurred between a Chicago woman and her husband, who ar...
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Wary of irking China, Trump offers rosy take on virus threatJan 30, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump had plenty to talk about during his latest big campaign rally, regaling a friendly crowd in New Jersey with his thoughts about impeac...
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DuPage health officials: We're monitoring people who were in contact with coronavirus patientJan 29, 2020 12:00 am - DuPage County public health officials say they are closely monitoring an unspecified number of people who may have been exposed to the dangerous new coronavirus through ...
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Coronavirus patient remains in isolation at Hoffman Estates hospitalJan 27, 2020 12:00 am - A Chicago woman diagnosed with the only confirmed case of coronavirus east of the Mississippi River in the U.S. remained in good condition Monday in isolation at Amita S...
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What's new in the China virus outbreakJan 26, 2020 6:00 am - Almost 2,000 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scientists have identified the...
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Arizona, California cases push US tally of new virus to 5Jan 26, 2020 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The U.S. has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all among people who traveled to the city at the center of the outbreak, health officia...
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Too soon to tell if new virus as dangerous as SARS cousinJan 25, 2020 6:00 am - The new virus from China has the world on edge because it's a close cousin to viruses that killed hundreds in separate outbreaks. While it's too early to tell if this la...
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What's new in the China virus outbreakJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - More than 1,200 cases of a new viral respiratory illness have been confirmed in China and elsewhere since an outbreak began last month in the Chinese city of Wuhan. Scie...
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Social controls, SARS experience help China close off citiesJan 24, 2020 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - Cutting off access to entire cities with millions of residents to stop a new virus outbreak is a step few countries other than China would consider, but i...