Articles filed under Health Crises
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Spain to drop masks outdoors as omicron surge deceleratesFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - MADRID - Spain will end a mandate to wear masks outdoors next week, reversing a late December order against an unprecedented surge of coronavirus infections fueled by a ...
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Sangamon County judge temporarily halts school mask mandate; Pritzker vows appealFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - A Sangamon County judge issued a temporary restraining order late Friday that could disrupt Gov. J.B. Pritkzer's school mask mandate — a measure that required the use of...
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Ottawa police expect COVID protest to ramp up againFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - OTTAWA, Ontario - Police in Canada's capital said Friday about 150 extra police officers will be deployed to the areas of Ottawa most affected by the protest against COV...
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Aid to volcano-hit Tonga brings 1st COVID outbreak, lockdownFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - BANGKOK - For more than two years, the isolation of the Pacific archipelago nation of Tonga helped keep COVID-19 at bay. But last month's volcanic eruption and tsunami b...
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Japan border policy keeps thousands of foreigners in limboFeb 04, 2022 12:00 am - TOKYO (AP) - More than a year ago Sebastian Bressa finished his paperwork to become a language teacher in Tokyo and made plans to quit his job in Sydney. His life has be...
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A different COVID-19 vaccine debate: Do we need new ones?Feb 03, 2022 6:00 am - COVID-19 vaccines are saving an untold number of lives, but they can't stop the chaos when a hugely contagious new mutant bursts on the scene, leading people to wonder: ...
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Study identifies virulent HIV variant unrecognized for yearsFeb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Scientists have found a previously unrecognized variant of HIV that's more virulent than usual and has quietly circulated in the Netherlands for the past few decades. Th...
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How to prevent early birth? Study explores sugarless gumFeb 03, 2022 6:00 am - Healthy mouth, healthy baby? For years, scientists have been exploring the link between poor oral health and giving birth too early. Now, new research presented Thursday...
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Homeless shelters, food pantries ask for more help than Kane County is offeringFeb 03, 2022 12:00 am - Kane County officials won't come close to providing the help local homeless shelters, food pantries and mental health providers told them they need under current plans t...
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Doctors: Cancer patients cured a decade after gene therapyFeb 02, 2022 6:00 am - In 2010, doctors treated Doug Olson's leukemia with an experimental gene therapy that transformed some of his blood cells into cancer killers. More than a decade later, ...