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Nevada COVID-19 cases surpass 40,000
Healthcare workers test patients in their cars at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site run by the University of Nevada Las…
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Sen. Nass: State’s coronavirus count may be skewed by faulty data
State Sen. Steve Nass at a statehouse committee hearing in this picture from 2018. Photo: Wisconsin Legislature By Benjamin Yount…
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Cameron Parish ranked as No. 1 coronavirus hot spot in Louisiana
The Center Square Cameron Parish is reporting 86 new daily coronavirus cases per 100,000 people, making it the highest risk…
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New Hampshire ranks 10th best in children’s health care study
(The Center Square) – New Hampshire came in 10th best in a new study by WalletHub that examined children’s health care data among the…
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Critics: Changing information about coronavirus transmission, impact leads to backlash over policy decisions
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel…
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Pennsylvania turns away Toronto baseball team’s bid to play this season in Pittsburgh
The Cleveland Indians bat in the top of the first inning during an exhibition baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates…
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Pennsylvania governor blasts transphobic criticism of health secretary
Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine recommend nonessential businesses statewide close for two weeks amid the…
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Michigan House passes bill prohibiting sending COVID-19 patients to nursing homes
Robert Hoetink | Shutterstock.com By Scott McClallen (The Center Square) – The Michigan House approved a bill with the stated…
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Worldwide pediatric experts argue schools should reopen
Proshkin Aleksandr | Shutterstock.com By Bethany Blankley (The Center Square) – Several reports published in western countries worldwide argue that…
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Trump touts COVD-19 vaccine deal, says feds supporting nursing homes
President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Monday, March 30, 2020, in…
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Gov. Polis orders last call for alcohol sales at 10 p.m. citing younger people ‘leading this spread’ of COVID-19
Signs hang in the window of a bar regarding safety measures during the coronavirus pandemic Thursday, June 18, 2020, in…
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Department of Defense, U.S. Navy deployed to Rio Grande Valley
Infectious Disease Physician Army Maj. Gadiel Alvarado, left, with the Urban Augmentation Medical Task Force, walks down the hall with…
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DeSantis cites ‘much better’ COVID-19 trends, says Florida has ample hospital capacity
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens during a news conference Monday at a drive-thru coronavirus testing site in front of Hard…
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Tennessee nonprofits eligible for $150 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds
A sign welcomes people to Tennessee. Katherine Welles / Shutterstock.com By Vivian Jones (The Center Square) – Federal coronavirus relief…
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State health officials report 1,624 new COVID-19 cases
This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel…
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Louisiana hospitals report staffing shortages as COVID-19 cases rise
Shutterstock photo By David Jacobs (The Center Square) – Louisiana hospitals are starting to turn patients away as the rising…
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New framework, funding expected to help Maine schools with reopening plans
Portraits of graduating seniors at Telstar Regional High School are displayed May 22, 2020, near the school’s athletic field in…
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Study: Floridians returned to ‘near-normal’ social interactions in June
A waiter wearing a protective face mask to help stop the spread of the coronavirus serves lunch to a family…
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Bill shielding health care workers from liability during state of emergency moves to governor’s desk
The Henry Ford Hospital on West Grand Blvd in Detroit. Daniel J Macy /Shutterstock.com By Bruce Walker (The Center Square)…
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Dr. Harsh Vardhan speaks on India’s novel COVID containment strategy at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Health Minister’s Digital Meet
Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare digitally participated in the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Health Minister’s…
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New York businesses grapple with quarantine compliance questions
Arriving travelers walk by a sign in the baggage claim area of Terminal B on June 25, 2020, at LaGuardia Airport…
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State agencies release guidance for Colorado schools to open in the fall
School buses at the Colorado State Capitol on Thursday March 31, 2011. AP Photo/Ed Andrieski By Derek Draplin (The Center…
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Texas ranks lowest in children’s health care study
Shutterstock.com The Center Square Texas came in last in a new study by WalletHub that examines children’s health care data among the…
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Op-Ed: Coronavirus reveals the recklessness of drug pricing reform
PureRadiancePhoto / Shutterstock.com By Stacy Washington A Seattle patient recently became the first American to receive a potential breakthrough vaccine…
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Wisconsin prisons nearly 99 percent coronavirus free
The Wisconsin Department of Correction currently houses more than 24,000 inmates. Photo: Wisconsin.gov By Benjamin Yount (The Center Square) –…
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Louisiana Gov. Edwards and AG Landry trade shots over COVID-19 mandates
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards addresses the media following a meeting of the state’s Unified Command Group. To his left…
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Louisiana ranks 10th lowest in children’s health care study
Shutterstock.com The Center Square Louisiana came in 42nd in a new study by WalletHub that examines children’s health care data among the…
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Cuomo travels to Savannah, Ga., to offer advice on fighting COVID-19
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo boards a plane July 20, 2020, at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York for…
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Georgia ranks 7th worst in children’s health care study
(The Center Square) – Georgia came in seventh worst in a new study by the WalletHub website that examined children’s health care…
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