Cordy Alpers, 15, plays with her family’s kitten, Artie, at their home in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, Sept. 2, 2021. Cordy wears a mask at school, where she finds there is less space for social distancing than last year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette) Cordy Alpers, 15, helps her dad, Dan […]
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The Latest: S Korea exceeds 2,000 daily cases for 1st time
A construction crew works to set up tents that hospital officials plan to use with an overflow of COVID-19 patients outside of Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital, Monday, Aug. 9, 2021, in Houston. (Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP) Godofredo A. Vásquez AP SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea’s daily increase […]
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What to know about their cases
Hours later, Metropolitan Police Department body camera footage showed Thomas advancing toward officers on the terrace of the Capitol and pushing against their shields, according to the complaint. The footage also showed Thomas punching and striking officers with his fist and forearm at least twice while holding a cell phone […]
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Turkey again tallies 50,000 daily virus cases
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey’s health minister says the rate of the spread of COVID-19 infections in the country has slowed, despite the 16th consecutive day of more than 50,000 cases. Fahrettin Koca says Turkey will soon start administering Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, in addition to the vaccines developed by China’s […]
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France’s limited lockdown beset by glitches as cases rise
PARIS (AP) — Residents of Paris and several other regions of France spent their first weekend under a limited monthlong lockdown. While the French government insisted the rules would be less strict than in the past, the measures have been criticized as messy. A travel authorization certificate posted online was […]
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‘It may have come from an employee’: Hudson County jail rises to 33 positive COVID-19 cases
A COVID-19 outbreak at the Hudson County jail is now up to 33 positive cases, according to a county official. None of the 33 infected inmates are showing “serious symptoms,” but now health officials believe that an asymptomatic employee may be the source of the spread in the facility, county […]
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8,322 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19, 47 additional deaths as worry over holiday weekend mounts (LIVE UPDATES)
Latest Lowest COVID-19 positivity rate in weeks, but Pritzker and Ezike worry about holiday ‘super-spreader events’ Pat Nabong/Sun-Times State public health officials reported 8,322 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 Monday as well as 47 additional deaths. As of Sunday night, 6,171 people with the virus were reported to […]
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The Latest: Indonesia surpasses half a million virus cases
A man wearing a face mask walks past a banner showing precautions against the coronavirus in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Lee Jin-man AP Indonesia’s confirmed cases of the coronavirus have breached half a million as the government of the world’s fourth most populous nation scrambles to procure […]
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How ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Picked the Cases for Its Second Season
If you scroll through Unsolved Mysteries‘ Twitter mentions, you’ll find a combination of questions about criminals they’ve previously covered; armchair investigators asking for updates on the most recent mysteries; and people sharing missing person posters, local news stories, and online petitions, in the hope that it will convince the showrunners […]
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Post online misstates Sturgis Rally’s coronavirus cases
The claim: A post online attributes 88 positive tests to Sturgis Rally, 0.02% infection rate of attendees Motorcyclists from around the country converged on Sturgis, South Dakota, for the town’s annual motorcycle rally in August — most unmasked and ignoring social distancing guidelines. Some on social media are claiming the event had […]
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Italy virus cases increase with more travelers
MILAN — The number of people found positive for coronavirus continued to rise for the sixth straight week in Italy, mostly driven by people returning from holidays as Italy increases its testing capacity. Another 1,616 people tested positive in the last 24 hours, according to Health Ministry statistics released Friday, […]
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Norway plans for new virus wave as cases spike
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Norwegian health authorities say the Scandinavian country must “plan for a new, national wave” of the coronavirus as Norway sees a spike in the number of cases. “If it should come, it is more likely that it will happen in the autumn and winter when people gather […]
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Hoboken Adds 14 Coronavirus Cases After Lab Error Is Addressed
The Daily Beast It Doesn’t Matter Who Is Pushing for Masks, This GOP Governor’s Answer Is No Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt hasn’t been willing to order masks statewide in his conservative stronghold no matter who’s come calling. He hasn’t been willing to take further steps requiring face coverings as a public […]
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Colleges are trying to track students to contain COVID-19 cases. Students are pushing back.
DETROIT — Special police patrols in student-heavy neighborhoods. Smartphone apps monitoring location inside a bubble. Daily check-in forms. As hundreds of thousands of students arrive back on campuses across the country, college and university administrators are greeting them with a variety of methods to monitor behavior and discourage large gatherings, all in […]
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College campuses face explosion of COVID-19 cases
The exploding number of new COVID-19 cases on campuses across the country has left many colleges and universities grappling with the same vexing question: How do you get students to cooperate with new safety measures? While many students appear to be following social distancing guidelines, all too many are breaking […]
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Pope warns against the rich getting vaccine first; bargoer at Sturgis rally had COVID-19; world cases top 22M
First, the University of North Carolina. Now, North Carolina State University. A day after university officials in Chapel Hill decided to pivot to online classes after at least four clusters of outbreaks of COVID-19 in student living spaces, the Raleigh university reported its first cluster of positive cases that included some of […]
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Italy sees drop in coronavirus cases and tests
ROME — Italy’s day-to-day new case numbers dropped for a second straight day, but so did the number of swab tests performed to detect coronavirus infections. According to Health Ministry figures on Monday, 320 coronavirus cases were registered since the previous day, and 30,666 swab tests were carried out at […]
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Colleges are increasingly going online for fall 2020 semester as COVID-19 cases rise
Call it coronavirus déjà vu. After planning ways to reopen campuses this fall, colleges are increasingly changing their minds, dramatically increasing online offerings or canceling in-person classes outright. This sudden shift will be familiar to students whose spring plans were interrupted by the rapid spread of the coronavirus. Now, COVID-19 […]