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Coronavirus live updates: A country has reportedly banned the word 'coronavirus'

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:30:28 -0400

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A pandemic of the novel coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 43,000 people around the world, including over 4,000 in the United States.

Medicare and Medicaid patients get access to telemedicine, but challenges remain

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:38:19 -0400

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Medicare and Medicaid patients were given temporary authorization to use telehealth services amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Why coronavirus grocery buying spree may leave farmers in the lurch

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:36:58 -0400

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Farmers across the country say they are continuing to grow and sell their goods during the pandemic, despite a slump in prices and safety concerns.

The race for a COVID-19 vaccine: Fast, but fast enough?

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:45:03 -0400

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A vaccine within 12 to 18 months is "probably not going to happen."

April 1, rent's due: Many struggle to pay in virus outbreak

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:10:14 -0400

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Many of renters are without jobs as millions filed for unemployment in a week.

Why coronavirus grocery buying spree may leave farmers in the lurch

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:36:58 -0400

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Farmers across the country say they are continuing to grow and sell their goods during the pandemic, despite a slump in prices and safety concerns.

US businesses cut 27K jobs before virus hit in March

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:14:01 -0400

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U.S. companies shed 27,000 jobs in March, according to a private survey, a figure that mostly reflected the economy as it stood before the full impact of the viral outbreak

Medicare and Medicaid patients get access to telemedicine, but challenges remain

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:38:19 -0400

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Medicare and Medicaid patients were given temporary authorization to use telehealth services amid the coronavirus pandemic.

WH task force to reveal sobering data that drove decision to extend restrictions

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:46:05 -0400

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The administration is also considering whether everyone should wear a face mask.

US consumer confidence sinks as virus begins having impact

Created: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 12:11:20 -0400

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U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in March to the lowest level in nearly three years as the impact of the coronavirus began to be felt

Coronavirus map: Tracking the spread in the US and around the world

Created: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:23:58 -0400

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The novel coronavirus outbreak began in China in late December. There are over 800,000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 164,000 in the United States.

WH task force to reveal sobering data that drove decision to extend restrictions

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 06:46:05 -0400

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The administration is also considering whether everyone should wear a face mask.

What we know about coronavirus' long-term effects

Created: Sun, 29 Mar 2020 08:25:27 -0400

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There are insights we can glean from other respiratory diseases about the long-term heath effects of COVID-19.

What we know and don't about asymptomatic transmission and coronavirus

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:49:54 -0400

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There is a significant number of people who transmit that are asymptomatic.

Doctors fear drug shortage that stops people from ripping out their ventilator tubes

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:24:18 -0400

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Some hospitals and health care workers are worried that they will run short on personnel and drugs needed to use ventilators on critically-ill COVID19 patients.

The race for a COVID-19 vaccine: Fast, but fast enough?

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:45:03 -0400

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A vaccine within 12 to 18 months is "probably not going to happen."

Keep your car clean to reduce coronavirus risk

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 08:29:33 -0400

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The coronavirus can spread quickly inside a contained space such as the interior of a vehicle

Baby monitors in the ICU: Nurses get creative to save lives, critical equipment

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:13:04 -0400

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Prompted by a lack of resources and occupational hazards, nurses are cooking up novel ways to fight the novel virus. The latest trend? Baby monitors.

These identical quadruplets were born during the coronavirus pandemic

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:21:37 -0400

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"It’s a roller coaster."

Coronavirus map: Tracking the spread in the US and around the world

Created: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 19:23:58 -0400

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The novel coronavirus outbreak began in China in late December. There are over 800,000 confirmed cases worldwide and over 164,000 in the United States.

Trump says 'life and death' at stake in following guidelines

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:13:40 -0400

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President Donald Trump is urging Americans to heed his administration's guidelines for responding to the coronavirus pandemic, calling it “a matter of life and death.”

'I heard the roar': 6.5 earthquake hits Idaho

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:26:18 -0400

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An earthquake struck north of Boise on Tuesday evening, with people across a large area reporting shaking

Japan bans entry from 73 other countries

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 09:14:05 -0400

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Prince Charles says he is feeling better since contracting the new coronavirus but continues to practice social distancing and remains in general isolation

Calls mount to close Grand Canyon after resident gets virus

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:30:30 -0400

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Calls are mounting for the federal government to close Grand Canyon National Park after a resident of the iconic park tested positive for the coronavirus and has been in isolation

San Francisco will pay $369,000 to raided reporter

Created: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 07:22:04 -0400

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San Francisco will pay $369,000 to a freelance journalist whose home and office were raided by police trying to find the confidential source of a leaked report into the death of the city's former public defender