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Michiganders urged to stay indoors as officials race to stop the spread of a dangerous mosquito-borne disease
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Not only are Michigan health officials dealing with the coronavirus, but they're also trying to contain the spread of a rare mosquito-borne disease. Authorities are urging people to stay indoors after dark and prote...
Lady Gaga and Oreo team up to ‘spread musical messages of kindness’ with limited-edition cookies
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Lady Gaga has a sweet treat in store for her little (cookie) monsters. The pop star partnered with Oreo to release a line of cookies inspired by her feel-good dance album "Chromatica." Taking design cues from the ...
‘No evidence’ of COVID-19 spread on school buses: study
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Before the pandemic, some 26 million kids used 480,000 buses daily, according to study authors, two of whom also serve on the Virginia American Academy of Pediatrics school re-opening task force. Findings published i...
Nearly 70,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders as two new wildfires in Southern California spread rapidly
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Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for approximately 70,000 residents in Orange County, California, as firefighters continue to battle two new wildfires -- the Silverado Fire and Blue Ridge Fire -- which grew t...
Malaysia’s king declares state of emergency to curb spread of Covid-19
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Malaysia's king declared a nationwide state of emergency on Tuesday to curb the spread of Covid-19, a move that bolsters Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's precarious hold on power, and forestalls any attempt by oppon...
Even children with no symptoms can spread Covid-19, CDC report shows
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Even children with mild or no symptoms can spread Covid-19, according to contact tracing data from three Utah child care facilities released Friday. Twelve children, including one eight-month-old, got Covid-19 in a...
Task force warns of ‘unrelenting, broad community spread’ in the Midwest and West
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The White House coronavirus task force's weekly state reports released to states on Tuesday and obtained by CNN show maps of critically, startlingly high numbers of new cases in the center of the United States, with...
CDC head says masks are better than vaccine at preventing Covid spread as Trump sends mixed messages
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President Donald Trump's own health officials continue to publicly contradict him when it comes to the coronavirus pandemic -- this time on the importance of mask wearing. In fact, Dr. Robert Redfield, the director ...
Notre Dame head coach Brian Kelly says Covid-19 ‘spread like wildfire’ on his team
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Team doctors have traced an outbreak of Covid-19 on the Notre Dame football team to two specific events, including a pregame meal, head coach Brian Kelly said Tuesday. The University of Notre Dame announced Monday t...
Fresh lockdowns in China as local Covid-19 infections spread to 11 provinces
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Hong Kong Authorities in northern China are reimposing lockdowns and other emergency measures to curb the spread of coronavirus, with health officials warning of a worsening outbreak after the country recorded more t...
Pennsylvania to ban alcohol sales at bars and restaurants on Thanksgiving eve in effort to stop coronavirus spread
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In an effort to curb the spread of Covid-19, Pennsylvania state officials announced Monday that residents will not be able to purchase alcohol at bars or restaurants the night before Thanksgiving. Gov. Tom Wolf and ...
Deadly Ebola-like Marburg virus could ‘spread far and wide’ if not stopped: WHO
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The unidentified man fell sick with "fever, headache, fatigue [and] abdominal pain" last month in Gueckedou in Guinea, close to the borders with Sierra Leone and Liberia, WHO officials announced Monday. He died on Au...
Birx cedes White House turf to Atlas while hitting the road to spread her public health gospel
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Dr. Deborah Birx emerged from a meeting at the White House one day in late summer with a new resolution: Never again would she sit in a meeting with Dr. Scott Atlas and listen to him pontificate on the pandemic. Th...
Giants spread holiday cheer with team-record Christmas bonuses for support staff: report
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Judge handed out bonuses to the support staff on Tuesday, according to the New York Daily News. The second-year coach, his staff and players pitched in for a total of $ 300,000 to about 70 staff members. CLICK HERE ...
Navajo Nation says it has 34 communities with ‘uncontrolled spread’ of Covid-19
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The Navajo Nation, which spans parts of Arizona, New Mexico and Utah, has 34 communities with "uncontrolled spread" of Covid-19, its president's office said in a statement. Navajo leaders say the spread is "largely ...
Food and food packaging highly unlikely to spread Covid-19, experts say
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Food and food packaging are highly unlikely to spread Covid-19, the US Food and Drug Administration, US Department of Agriculture and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a reminder Thursday. "Cons...