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Month: March 2020

Coronavirus live updates: Pandemic is ‘accelerating,’ WHO warns

Coronavirus live updates: Pandemic is ‘accelerating,’ WHO warns

Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — Over 354,000 people around the world have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus — and officials say the pandemic is accelerating. In the U.S., there are more than 35,500 diagnosed cases of the disease caused by the new respiratory virus, known officially as COVID-19, according to […]

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Despite warnings, Bureau of Prisons still transporting inmates, sources say

Despite warnings, Bureau of Prisons still transporting inmates, sources say

MivPiv/iStock(NEW YORK) — Despite the stay-in-place orders implemented by various states, and the federal government’s guidance to stay inside, the Bureau of Prisons is still moving inmates from facility to facility, internal documents obtained by ABC News show.                          […]

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US Navy hospital ship departs for Los Angeles amid coronavirus pandemic

US Navy hospital ship departs for Los Angeles amid coronavirus pandemic

Zach Kreitzer/U.S. Navy, FILE(WASHINGTON) — A U.S. Navy hospital ship was heading to Los Angeles on Monday, with the intention of helping to alleviate the strain on the city’s hospital system due to the influx of patients infected by the novel coronavirus. The USNS Mercy — one of the Navy’s […]

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Coronavirus live updates: NJ testing site reaches capacity before it opens

Coronavirus live updates: NJ testing site reaches capacity before it opens

Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A growing pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected hundreds of thousands of people around the world, spreading to every continent except Antartica since emerging in China back in December. There are more than 350,000 diagnosed cases of the disease caused by the new respiratory […]

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Utah’s Gobert Discusses Symptoms

Utah’s Gobert Discusses Symptoms

(Salt Lake City, UT) — Jazz center Rudy Gobert spent part of his Sunday tweeting about symptoms of coronavirus. Gobert said he has lost his sense of smell and taste over the past few days. He is recovering after being the first NBA player confirmed to have the virus.

New storm to bring severe weather to the Heartland

New storm to bring severe weather to the Heartland

ABC News(NEW YORK) — The first of two storms has moved through the Rockies and the Heartland bringing up to 5 inches of snow for Chicago’s southern suburbs and 1 to 3 inches at Chicago’s airports. This storm also brought large hail and strong thunderstorms overnight to the Plains and […]

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Coronavirus live updates: Japan to begin quarantining all visitors from the US

Coronavirus live updates: Japan to begin quarantining all visitors from the US

Samara Heisz/iStock(NEW YORK) — A growing pandemic of the novel coronavirus has now infected hundreds of thousands of people around the world, spreading to every continent except Antartica since emerging in China back in December. Data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University shows […]

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Police chief pleads: ‘Stop testing NBA players, start testing first responders’

Police chief pleads: ‘Stop testing NBA players, start testing first responders’

dlewis33/iStock(NEW YORK) — At the end of an hour-long phone call with White House and Homeland Security officials, a police chief from outside San Francisco made a stark plea: “Stop testing NBA players, and start testing our first responders.” The appeal came during a call on Friday organized by the […]

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National Guard to deploy against coronavirus in NY, California, Washington

National Guard to deploy against coronavirus in NY, California, Washington

iStock(NEW YORK) — The number of novel coronavirus cases around the world has reached at least 335,974, with Italy and the United States behind China as the countries with the most cases of COVID-19 infections, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins […]

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Coronavirus live updates: National Guard to be deployed in NY, California, Washington

Coronavirus live updates: National Guard to be deployed in NY, California, Washington

iStock(NEW YORK) — The number of novel coronavirus cases around the world is over 328,000 worldwide with Italy and the United States behind China as the countries with the most cases of COVID-19 infections, according to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. […]

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