BOISE, Idaho — Moments after hearing an Idaho hospital was overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients and looking at sending people as far away as Seattle for care, members of a regional health[1] department board voted Thursday to repeal a local mask mandate. “Most of our medical surgical beds at Kootenai Health are full,” Panhandle Health District …
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France’s prime minister has announced a vast extension of the nightly curfew that is intended to curb the spiraling spread of the coronavirus ByThe Associated Press October 22, 2020, 6:18 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article PARIS — French Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Thursday a vast extension …
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LONDON — The University of Oxford says the late-stage trial of its COVID-19 vaccine in Brazil will continue following reports of a participant’s death. The university said it can’t comment on specific incidents but an independent review found no reason to be concerned about the safety of the Brazilian trial. It says an “independent review, …
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Sri Lanka’s main fish market has been closed and a curfew widened as a COVID-19 outbreak grows ByThe Associated Press October 22, 2020, 4:23 AM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s main fish market was closed Thursday and a curfew widened as a COVID-19 …
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Negotiations on a COVID-19 relief bill are inching forward, but it’s clear that the window for action before the Nov. 3 election is closing and the issue will be tossed to a postelection lame-duck session of Congress By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press October 21, 2020, 9:37 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to …
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Could a secure health app help get international air travel out of the pandemic dumps By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer October 21, 2020, 2:39 PM • 3 min read FRANKFURT, Germany — A public-interest foundation is testing a smartphone app that could make it easier for international airline passengers to securely show they’ve complied …
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PRAGUE — Coronavirus infections in the Czech Republic have hit new record levels as the number of confirmed cases in one day soared to almost 12,000. The Health Ministry says the day-to-day increase reached 11,984 on Tuesday, almost 900 more than the previous record set on Friday. The country has registered a total of 193,246 …
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Night after night in Portland, tear gas and other crowd control devices have enveloped protesters and bystanders in airborne chemicals that settle on the ground, later to be washed into storm drains. Amid allegations that human health and the environment[1] are suffering the consequences, five environment[2]al groups represented by the ACLU of …
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The CDC is strongly recommending that passengers on planes, trains and buses wear masks, but it’s still stopping short of requiring face coverings to prevent spreading COVID-19 By The Associated Press October 20, 2020, 5:31 PM • 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The government’s top public health agency is raising …
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LONDON — The British government has given the city of Manchester a noon Tuesday deadline to agree to tighter coronavirus measures, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson struggles to impose his plan for localized restrictions on restive regions. Johnson’s government is resisting a recommendation from its scientific advisory committee for a short “circuit-breaker” lockdown to curb …
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