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Politics slows flow of US virus funds to local public health
As the novel coronavirus began to spread through Minneapolis this spring, Health Commissioner Gretchen Musicant tore up her ... Read more
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New York’s true nursing home death toll cloaked in secrecy
NEW YORK (AP) — Riverdale Nursing Home in the Bronx appears, on paper, to have escaped the worst ... Read more
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Hollowed out public health system faces more cuts amid virus
The U.S. public health system has been starved for decades and lacks the resources to confront the worst ... Read more
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Suwannee BOCC discusses mandating face masks be worn
LIVE OAK — Wearing face masks in public is already encouraged, but could — or should — the practice ... Read more
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Public health workers fighting virus face growing threats
Emily Brown was stretched thin. As the director of the Rio Grande County Public Health Department in rural ... Read more
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COVID-19 test site to move from hospital to health department
ALBANY, Ga. — The COVID-19 testing site that has been outside Colquitt Regional Medical Center since April 24 ... Read more
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UPDATE: Georgia adds more than 900 COVID-19 cases overnight
ATLANTA — Georgia added 926 new COVID-19 cases to its total count in the past 24 hours. Read more
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COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — More than 11 million people have been tested in the U.S. for COVID-19, all ... Read more
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UPDATE: Georgia adds more than 600 COVID-19 cases in 24 hours
ATLANTA — Georgia added 640 new COVID-19 cases to its total count in the past 24 hours. Read more
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UPDATE: Georgia reports 38,283 coronavirus cases, 1,649 deaths
ATLANTA — The state's COVID-19 cases have passed 38,000. Read more