COVID-19

Was Kissing Through Handkerchiefs Advised During 1918 Pandemic?
  • 15 January 2021
"Want to Kiss and Escape Grip? Use Handkerchief!"
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President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 pandemic during an event at The Queen theater, Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Biden Unveils $1.9T Plan to Stem COVID-19 and Steady Economy
  • 15 January 2021
“We not only have an economic imperative to act now — I believe we have...
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Andrew Walcott, owners of Fusion East Caribbean & Soul Food restaurant, poses for a photo at the restaurant in East New York neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. Walcott had to furlough four employees at his restaurant just before Christmas, after New York state stopped allowing indoor dining. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
US Unemployment Claims Jump to 965,000 As Virus Takes Toll
  • 14 January 2021
Before the pandemic, weekly applications typically numbered around 225,000.
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Was ‘America’s Frontline Doctor’ Simone Gold at US Capitol Attack?
  • 13 January 2021
Readers may remember Gold from the notorious "White Coat Summit" of 2020.
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FILE - In this Dec. 22, 2020, file photo, registered nurses Robin Gooding, left, and Johanna Ortiz treat a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. Coronavirus deaths in the U.S. hit another one-day high on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021, at over 4,300 with the country’s attention focused largely on the fallout from the deadly uprising at the Capitol. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
US COVID-19 Deaths Hit Another One-Day High at over 4,300
  • 13 January 2021
The death toll from COVID-19 in the United States is closing in fast on the...
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Was ‘I Am Legend’ Set in 2021?
  • 12 January 2021
And was the "zombie outbreak" caused by a vaccine?
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FILE - In this July 29, 2020 file photo, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks during a House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust on Capitol Hill in Washington. A second Democratic member of the House who was forced to go into lockdown during last week’s violent protest has tested positive for COVID-19. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington says she has tested positive. She criticized Republican members of Congress who declined to wear a mask when it was offered to them. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP, File)
Second Lawmaker in Lockdown Tests Positive for COVID-19
  • 12 January 2021
Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said she has tested positive and criticized Republican members of Congress...
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Members of the gorilla troop at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif., are seen in their habitat on Sunday, Jan. 10, 2021. Several gorillas at the zoo have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States and possibly the world. It appears the infection came from a member of the park's wildlife care team who also tested positive for the virus but has been asymptomatic and wore a mask at all times around the gorillas. (Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo Safari Park via AP)
Gorillas Test Positive for Coronavirus at San Diego Park
  • 11 January 2021
Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus...
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Scam in New York City Urges Residents To ‘Pre-Register’ for COVID-19 Vaccine
  • 8 January 2021
Scammers are targeting New York residents with fake promises about early COVID-19 vaccine access.
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Registered nurses Kyanna Barboza, right, tends to a COVID-19 patient as Kobie Walsh puts on her PPE at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Calif. Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021. California health authorities reported Thursday a record two-day total of 1,042 coronavirus deaths as many hospitals strain under unprecedented caseloads. The state's hospitals are trying to prepare for the possibility that they may have to ration care for lack of staff and beds — and hoping they don't have to make that choice. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
US Registering Highest Deaths Yet from the Coronavirus
  • 7 January 2021
The U.S. registered more COVID-19 deaths in a single day than ever before — nearly...
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Did Arizona Report Worldwide Highest COVID Cases Per Day in January 2021?
  • 7 January 2021
It’s not the first time the Grand Canyon State has been a leader in COVID-19...
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California Hospitals Prepping for Grim COVID-19 Choices
  • 7 January 2021
California hospitals struggling with a skyrocketing coronavirus surge are trying to prepare for the possibility...
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