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News Articles: coronavirus

A coronavirus outbreak occurred at the Kaiser Permanente San Jose Medical Center's emergency department, with 44 staff members testing positive for the virus between Dec. 27 and Jan. 3.

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  • Health

Costume May Have Contributed To An Outbreak At California Hospital, Infecting 44

Hospital officials in San Jose are investigating whether an inflatable costume contributed to an emergency department outbreak. One hospital employee died after testing positive for the coronavirus.

January 04, 2021
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Person wearing stethoscope and holding a syringe

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  • Health Care

Current, Retired Health Care Volunteers Needed To Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines In Georgia

Of the combined 376,325 Pfizer and Moderna vaccine shipments, only 76,742 doses have been administered so far, according to the Georgia Department of Public Health. Current and retired health care volunteers are needed to help with distribution.

January 04, 2021
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Ambulances are parked outside the NHS Nightingale hospital at the ExCeL center in east London on Friday. Hospitals in the U.K. are preparing for an influx of patients as the coronavirus continues to spread.

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  • World

U.S. COVID-19 Death Toll Tops 350,000

Health care workers are bracing for a deadly January, and President-elect Joe Biden cautioned that "the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough."

January 03, 2021
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By:
  • Matthew S. Schwartz
Police break up a rave in Lieuron in northwestern France. Some 2,500 partygoers attended an illegal New Year rave, violently clashing with police who failed to stop it and sparking concern the underground event could spread the coronavirus.

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  • Europe

French Police Shut Down Rave Held In Defiance Of COVID-19 Restrictions

The massive party attracted some 2,500 revelers and began New Year's Eve in spite of a curfew and ban on large gatherings. Authorities say three officers were injured trying to shut down the event.

January 02, 2021
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By:
  • Jason Slotkin
A health worker gets ready to take samples from people to test for COVID-19 as another registers them at a marketplace last month in New Delhi.

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  • Asia

India Authorizes AstraZeneca COVID-19 Vaccine For Emergency Use

Almost 150,000 people in India have died from complications of COVID-19, behind only the U.S. and Brazil. India plans to begin inoculating its population of 1.4 billion this month.

January 02, 2021
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak
Health care worker Demetra Ransom comforts a patient in the COVID-19 ward at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston, Texas. on Dec. 4. The U.S. has surpassed 20 million confirmed coronavirus cases.

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  • National

U.S. Surpasses 20 Million Confirmed Coronavirus Cases

In less than two months, the country doubled its total number of infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.

January 01, 2021
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  • Reese Oxner
Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue is quarantining after possible exposure to the coronavirus ahead of one of two crucial runoff elections in the state that will determine what party controls the United States Senate.

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  • National

Georgia Sen. David Perdue Quarantines After Possible Coronavirus Exposure

The Republican senator is quarantining just days ahead of his runoff election in Georgia that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.

January 01, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
Coronavirus-related restrictions left many cities quiet during this year's New Year's Eve celebrations. New York City's Times Square was almost empty as a limited group of healthcare workers were invited to watch the ball drop in person.

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  • National

U.S. Rings In New Year With Subdued Celebrations

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged people find an alternative option for celebrating the holiday — with an aim to avoid large crowds and indoor gatherings.

January 01, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Florida Department of Health said officials are working alongside the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to figure out how a 20-something-year-old man contracted the new, more contagious coronavirus strain that was first discovered in the U.K.

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  • Health

Florida Becomes 3rd U.S. State To Identify New Coronavirus Variant

"The individual is a male in his 20s with no history of travel. The Department is working with the CDC on this investigation," Florida Department of Health officials announced Thursday.

December 31, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
Chinese travelers at a railway station in Beijing, China, wear face masks to protect themselves from the new coronavirus on Jan. 21, 2020. The virus was first identified in Wuhan, China, in Dec. 2019, and since then has quickly spread worldwide.

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  • Global Health

From 'Mysterious' Illness To Global Pandemic: COVID-19, By The Numbers

A year ago today, the WHO first learned of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, China of "unknown" origin. Here's the impact of that fateful day, by the numbers.

December 31, 2020
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  • Nurith Aizenman
Navicent Health Emergency Room

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  • Health

Doctors To Georgians: Please Stay In This New Year's Eve As COVID-19 Cases Surge

With cases of COVID-19 packing hospital ICUs, health experts are begging people to stay home for New Year's Eve.

December 31, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
The U.S. is unlikely to meet its goal of vaccinating 20 million Americans by the end of the year, health officials said this week.

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  • National

U.S. Likely Will Miss Goal Of Vaccinating 20 Million By The New Year

Leaders of the nation's federal vaccine effort, called Operation Warp Speed, said the U.S. has deployed around 14 million vaccine doses as of Wednesday with just 2.1 million Americans vaccinated.

December 31, 2020
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
DPH Commissioner Dr. Kathleen Toomey receives a COVID-19 vaccine.

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  • Health Care

Georgia To Expand Vaccination To Those Over Age 65

Gov. Brian Kemp said Thursday health officials plan to add adults aged 65 and older, law enforcement officers, firefighters and first responders to the current group of individuals eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination. These vaccinations could take place within the next two weeks as long as supplies remain available.

December 31, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the first known case of the new coronavirus variant in the nation's most populous state during an online conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci. The first U.S. case was found in Colorado.

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  • Health

California Identifies A Case Of Coronavirus Variant First Seen In U.K.

Gov. Gavin Newsom made the announcement during an online conversation about the pandemic with Dr. Anthony Fauci, but he offered little additional information about the circumstances of the diagnosis.

December 30, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
A pro-democracy activist holds placards with the picture of Chinese citizen journalist Zhang Zhan outside the Chinese central government's liaison office, in Hong Kong, Monday. Activists demand the release of Zhang, as well as the 12 Hong Kong activists detained at sea by Chinese authorities.

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  • Asia

U.S. And EU Condemn Jailing Of Lawyer Who Reported On Coronavirus In Wuhan

Zhang Zhan was detained in May after reporting on the coronavirus response in China. Now, she faces years in prison as officials try to silence reports that differ from their own.

December 29, 2020
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  • Reese Oxner
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