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News Articles: COVID

Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Hunter the dog after she finishes checking a classroom.

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  • Health

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

A school in southeastern Massachusetts latches onto a novel program that uses canines to sniff out COVID on surfaces. The idea is to help protect kids from the virus and keep the school open.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Freetown Elementary School students Mason Santos, left, and Mila Talbot, right, pet Hunter the dog after she finishes checking a classroom.

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  • Health

Dogs trained to sniff out COVID in schools are getting a lot of love for their efforts

A school in southeastern Massachusetts latches onto a novel program that uses canines to sniff out COVID on surfaces. The idea is to help protect kids from the virus and keep the school open.

June 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ari Daniel
Three geographic markers on a white background.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Three Georgia mayors outline issues facing their communities

Friday on Political Rewind: Our panel of Georgia mayors on the top issues facing their constituents, including school safety following the Uvalde shooting, policing, and a post-pandemic economy.

June 03, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 2 more
Female community health care workers protest in New Delhi, India, in August 2020. The women are part of a government program called Accredited Social Health Activists — and are demanding higher pay and better working conditions. In May, the program won an award from the World Health Organization.

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  • Global Health

These female health-care workers won a huge WHO honor. They'd like a raise, too

India's all-female task force of community health-care workers won the World Health Organization's Global Health Leaders Awards. But instead of recognition, some want a better salary and benefits.

June 02, 2022
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By:
  • Sushmita Pathak
A screenshot of Jon Levy on a Zoom call.

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  • Health

This photo of a professor wearing a mask went viral. So did his response to critics

Professor Jon Levy went viral for wearing a mask during a Zoom call alone in his office. He has some thoughts about why.

May 26, 2022
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By:
  • Sacha Pfeiffer and
  • Patrick Jarenwattananon
In this photo provided by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un covers the coffin of Hyon Chol Hae, marshal of the Korean People's Army, with earth at a cemetery in Pyongyang, North Korea Sunday, May 22, 2022. The content of this image cannot be independently verified.

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  • World

Kim and other N. Koreans attend large funeral amid COVID worry

The isolated East Asian country has only stated how many people have fevers daily, and has only identified a few of the cases as COVID-19 since admitting to an outbreak of the omicron variant.

May 23, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
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  • Music

Eric Clapton cancels shows after testing positive for COVID-19

The 77-year-old guitar legend has been a critic of coronavirus vaccines and pandemic restrictions. He has tested positive for COVID-19 and canceled two upcoming European gigs.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Tony Johnson sits on his bed with his dog, Dash, in the one-room home he shares with his wife, Karen Johnson, in a care facility in Burlington, Wash. on April 13, 2022. Johnson was one of the first people to get COVID-19 in Washington state in April of 2020. His left leg had to be amputated due to lack of wound care after he developed blood clots in his feet while on a ventilator.

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  • Health Care

For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Lynn Johnson
Tony Johnson sits on his bed with his dog, Dash, in the one-room home he shares with his wife, Karen Johnson, in a care facility in Burlington, Wash. on April 13, 2022. Johnson was one of the first people to get COVID-19 in Washington state in April of 2020. His left leg had to be amputated due to lack of wound care after he developed blood clots in his feet while on a ventilator.

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  • Health Care

For two years, this Washington island has grappled with the long reach of COVID

The virus hit Whidbey Island early in 2020, and photojournalist Lynn Johnson was there. A million deaths later, we return to see how the pandemic has subtly but indelibly altered life there forever.

May 18, 2022
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By:
  • Will Stone and
  • Lynn Johnson
Nurse educator Katie Demelis and nurse manager Nydia White wrap the the body of a patient who died of COVID-19 at Mount Sinai South Nassau hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., on April 15, 2020.

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  • Health

In wave after deadly wave, COVID has claimed 1 million lives in the U.S.

The virus became the third leading cause of death in the U.S., and caused so many to die in the prime of life that the country experienced the biggest drop in life expectancy since World War II.

May 17, 2022
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By:
  • Rob Stein
North Korea's Kaepoong town is seen from the unification observatory in Paju, South Korea, Thursday, May 12, 2022.

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  • Asia

North Korea reports 6 deaths after admitting COVID-19 outbreak

North Korea's official news agency says nearly 190,000 people are being isolated for treatment across the country.

May 13, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
The American flag flies at half-staff at the White House on Thursday as President Biden commemorates 1 million American lives lost due to COVID-19.

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  • Health

Biden marks the approaching milestone of 1 million U.S. COVID-19 deaths

"One million empty chairs around the dinner table. Each an irreplaceable loss," President Biden said Thursday.

May 12, 2022
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Workers in protective overalls conduct mass COVID testing for residents on May 11, 2022, in Beijing.

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  • Asia

Shanghai maintains 'zero-COVID' policy but the U.N. says it is not sustainable

The leader of the World Health Organization says he doesn't think that a 'zero-COVID' strategy is sustainable, given the behavior of the virus.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Workers in protective overalls conduct mass COVID testing for residents on May 11, 2022, in Beijing.

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  • Asia

Shanghai maintains 'zero-COVID' policy but the U.N. says it is not sustainable

The leader of the World Health Organization says he doesn't think that a 'zero-COVID' strategy is sustainable, given the behavior of the virus.

May 11, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Unidentified child with their head down

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  • News

Child abuse cases on the rise after COVID lows

Officials in Atlanta’s Fulton County have signed a multi-agency document outlining how child abuse cases — which are  rising in number — should be investigated.

May 02, 2022
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By:
  • Orlando Montoya
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