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INVESTIGATION: Meatpacking Companies Reportedly Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19

Sun, 2020-08-23 18:55 — mike kraft
Meatpacking Companies Dismissed Years of Warnings but Now Say Nobody Could Have Prepared for COVID-19 In documents dating to 2006, government officials predicted that a pandemic would threaten critical businesses and warned them to prepare. Meatpacking companies largely ignored them, and now nearly… Michael Grabell,Bernice Yeung ProPublica
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A person with Covid-19 may have exposed others at a bar during Sturgis motorcycle rally

Fri, 2020-08-21 17:33 — mike kraft
Covid-19 cases tied to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota have reached across state lines Coronavirus cases linked to the Sturgis motorcycle rally in South Dakota last week have now reached across state lines to Nebraska, public health officials said. Harmeet Kaur, CNN CNN
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Progressive drop in COVID-19 cases in southern U.S. states, says CDC director

Thu, 2020-08-20 19:42 — mike kraft

... State leaders who have reported a leveling of new cases also attribute it to adherence to safety guidelines. In Washington state, where health officials say the rate of new cases is slowing, "face coverings have made a difference," Secretary of Health Dr. John Wiesman said.

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NEW GUIDANCE: Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19

Thu, 2020-08-20 12:24 — mike kraft
Teachers could stay in classroom if exposed to COVID-19 ATLANTA (AP) — New guidance from President Donald Trump's administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from... AP NEWS

ATLANTA (AP) — New guidance from President Donald Trump’s administration that declares teachers to be “critical infrastructure workers” could give the green light to exempting teachers from quarantine requirements after being exposed to COVID-19 and instead send them back into the classroom.

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American Indians, Alaska Natives hit harder by COVID-19, U.S. CDC says

Wed, 2020-08-19 19:44 — mike kraft
American Indians, Alaska Natives hit harder by COVID-19, U.S. CDC says American Indians and Alaska Natives have been hit harder by COVID-19 than the U.S. white population and have been more likely to become infected by the novel coronavirus at a younger age, a U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report showed on Wednesday. Reuters Editorial U.S.
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Study indicates COVID-19 Hospital death rates similar between blacks and whites

Wed, 2020-08-19 17:56 — mike kraft
Study finds no race difference in COVID-19 hospital deaths When underlying medical and other risk conditions are factored out, death rates are similar between blacks and whites. CIDRAP
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Georgia, Texas and Florida lead the country in coronavirus cases per capita

Wed, 2020-08-19 17:46 — mike kraft
Georgia, Texas and Florida lead the country in coronavirus cases per capita Colleges across the country are quickly learning it may be next to impossible to create a coronavirus-free environment on campus. Christina Maxouris and Eric Levenson, CNN CNN

(CNN)After adjusting for population, US states in the South and West continue to report the most daily coronavirus cases even after declines over the past few weeks.

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The CDC wants state and local sewage systems tested for coronavirus

Wed, 2020-08-19 10:11 — mike kraft
The CDC wants state and local sewage systems tested for coronavirus Depending on the level of virus in the sewage, wastewater testing can also be a leading indicator of a worsening outbreak, the CDC says. Noah Higgins-Dunn CNBC

The federal government is teaming up with local health departments to begin testing sewage systems for the coronavirus in an effort to catch the virus before it spreads rapidly, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control. 

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Universities Scramble to Deal With Virus Outbreaks

Mon, 2020-08-17 21:13 — mike kraft
Universities Scramble to Deal With Virus Outbreaks North Carolina’s flagship university is switching all undergraduate classes to remote learning due to the spread of coronavirus during the first week of classes. Associated Press US News & World Report
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‘We’re Clearly Not Doing Enough’: Drop in Testing Hampers Coronavirus Response

Sat, 2020-08-15 19:36 — mike kraft

For months, public health experts and federal officials have said that significantly expanding the number of coronavirus tests administered in the United States is essential to reining in the pandemic. By some estimates, several million people might need to be tested each day, including many people who don’t feel sick.

But the country remains far short of that benchmark and, for the first time, the number of known tests conducted each day has fallen.

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