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News Articles: coronavirus

Women wear face masks to protect against the spread of the new coronavirus as they stand near an Apple store in Beijing, Friday, April 24, 2020.

Georgia Tech Professor Concerned About Contact Tracing App Project

Two tech giants are hoping the phone in your pocket may be the key to fighting back against COVID-19. However, some argue it raises new questions about...

May 04, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Charlie (left) and Hannah Lucas (right) are lifting spirits and advocating for mental health with a virtual prom for the class of 2020.

Siblings Who Created Mental Health App Host Virtual Prom For Class Of 2020

As May brings in Mental Health Awareness Month, two Atlanta-based siblings are lifting spirits and advocating for mental health with a virtual prom.

May 02, 2020
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By:
  • Jade Abdul-Malik
Ed "DJ Windjammer" Rosenblatt of Somerby Sandy Springs in Sandy Springs, Ga.

Senior Living Residents DJ Online Radio Show From Their Recliners

As the coronavirus continues to spread, it deeply affects those living in senior and retirement communities. While Gov. Brian Kemp urges nursing home...

May 01, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
Some 40 percent of youth experiencing homelessness are LGBTQ. The Atlanta-based organization Lost-n-Found Youth is trying to protect this community by providing shelter and support services.

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  • Politics

What You Need to Know: LGBTQ Charity Helps Homeless Youth During Pandemic

Nasheedah Muhammad, the director of the Atlanta LGBTQ charity Lost-n-Found Youth, knows firsthand what it is like to be without a home. "This is so...

May 01, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Corey Brooks, right, orders food at a Waffle House restaurant in Savannah, Georgia, on Monday, April 27, 2020.

What Georgia’s Lifted Shelter-In-Place Order Means For You

While most Georgians are no longer ordered to stay in their homes, many businesses, schools and restaurants are choosing to stay closed. Gov. Brian Kemp...

May 01, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and U.S. Navy Blue Angels  to Conduct Flyover in Atlanta Area.

Thunderbirds, Blue Angels To Honor Atlanta Essential Workers With Flyover

If you are in the Atlanta area about 1:35 p.m. Saturday, you may want to keep your eyes on the sky. The U.S. Air Force’s Thunderbirds and Navy’s Blue...

May 01, 2020
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By:
  • La'Raven Taylor
Franklin D. Roosevelt (right) with three other polio patients in Warm Springs, Georgia, in 1925.

Polio Survivors Warn Against 'Reopening' Georgia

A summer without trips to the beach or Saturdays at the pool might be hard to imagine, but it wouldn’t be the first time an epidemic shut down American...

May 01, 2020
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By:
  • Leighton Rowell
A new CDC study of some Georgia COVID-19 cases found that black Georgians were more likely to be hospitalized, highlighting the demographic disparity in how the virus is impacting the state.

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: Study Finds Black Georgians Disproportionately Hospitalized With Virus

A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of some Georgia COVID-19 cases found that black Georgians were more likely to be...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
 In this April 16, 2020, file photo, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp listens to a question from the press during a tour of a temporary hospital at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

Despite Criticism, Georgia's Governor Will Let Shelter-In-Place Expire For Most

Georgia's shelter-in-place order will expire for most people at 11:59 p.m. Thursday, but Gov. Brian Kemp is urging Georgians to stay at home while the...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
The Georgia Department of Labor has paid out more unemployment claims during the COVID-19 outbreak than in the past four years combined.

$388 Million Paid In Georgia Unemployment During Pandemic So Far

The Georgia Department of Labor has paid out more unemployment claims during the COVID-19 outbreak than in the past four years combined, officials said...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah Rose
Ballot-marking devices are set up in a Paulding County polling place. Elections officials are taking new safety precautions for the June 9 primary because of the coronavirus..

Georgia Elections Officials Grapple With Potential COVID-19 Illness At Polls

Georgia elections officials face a daunting question as they prepare for early voting in the June 9 primary in the midst of a global pandemic: What do...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Nicole Sadek ,
  • and 2 more

Georgia Legislature Likely To Return June 11

The Georgia General Assembly appears likely to return to action June 11, according to a pair of memos sent to House and Senate members Thursday....

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Voters wait in line at a polling place in Vinings.

Georgia Elections Officials Navigate Sea Of Absentee Applications While Polling Places Back Out

More than half a million absentee ballot applications have been processed for Georgia’s June 9 primary so far, overwhelming local officials who already...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler ,
  • Laura Corley ,
  • and 1 more
Bibb County School District Nutrition workers Sylenthia Wade, center, and Ron Terry, left, hand out sacks filled with many days worth of lunches on Houston Avenue in Macon during one of the twice weekly disbursals of food by the district.

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: New Demand Stresses Food Banks

Thursday on Political Rewind , food banks are struggling to feed the hungry as the pandemic continues. As food networks are disrupted, farmers, grocers...

April 30, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: With 'Record' Numbers, Only 1.3% Of Georgians Tested

Georgia has surpassed 25,000 COVID-19 cases and 1,000 deaths but has tested a small fraction of the state's population. At the same time, the governor...

April 30, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
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