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News Articles: coronavirus

Gov. Brian Kemp delivers an update on coronavirus in Georgia.

BREAKING: Kemp Will Issue Stay-At-Home Order, Close K-12 Schools Through End Of Semester

Gov. Brian Kemp will order a statewide stay-at-home order starting Friday until April 13 as the death toll from COVID-19 rises and the projected peak of...

April 01, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Only essential visitors are allowed inside Medical Center, Navicent Health, where staff is bracing for a surge of COVID-19 cases.

Macon Hospital Leaders Say They're Ready For COVID-19 Surge

As the surge of COVID-19 patients is expected to peak in about three weeks, the team at Medical Center, Navicent Health, is battling an unprecedented...

April 01, 2020
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  • Liz Fabian/Center for Collaborative Journalism
Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Savannah is ringing its bells each night to thank health workers.

Savannah Church Rings Bells To Thank Health Workers

One of Savannah's historic churches is ringing its bells at 8 p.m. daily in appreciation of health care workers fighting the coronavirus. Founded in the...

April 01, 2020
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  • Emily Jones

What You Need To Know: A Georgia Nurse On The Frontlines In New York

Georgia Public Broadcasting’s new series What You Need To Know: Coronavirus provides succinct, fact-based information to help you get through the...

April 01, 2020
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  • Donna Lowry
Walmart and other grocery store chains in Georgia have begun implementing new safety procedures as the coronavirus outbreak continues.

Grocery Stores, Retailers Change Procedures As CDC Rethinks Face Masks

As the CDC reconsiders public procedures around mask useage , retailers and grocery stories around Georgia are implementing new policies to protect...

April 01, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
Atlanta Opera costume shop employees begin making masks for healthcare workers.

Global Health Expert Says Public May Use Cloth Masks

Hand-sewn cloth masks could be used by the general population in combating a coronavirus spread, Emory University School of Medicine Executive Associate...

April 01, 2020
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  • Josephine Bennett
The Buford highschool baseball team huddles together before a game

Georgia High School Seniors Heartbroken Over Baseball Season

Many of the teens on Buford High School's baseball team have been swinging a bat since they were toddlers, fielding ground balls since elementary school...

April 01, 2020
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  • Hannah Goodin
 A boy receives a COVID-19 test by a medical personnel wearing protective gear as part of the government's measures to stop the spread of the coronavirus in the orthodox city of Bnei Brak, a Tel Aviv suburb, Israel, Tuesday, March 31, 2020.

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: Death Toll Tops 100

Georgia now has more than 100 confirmed deaths from COVID-19 and over 3,000 confirmed cases as we approach the end of March. Meanwhile, Atlanta Mayor...

March 31, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Gov. Brian Kemp delivers an update on coronavirus in Georgia.

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: Mixed Messages As Virus Threat Grows

The Georgia Department of Natural Resources will now begin enforcing social distancing at state parks and on lakes after reports of weekend parties...

March 31, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
President Carter is urging donors to the Carter Center to redirect their donations to organizations who are on the front lines of fighting the coronavirus crisis.

Former President Jimmy Carter Asks Donors To Redirect Carter Center Donations To Coronavirus Fight

Former President Jimmy Carter doesn’t want your money. In a press release sent from the Carter Center, the former president urged donors to redirect...

March 31, 2020
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  • Daryn Kagan
A family poses in front of their zoo-themed door to help bring happiness to fellow neighbors.

A Zoo-fari In The Wild Of Atlanta Amid COVID-19

Lions and tigers and bears... or COVID-19, oh my! N eighbors in Roswell practiced social-distancing and rallied together to create a makeshift, stuffed...

March 31, 2020
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  • Skylar Nicholson

What You Need To Know: Government Stimulus Plan

Georgia Public Broadcasting’s new series What You Need To Know: Coronavirus provides succinct, fact-based information to help you get through the...

March 31, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott
Emory is the second site in the nation to do a COVID-19 vaccine trial.

Emory Seeks Clinical Trial Participants For COVID-19 Vaccine

Atlanta's Emory University is enrolling participants for the nation's first clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine. Emory's Vaccine and Treatment...

March 31, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
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Local Doctor Describes His Trouble Getting Tested For COVID-19

Dr. Zachary Cohen says his first coronavirus symtpom was a scratchy throat. The 34-year-old double board-certified physician said he started feeling ill...

March 30, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Whitefoord Clinic has opened a COVID-19 hotline and a testing facility in southeast Atlanta.

Atlanta Health Clinic Opens COVID-19 Hotline, Testing Site

Whitefoord Inc. is opening a screening hotline and coronavirus testing site near Grant Park in southeast Atlanta. The company has a history of running...

March 30, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
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