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News Articles: coronavirus

Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is self-quarantining at home with her family.

Atlanta's Mayor: Hospitals Could Reach Capacity By Early May

Atlanta's hospitals could reach capacity by May 3 if the current rate of coronavirus infection continues, Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said Monday. The...

March 30, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
Ryan Casey with his children, Sydney and Gray, as they unload KN95 repirator masks.

Georgia Paper Supply Company Pivots To Respirator Mask Sales

A Marietta paper supply company is pivoting its business in order to provide respirator masks for those who need them. By the time people most at risk...

March 30, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: The View From Parts Southwest

Monday on Political Rewind , we’re joined by Mayor Bo Dorough of Albany, to discuss the ongoing public health crisis from the perspective of his town in...

March 30, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut

What You Need To Know: To Avoid Coronavirus Scams

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

March 30, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
A community in Coweta county gathers outside of Newnan Piedmont Hospital to show support to healthcare workers helping fight against COVID-19.

Communities Gather To Support Health Care Workers

Cheering and honking their car horns, hundreds of people filled the evening air with appreciation for local healthcare workers on the front lines of the...

March 30, 2020
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By:
  • Skylar Nicholson

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: Warm Weather Draws Crowds Despite Warnings

Georgia residents are growing more concerned as parks and recreation areas across the state remain crowded despite government orders to practice social...

March 29, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge and
  • Blis Savidge

What You Need To Know: Staying Safe Outdoors

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

March 29, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington
Lee State Prison in a 2017 photo.

Coronavirus Updates: 1st Georgia inmate; 1st US Infant Death Reported

The first death of an infant from COVID-19 was reported Saturday, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health . Only 1% of Georgia cases...

March 28, 2020
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By:
  • Blis Savidge
You can watch pandas at Zoo Atlanta on their Panda Cam

Watch Pandas At Zoo Atlanta On Panda Cam

Zoo Atlanta has been closed since March 14 due to coronavirus, but the pandas are on full display on their Panda Cam . “We know the pandas bring you joy...

March 28, 2020
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By:
  • Jade Abdul-Malik
Atlanta Opera costume shop employees begin making masks for healthcare workers.

Atlanta Arts Community Uses Talent To Help Save Lives

Performances may have been canceled, but the Atlanta arts community isn’t sitting idly at home during the pandemic. The Atlanta Opera and the Alliance...

March 28, 2020
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By:
  • Blis Savidge
Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a televised statewide town hall on coronavirus.

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: At Kemp’s Town Hall, A Plea To Stay Home

In an unprecedented statewide televised town hall Thursday, Gov. Brian Kemp explained his rationale for holding off on a statewide lockdown while urging...

March 27, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
Atlanta-based arts critics Kelundra Smith and Jason Evans joined "On Second Thought" to reflect on quarantine's impacts on streaming, and to provide their own recommendations.

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  • News

'Quarantainment': Atlanta Arts Critics On What To Stream In Quarantine

A few weeks ago, screen time was blamed for keeping us apart. Now that millions of people are sequestered in our homes, our screens are bringing us...

March 27, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Medical College of Georgia students are no longer on campus, but many are learning about pandemic medicine through an online course and hands-on work with local health departments.

Georgia Medical Students To Help Coronavirus Effort

Students at the Medical College of Georgia are starting a new course Monday on pandemic medicine.

March 27, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
The campus of Wesleyan College remains closed but about 70 students have not been able to get home due to travel restrictions in the COVID-19 pandemic

Chinese Students At Wesleyan Harassed Over COVID-19 Receive Outpouring Of Support

Two Wesleyan College students from China are seeing the worst and best of human behavior amid the global COVID-19 pandemic. The young women were out...

March 27, 2020
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By:
  • Liz Fabian
The Macon-Bibb County Board of Elections continues to challenge the interim appointment of the Macon Water Authority's District 2 representative.

Bibb Board Of Elections Hears Candidate Challenge, Pushes Absentee Ballots, May Change Polling Sites

All of Georgia’s active voters will be receiving absentee ballot applications for the May 19 election but Macon-Bibb County was a step ahead. “We had...

March 27, 2020
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By:
  • Josephine Bennett
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