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Testing Blunders Crippled US Response As Coronavirus Spread

A series of missteps at the nation’s top public health agency caused a critical shortage of reliable laboratory tests for the coronavirus, hobbling the...

March 24, 2020
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  • Associated Press

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: Kemp Orders Some Restrictions As Virus Spreads

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp took some steps to restrict the size of public gatherings and quarantine medically vulnerable Georgians Monday afternoon in an...

March 23, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Gov. Brian Kemp delivers an update on coronavirus in Georgia, enacting some restrictions to stop the spread.

Kemp Closes Bars, Limits Gatherings, Orders 'Medically Fragile' To Shelter In Place

Gov. Brian Kemp announced Monday several statewide restrictions to mitigate the spread of coronavirus, ordering "medically fragile" Georgians to shelter...

March 23, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler

Port Traffic Drops Due To Coronavirus

The Port of Savannah just reported its busiest February on record, up 17% over February 2019, according to new numbers released Monday. March will...

March 23, 2020
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  • Emily Jones
Emory University has said it is working to ensure students can still sit for their bar exams across the country, in spite of the coronavirus pandemic.

Emory Law Student: 'How Are We Supposed To Have A Bar Exam?'

Ingrid Bilowich is one of several Emory University law students worried how coronavirus will affect their ability to take the bar exam.

March 23, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose

What You Need To Know: Georgia Nears 'Point Of No Return' With Coronavirus

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

March 23, 2020
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  • Virginia Prescott
For the latest news updates, government information, and resources go to GPB.Org/coronavirus.

Coronavirus: Why We Need to Flatten The Curve

We need to flatten the curve to control the coronavirus outbreak, WHO has said repeatedly. What is flattening the curve? In epidemiology, the curve is...

March 23, 2020
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  • Skylar Nicholson
A woman walks past the Georgia Theatre Friday, March 20, 2020, in downton Athens, Ga. A note posted on the theatre's door says they are closed and all shows are postponed.

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Political Rewind: A Crucial Stage For Outbreak Intervention

A look at the latest news on coronavirus in Georgia this Monday on Political Rewind. We have entered a crucial time where immediate action is needed in...

March 23, 2020
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  • Bill Nigut
Fulton County Jail officials said Monday an inmate in his 30s tested positive for COVID-19. He is being treated in a hospital.

First COVID-19 Case Reported At Fulton County Jail

An inmate at the Fulton County Jail has tested positive for COVID-19. Jail officials took a man in his 30s to a local hospital, where the test was...

March 23, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge

Millions Of Older Americans Live In Counties With No ICU Beds As Pandemic Intensifies

More than half the counties in America have no intensive care beds, posing a particular danger for more than 7 million people who are age 60 and up ―...

March 23, 2020
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  • Kaiser Health News

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: Many Affected Are Under 60, Including Adolescent Girl

Every major metropolitan city in Georgia except Macon has restricted dining and public gathering to curb the spread of coronavirus, 42% of cases are in...

March 23, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler

True or False: Gargling with Garlic Keeps Virus at Bay

As efforts to contain the coronavirus continue to ramp up across the country , rumors and false information also continue to spread . In an effort to...

March 23, 2020
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  • JASON EVANS
Volunteers with Neighbor In Need East Lake collect food to distribute to senior citizens who are urged to stay in their home to avoid contracting the coronavirus.

Neighbors Collect Food For Senior Citizens Homebound Due To Coronavirus

Jeanetta Echols, 70, answered the door recently to find her neighbor bearing gifts. “She said, ‘I brought you some groceries,’” Echols said. “It was...

March 23, 2020
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  • Donna Lowry

Georgia Coronavirus Updates: First Inmate Cases Reported, Epidemiologists Dispatched To Albany

A member of the governor’s coronavirus task force is now the second lawmaker with COVID-19, the first cases of the illness have been reported inside a...

March 21, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler

Atlanta Police Officer Tests Positive For COVID-19

An Atlanta Police officer has tested positive for COVID-19, according to a statement released by APD March 21, marking the department’s first confirmed...

March 21, 2020
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  • Blis Savidge
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