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News Articles: coronavirus

This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S.

Total COVID-19 Cases In Georgia Rises To 11

Eleven Georgia residents have tested positive for the COVID-19, and five of those tests have been federally confirmed, the Georgia Department of Public...

March 09, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Superintendent Mike Looney

School Immediately Dismissed After Fulton County Staff Confirms COVID-19

A teacher with the fourth-largest school system in the state has tested positive for coronavirus, officials said Monday. The person taught at Bear Creek...

March 09, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge and
  • Stephen Fowler
Elliott Zaagman from Michigan, front, votes on Super Tuesday for U.S. Democrats Abroad multi-location global primary, at Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand in Bangkok, Tuesday, March 3, 2020.

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Political Rewind: Coronavirus In An Election Year

Monday on Political Rewind , Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta will soon take in more than 30 Georgians who have been quarantined on a cruise ship...

March 09, 2020
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By:
  • Bill Nigut
Vietnam War veteran Leo Marchand, 71, says he is concerned about a coronavirus outbreak at his Rockland, Mass., nursing home.

Insurers In Georgia Directed To Waive Fees For Coronavirus Testing

Health officials want to make sure no Georgian is denied access to testing or treatment for COVID-19, the disease caused by a new coronavirus. Georgia...

March 09, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Trader Michael Milano, center, works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Friday, March 6, 2020.

S&P 500 Index Drops 7%, Triggering A 15-Minute Trading Halt

Stocks plunged 7% on Wall Street Monday, triggering a trading halt for 15 minutes.

March 09, 2020
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By:
  • Associated Press
A group of medical personnel working alongside individuals from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, don protective equipment after delivering virus testing kits to the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California.

Quarantined Grand Princess Cruise Ship Passengers Head To Georgia

Thirty-four Georgians and a number of other east coast passengers aboard the coronavirus -stricken Grand Princess cruise ship are being transferred to...

March 09, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, isolated from a patient in the U.S. The spikes on the outer edge of the virus particles give coronaviruses their name, crown-like.

Floyd County Woman Preliminarily Tests Positive For Coronavirus

UPDATE: The state health department updated this case as a Polk County woman and confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis. The Georgia Department of Public Health...

March 08, 2020
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt
Protestors demonstrate in front of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters on Friday, March 6, 2020 in Atlanta.

New Cases Of COVID-19 In Cobb, Fulton; CDC Confirms Polk County Case

The Georgia Department of Health said Saturday new cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus, are confirmed in Cobb and Fulton...

March 08, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Vice President Mike Pence bumps elbows with Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, left, during a news conference, Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Camp Murray in Washington state. Pence was in Washington to discuss the state's efforts to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Trump, At CDC, Offers Scattershot Defense Of Virus Response

President Donald Trump's trip Friday to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention turned into a scattershot defense of his administration's...

March 06, 2020
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  • Associated Press

Trump CDC Visit Stalled Over Coronavirus Anxiety; Will Visit Atlanta

President Donald Trump said Friday while talking to reporters at the White House that he changed his plans to visit Atlanta because there were concerns...

March 06, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Gov. Brian Kemp updates residents on coronavirus Thursday, March 5, 2020.

Kemp Says Georgia Now Capable Of Testing For Coronavirus

Gov. Brian Kemp says while no new cases have been confirmed, Georgia’s Public Health Laboratory in Decatur is now able to test COVID-19 kits.

March 06, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler
coronavirus

Cherokee Schools Cautious After False Coronavirus Rumors

The Cherokee County School District said no students have tested positive for coronavirus and the Georgia Department of Public Health is not...

March 05, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A shopper wears a face mask while buying cases of water at a Sam's Club in Woodstock Wednesday, March 4, 2020.

Coronavirus Panic Hits Woodstock After Erroneous Facebook Group Post Goes Viral

It doesn't really matter why shelves are empty. Items disappearing from stores will make others want to stock up, too. And that's what is happening in...

March 05, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Medicare is now offering to pay for coronavirus testing.

Medicare Now Covers Coronavirus Testing

There is no vaccine available for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, the disease that has affected more than 90,000 people worldwide with flu-like,...

March 04, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
In this Feb. 1, 2019, file photo, a Delta Air Lines jetliner taxis at Logan International Airport in Boston.

Delta Adds New Procedures, Travel Restrictions Due To Coronavirus

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines has made changes to its cleaning procedures, is waiving flight change fees and is restricting travel to certain countries...

March 04, 2020
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  • Sarah Rose
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