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News Articles: coronavirus

Personnel enter and exit the NHL bubble in Toronto, one of two host cities, along with Edmonton, where the league has resumed its season.

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  • Sports

NHL Commissioner On How The League Keeps Athletes Safe: 'Be As Flexible As Possible'

The National Hockey League has resumed its season in two "bubbles" in Edmonton and Toronto, Canada. The league says it's administered 7,000 coronavirus tests to players, with zero positive cases.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Stacey Vanek Smith and
  • Emma Bowman
The extra $600-a-week unemployment benefit has kept jobless people from plummeting into further debt and has allowed for sustained spending, a boon for the struggling economy.

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  • Economy

U.S. Economy On High Alert Over Shaky Future Of Extra Jobless Benefits

As Congress debates whether to renew supplemental unemployment benefits for people thrown out of work by the pandemic, new research shows those benefits offer a critical boost for the U.S. economy.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Scott Horsley
COVID-19 testing in Macon.

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  • Health

Georgia Surpasses 200,000 COVID-19 Cases, Hot Spots Remain

Georgia has passed the 200,000 mark in COVID-19 cases and is close to exceeding 4,000 deaths from the virus.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Andy Miller
A Healthcare worker closes a plastic bag containing a coronavirus test kit

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  • Health

Georgia Passes 200,000 COVID-19 Cases, Nears 4,000 Deaths

Georgia becomes the fifth American state to record 200,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Associated Press
Facebook post by Phillip White

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  • Health

Grandfather: ‘School Sent Home Death Sentence’ After COVID-19 Closes Class

The same day a second-grade class was quarantined because a student tested positive for COVID-19, parents of a kindergarten class in the same district were asked to keep students home Wednesday.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Danielle Long, 12, is one of hundreds of kids who were able to show their animals at a revamped version of the Mesa County Fair in western Colorado. She said she was happy to be there with Rocco, her lamb, but she knew it would be hard to see him auctioned off.

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  • National

For Colorado 4-H Kids The Livestock Show Goes On Despite The Pandemic

Even as county fairs are being canceled across the country, some are allowing a core element to continue: 4-H club livestock shows. It preserves some normalcy and is a chance to earn college money.

August 06, 2020
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By:
  • Stina Sieg

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  • Health

Why Legionnaires' Disease Could Spike During The Pandemic

Many of the buildings where we lived out our pre-coronavirus days have been largely empty and idle.

Now, some experts are warning that idle buildings may have become breeding grounds for another disease which, like coronavirus, causes severe lung illness, pneumonia and sometimes death.

GPB's All Things Considered host Rickey Bevington interviews GPB health care reporter Ellen Eldridge about her recent story How Legionnaires' Disease Resembles COVID-19 And How The Pandemic May Result In More Outbreaks

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Rickey Bevington and
  • Ellen Eldridge
A campus tour of Mercer University in Macon Wednesday.

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  • Education

Dozens Of Mercer Students Test COVID-19 Positive Weeks Before Classes Start

Over 30 students at Mercer University have tested positive for COVID-19.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Connecticut Huskies coach Randy Edsall and his players will not be taking the field this fall. Citing "safety challenges," the school decided to cancel its 2020-21 football season.

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  • Sports

UConn Huskies Football Season Canceled Over Coronavirus Risks

The UConn Huskies are the first team in their division to cancel the 2020-21 season over COVID-19 concerns. A school official said the "safety challenges" presented an "unacceptable level of risk."

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Alana Wise
Golden Daka participated in many events at Morehouse College, but the pandemic prevented him from giving his commencement speech as class valedictorian.

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  • Business

'Nothing Feels Tangible': Virtual Is New Reality For Grads Starting New Jobs

Postings for entry-level positions popular with new college grads fell by 73%, compared with before COVID-19 hit. And for those in the class of 2020 who have landed jobs, it's been a strange journey.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Uri Berliner
Traffic makes its way into Manhattan over the Williamsburg Bridge in March 2019. New checkpoints at New York City's major bridges, tunnels and other sites are meant to drive home the message that 14-day quarantine rules are mandatory for people returning from states considered coronavirus hot spots.

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  • Health

NYC Setting Up Quarantine Checkpoints For Travelers From COVID-19 Hot Spots

Checkpoints at major bridges, tunnels and other sites are meant to drive home the message that 14-day quarantine rules are mandatory for people returning from states with high infection rates.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Brian Mann
Georgia state capitol

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  • Health

Amid Pandemic, State's Mental Health Agency Has Extensive Layoffs

Budget cuts due to the COVID-19 economic crisis have led the state’s mental health agency to lay off 200 employees.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Andy Miller
Aboubakar Soumahoro speaks at a protest in Rome last month. "If the workers lack dignity and rights, the food they provide is virtually rotten," he says in a new short documentary, <em>The Invisibles.</em>

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  • World

In Italy, A Migrants' Advocate Fights For The 'Invisibles'

"The reality is that laborers work at the limit of human dignity," Aboubakar Soumahoro tells NPR. He's the subject of a new documentary, The Invisibles, shot at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Sylvia Poggioli
The Delta Tau Delta house on the Georgia Tech campus.

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  • Health

More College Students, Faculty Want More COVID-19 Safety On Campus

Nearly 1,000 graduate students and supporters from across the state are calling for changes to the University System of Georgia’s reopening plans.

August 05, 2020
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By:
  • Ross Williams
Six states have an agreement to acquire fast-result antigen tests for the coronavirus. Here, a medical worker collects a sample after a patient self-administers a nasal swab test.

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  • National

After 'Severe' Delays, 6 States Band Together To Buy Coronavirus Tests

Six states will purchase 3 million rapid tests, and more states may join the consortium. Maryland, Virginia, Louisiana, Michigan, Ohio and Massachusetts want to stem a severe testing shortage.

August 04, 2020
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By:
  • Sarah McCammon
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