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News Articles: coronavirus

A woman wearing a mask due to coronavirus concerns walks by a public library, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass.

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  • Health

Experts Say Georgians Need To Wear Masks: 'Saving Lives Is Not A Partisan Issue'

If you're going out to celebrate the Fourth of July holiday, wear a mask. If you want to save the economy and prevent the need for shutting down the...

July 01, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area using a squirt gun to shoot holy water.

Priest Draws Squirt Gun In Fight Against Coronavirus

A Roman Catholic priest in the Detroit area has taken aim at his parishioners in a bid to maintain social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic,...

July 01, 2020
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  • Associated Press

Kemp Implores – But Doesn’t Require – Georgians To Wear A Mask As COVID-19 Cases Keep Rising

Gov. Brian Kemp on Wednesday began traveling around the state urging residents to wear a mask in public, but he stopped short of ordering it. The...

July 01, 2020
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By:
  • Stephen Fowler

Political Rewind: A Look At Health, Public Opinion Data In Lead Up To Elections

Tuesday on Political Rewind , new data shows increasing rates of COVID-19 infection in Georgia and across the country. And new polling shows Americans...

June 30, 2020
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  • Person: Bill Nigut
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson sports a mask and washes his hands during a May visit to Hunter Army Airfield.

Savannah Mayor Issues Mandate For Masks In Public Places

The mayor of Savannah says he’s ordering people to wear masks inside retail shops, grocery stores and other public places — and those who refuse could...

June 30, 2020
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  • Associated Press
Gov. Brian Kemp shared a photo to Twitter of himself in a cloth face mask Monday, June 29, 2020.

Gov. Kemp: 'Wear Your Mask, Georgia'

Gov. Brian Kemp won't make face masks mandatory, but he's visiting Albany, Augusta, Columbus, Dalton, Savannah and Valdosta ahead of the holiday weekend...

June 29, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
A man walks outside the headquarters of Gilead Sciences in Foster City, Calif. Gilead Sciences Inc.

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  • Health

Drug Company To Charge Thousands For COVID-19 Treatment

A five-day course of the antiviral drug remdesivir will cost private health insurers in the United States more than $3,000, Gilead Chairman & CEO...

June 29, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Medical researchers are studying the use of convalescent plasma from the blood of coronavirus survivors to treat COVID-19 patients.

Using Blood From COVID-19 Survivors To Save The Lives Of Others

With the state of Georgia seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases, a global company with ties to Alpharetta is helping blood centers collect and distribute...

June 29, 2020
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  • Ben Abrams
Coronavirus infections in Georgia have been rising throughout June.

Georgia Reports Its Highest Daily Total Of COVID-19 Cases

Georgia reported more than 2,200 additional COVID-19 cases Sunday, a new high of daily reported cases as confirmed infections continue to rise. The...

June 29, 2020
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  • Associated Press

Experts: Georgia's Data On COVID-19 Seems Lacking

Georgians want to know how many people are getting infected with coronavirus, how many are on ventilators in intensive care units and how many are dying...

June 27, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Hugo, 3, has his temperature taken by a teacher as he arrives at Cobi kindergarten in Barcelona, Spain, Friday, June 26, 2020.

As Cases Spike, One Georgia City Ranks 3rd In Nation For COVID-19 Death Rate

LaGrange, Georgia, ranks third in the nation as a COVID-19 hot spot for deaths relative to its population and fourth in the nation for cases relative to...

June 26, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Savannah organizers Faith Harris (left) and Nychorida Austin (with bullhorn) lead a protest march flanked by New Georgia Project chairman Francys Johnson, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson (right, in red) and former Mayor Otis Johnson (right, in blue).

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  • News

Savannah Mayor Van Johnson On Handling COVID-19, Racial Justice And More — In His First 6 Months

America’s mayors have taken center stage in 2020. Big city mayors feuded with state and federal officials over COVID-19 protections and resources, and...

June 26, 2020
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  • Emilia Brock and
  • Virginia Prescott
Georgia's drug surveillance team said in a June 19 memo that emergency room visits for suspected drug overdose are increasing.

Increase In Suspected Drug Overdoses In Georgia Amid COVID-19

Emergency rooms across Georgia are seeing more suspected drug overdoses, raising concerns the state is beginning to see an exacerbated epidemic emerge...

June 26, 2020
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  • Ellen Eldridge
Come July 1, families in Georgia already struggling to provide quality care for their children with disabilities will brace for program and service eliminations they need most due to COVID-19 budget cuts.

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  • News

A State Of Crisis: Georgia Families Affected By Proposed Disability Budget Cuts

Come July 1, families in Georgia already struggling to provide quality care for their children with disabilities will brace for the elimination of programs and services they need most, provided by the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, due to state budget cuts related to coronavirus.

June 25, 2020
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By:
  • Jade Abdul-Malik
"Debbie" named after famed singer Debbie Harry, one of the chicken's belonging to Lacey and D.S. Resch in Macon.

Backyard Chickens Surge In Popularity, But So Does Salmonella

The coronavirus pandemic means more people are spending time at home, and for some, more boredom. To fight that, many are picking up new hobbies,...

June 24, 2020
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  • Micah Johnston
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