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News Articles: COVID-19

What You Need To Know: Help With Unemployment Benefits

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

March 24, 2020
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By:
  • Taylor Gantt
Savannah Mayor Van Johnson signs an emergency declaration ordering Savannah residents to stay home.

Savannah Mayor Orders Residents To Stay Home

An enhanced emergency declaration signed by Savannah Mayor Van Johnson Tuesday or ders the closing of all nonessential businesses and orders city...

March 24, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones

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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By:
  • Emily Jones
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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By:
  • Donna Lowry
Publix looks to hire thousands of new employees by the end of March.

Publix Looks To Hire Thousands Of New Employees By End Of March

As the United States attempts to slow the spread of COVID-19, businesses around the country have shut their doors not knowing when they might open next....

March 20, 2020
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By:
  • Blis Savidge
For the latest news updates, government information and resources, go to gpb.org/coronavirus.

How To Differentiate COVID-19, Cold And Flu Symptoms

While we’re still in flu season, symptoms of the coronavirus have prompted inevitable confusion over what might be the source : Flu or allergies or...

March 20, 2020
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By:
  • Skylar Nicholson and
  • GPB News Radio
An inmate at Fulton County Jail cleans surfaces to avoid an outbreak of COVID-19.

Fulton County Chief Jailer Says Crime Isn't Down, But Inmates Are Keeping COVID-19 Away

Despite strong encouragment for folks to quarantine themselves and slow the spread of COVID-19, people are still out committing crime, Fulton County...

March 20, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Bottles of hand sanitizer produced by Old Fourth Distillrey in Atlanta.

From Spirits To Sanitizer: Georgia Distilleries Shift Focus During Pandemic

Georgia distilleries are stepping up to combat shortages and keep workers employed by switching production from spirits to hand sanitizer. As panicked...

March 20, 2020
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By:
  • Blis Savidge
The online community is connecting in what may be an unprecedented way with the collision of two viral phenomena: coronavirus and meme culture.

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Coronavirus Goes Viral: How Online Meme Culture Reflects Our Shared Experience Of A Global Pandemic

Social distancing has become the new normal. With borders closing, shelter-in-place orders in California, lockdowns in Europe, and the Trump...

March 20, 2020
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By:
  • Emilia Brock ,
  • Pria Mahadevan ,
  • and 1 more
A deserted Savannah City Hall on St. Patrick's Day, typically one of the busiest days of the year. The Mayor now says bars and other businesses will need to close because of the coronavirus.

Savannah Mayor Orders Bars Closed, Tours Stopped

Savannah's mayor has signed an emergency declaration limiting business in the city in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Mayor Van Johnson...

March 19, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones
For the latest news updates, government information and resources, go to GPB.Org/Virus.

Tips To Stop COVID-19 Spread

GPB News understands it’s a stressful time and we want to help provide some of the best practices to help protect you and your family, as well as the...

March 19, 2020
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By:
  • Skylar Nicholson
Restaurants and bars in Savannah were gearing up for St. Patrick's Day, usually one of their busiest times. Instead, business is down and they're seeking help to weather the coronavirus crisis.

Savannah Restaurants, Bars: 'We Will Not Survive' Without Government Action

A group of restaurant and bar owners in Savannah is asking Gov. Brian Kemp for help getting through the coronavirus crisis. In an open letter, the...

March 18, 2020
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By:
  • Emily Jones

What You Need To Know: Coronavirus With Virginia Prescott Featuring Dr. Colleen Kraft

Across Georgia and the nation, schools and businesses are closed, major events have been canceled and millions of people have been ordered to work from...

March 18, 2020
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott
The entrance to the immigration court at Stewart Detention Center in Lumpkin, Ga.

Amid Coronavirus, A Call To Suspend Immigration Court

A coalition of immigration attorneys, judges and employees of Immigration Customs and Enforcement, or ICE, are asking that the nation’s immigration...

March 17, 2020
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
iServe Ministries prepares to give out 30,000 pounds of food through its mobile food pantry to families in need.

Mobile Food Bank Sees Increase In Demand As Coronavirus Spreads

Families trickled into an empty parking lot Saturday morning in Commerce hoping to pick up free food. Before the sun had even come up, more than 100...

March 17, 2020
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  • Blis Savidge
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