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News Articles: COVID-19

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  • Economy

Biden And Congress Hand Georgia Eviction Crisis To State, Local Officials As CDC Ban Ends

Across much of Georgia, as more eviction cases advance through the courts, the pressure is growing to speed up distribution of hundreds of millions of federal dollars for rental assistance to tenants and their landlords before it’s too late.

August 02, 2021
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By:
  • Stanley Dunlap
People wait in line at a Miami-Dade County COVID-19 testing site, Monday, July 26, 2021, in Hialeah, Fla. Florida accounted for a fifth of the nation's new infections last week, more than any other state, according to the CDC.

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  • Health

Florida Reports A Record With More Than 21,000 COVID-19 Cases On Saturday

Florida is quickly becoming the country's epicenter for COVID-19 as the state saw a 50% increase over the last week in new cases.

August 02, 2021
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By:
  • Jonathan Franklin
Pedestrians and cyclists head down Commercial Street in Provincetown, Mass., in May 2020. A study of a new outbreak in Provincetown found that three-quarters of those infected with the virus were fully vaccinated.

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  • Health

Vaccinated People With Breakthrough Infections Can Spread The Delta Variant, CDC Says

In an outbreak in Provincetown, Mass., three-quarters of cases occurred in fully vaccinated people. The study's findings suggest that vaccinated people infected with delta can transmit the virus.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Swimmer Michael Andrew of Team USA made headlines earlier this month when he confirmed to a reporter that he has not been vaccinated.

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  • Sports

Unvaccinated U.S. Swimmer Goes Maskless During Olympic Interviews. Officials Allow It

American Michael Andrew isn't wearing a mask while speaking to journalists. He says it's hard to breathe after a race. U.S. Olympic officials initially said he broke protocol, but then said it's OK.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Xcaret Nuñez
People line up for coronavirus testing on Thursday in Nanjing, in China's Jiangsu province.

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  • Asia

An Outbreak Of The Coronavirus Delta Variant Has Spread To 15 Chinese Cities

China is battling to stem the spread of new cases tied to the more infectious variant. Nearly 200 people have been infected since last week, when a case was detected at an international airport.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Family members gather outside the window of a COVID-19 patient at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Mo., on Monday.

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  • Health

A CDC Document Gives New Details On Just How Dangerous The Delta Variant Really Is

The CDC information dated Thursday gives new details on this variant of the coronavirus and says the agency should "acknowledge that the war has changed." It was first reported by The Washington Post.

July 30, 2021
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  • Joe Neel,
  • Rob Stein,
  • and 1 more
Emergency room sign

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  • Health

COVID Spread In Georgia Driving Patients To Urgent Care, Hospitals

Georgia’s COVID case numbers jumped by 4,800 in the state figures reported Thursday, continuing a recent upswing that’s apparently fueled by the Delta variant.

July 30, 2021
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  • Andy Miller
A COVID-19 vaccine vial sits on top of dollar bills.

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  • Health

Get $100 For A Vaccine? Cash Incentives Work For Some, Others Not So Much

President Biden has called on states and localities to offer $100 to people who get vaccinated. Many states have already offered cash incentives, with varying results.

July 30, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga will extend a state of emergency to four more prefectures due to rising coronavirus infections. Here, Suga addresses a news conference on July 8.

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  • Asia

Tokyo's Coronavirus Cases Are Soaring, But Japan's PM Says The Games Are Not To Blame

Daily coronavirus cases in Tokyo have set records for three days straight, but Japan's prime minister denies that the Olympic Games are causing the spike.

July 29, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels
Kemp

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  • News

Amid COVID Rise, Kemp Won’t Mandate Masks, So Local Leaders Take Matters Into Own Hands — Again

The push and pull between the state and local officials during the pandemic is familiar: Last year, Republican Gov. Brian Kemp blocked local leaders from imposing their own facial covering requirements. This year, his power to do so is more limited.

July 29, 2021
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By:
  • Riley Bunch
The seal of the Department of Defense.

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  • Health

The Pentagon Will Require Masks To Be Worn Indoors Even By Those Who Are Vaccinated

Reversing a decision made in May that allowed fully vaccinated people to ditch the mask, the Department of Defense will follow the CDC's most recent mask guidance.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Josie Fischels

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  • Health

Do You Need To Wear A Mask Indoors Where You Live? Check This Map

The CDC wants vaccinated people to wear masks indoors if the coronavirus is spreading widely where they live. Find out the level of virus transmission in your county.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Selena Simmons-Duffin
Almost all of the COVID cases and deaths in Georgia in the last seven months have been among the unvaccinated.

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  • Health

Despite 'Breakthrough' COVID, Almost All Georgia Cases And Deaths Are Among Unvaccinated

New numbers from Georgia’s Department of Public Health show nearly all new COVID-19 cases and deaths in the state in the past seven months were among unvaccinated people. 

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
Tokyo reported 3,177 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, the highest number of infections recorded so far for the city.

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  • Health

Tokyo Hits New High For Daily COVID-19 Cases. This Time, No Olympians Are Among Them

The city surpassed a record that had been set a day earlier, notching more than 3,000 new cases on Tuesday. For the first time in four days, no Olympic athletes tested positive for the coronavirus.

July 28, 2021
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By:
  • Laurel Wamsley
Britain's Tom Dean celebrates winning gold in the men's 200-meter freestyle swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.

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  • Sports

An Olympic Swimmer Who Battled COVID-19 Twice Is Now A Gold Medalist

Great Britain's Tom Dean was diagnosed with COVID for a second time just a few months ahead of the Olympic trials. Now he has two gold medals in Tokyo.

July 28, 2021
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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