Health & Safety

New Orleans Nurse Tells High School Graduates To Remain Strong

6:47am June 09, 2020

This week we're hearing from frontline workers and others, offering messages to the class of 2020. A nurse in New Orleans told high school graduates the pandemic taught her to be more compassionate.

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U.S. Navy Policies Battling COVID-19 Rely Heavily On Isolation

6:46am June 09, 2020

by Steve Walsh

While the rest of the country begins to open up, Navy officials are still leaning on isolation. The Navy has proven to be particularly vulnerable to the spread of the coronoavirus.

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that bars and bowling alleys are on the list of business that can reopen at 25 percent beginning Friday and restaurants can increase to 50 percent capacity as the state continues to go through phases to reopen the state after c

Texas Reports Record-Breaking COVID-19 Hospitalizations, As State Reopens

10:27pm June 08, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

Texas Department of State Health Services says 1,935 people were admitted as hospital patients with the coronavirus. That is up from a previous record of 1,888 more than a month ago.

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Oficiales De La Salud Luchan Para Alcanzar A La Comunidad Hispana En El Condado De Forsyth

6:45pm June 08, 2020

by David Ford

Oficiales de Salud Pública del Condado de Forsyth están teniendo dificultades al afrontar la creciente disparidad de casos de COVID-19 en la población Hispana.

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President Trump speaks to the press on the South Lawn of the White House.

Trump To Restart Political Rallies This Month Despite Coronavirus Pandemic

6:08pm June 08, 2020

by Alana Wise

"The rallies will be tremendous," a campaign manager said. "You'll again see the kind of crowds and enthusiasm that Sleepy Joe Biden can only dream of."

Hundreds of people demonstrated in Piazza del Popolo in Rome against racism, part of a global wave of protests following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. A police officer is being charged with second degree murder.

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Even In A Pandemic, WHO Believes That Public Protests Are Important

5:52pm June 08, 2020

The World Health Organization, in a press conference on Monday, expressed solidarity with the demonstrations calling for racial justice — and shared advice to reduce the risk of catching COVID-19.

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Health Officials Struggle To Break Through To Hispanic Community In Forsyth County

4:51pm June 08, 2020

by David Ford

Forsyth County public health officials are struggling to address the growing disparity of COVID-19 cases in the Hispanic population.

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People enjoy warm weather Monday in downtown Moscow. The mayor has announced the gradual lifting of the coronavirus lockdown in the Russian capital.

Moscow Eases Coronavirus Lockdown Ahead Of Military Parade And Referendum

4:49pm June 08, 2020

by Lucian Kim

Russia's capital, the epicenter of the country's coronavirus pandemic, is lifting restrictions as the Kremlin prepares for a massive military parade and a referendum on term limits.

Boxes of food are loaded on vehicles last month at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank. The country has officially entered a recession amid the pandemic, the National Bureau of Economic Research said Monday.

It's Official: U.S. Economy Is In A Recession

2:32pm June 08, 2020

by Scott Horsley

The committee tasked with marking U.S. business cycles says the economy peaked in February and has since been in a recession triggered by the pandemic. But it says the recession could be short-lived.

With access to medical care limited during the pandemic, patients in countries where abortion is legal, such as Colombia, the United Kingdom and the United States, are turning to telemedicine for a prescription for drugs like mifeprostone and misoprostol

Lockdown Limits Access To Legal Abortion in Colombia. Telemedicine Is Now An Option

1:57pm June 08, 2020

by Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

The pandemic has caused some abortion providers to close and made it more difficult for citizens to go out. Clinics are looking for alternatives.