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A nurse and National Guard medic interview a patient before taking a swab for a coronavirus test last month at Gallatin High School in Gallatin, Tenn. The state of Tennessee started picking up the tab for testing in April.

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Tennessee's Secret To Plentiful Coronavirus Testing? Picking Up The Tab

8:59am May 15, 2020

by Blake Farmer

As states move on from social distancing, they need plenty of coronavirus testing to prevent future outbreaks. But many communities face testing bottlenecks. Tennessee has a solution.

New Jersey's State-Run Veterans Homes Hit Hard By Coronavirus

8:00am May 15, 2020

by Nancy Solomon

Nearly 5,000 people have died from COVID-19 in long-term care facilities in New Jersey. Some of the worst outbreaks have occurred at two of the state's homes for veterans.

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Coronavirus Crisis Interrupts Plans For Many Summer Camps

8:00am May 15, 2020

by Tovia Smith

Many sleepaway camps announced they will be closed this summer, saying social distancing cannot happen there. But others are still planning for the possibility, drawing up extensive logistical plans.

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California Reopening Looks Vastly Different In Urban And Rural Areas

7:36am May 15, 2020

by Eric Westervelt

The federal government has put the onus of reopening on states. Many state and local leaders say responses reopening their economies have been fractured and chaotic, including in rural California.

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FDA Worries COVID-19 Test Misses Too Many People Who Are Infected

6:32am May 15, 2020

by Rob Stein

The Food And Drug Administration is raising concerns about the accuracy of the Abbott ID Now Coronavirus test, which returns results within 15 minutes. The FDA worries about false negative results.

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News Brief: State Reopening Conflicts, Sen. Burr, COVID-19 Rapid Test

5:55am May 15, 2020

Communities in states such as Texas vary reopening times. Sen. Richard Burr will step down as chairman of the intelligence committee. And, the FDA cautions about accuracy of rapid test for COVID-19.

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In this image from video, members of the House stand after they passed the $2 trillion plus coronavirus stimulus package on the floor of the House of Representatives in March.

Debate Over Reopening House Of Representatives Tests A Partisan Flashpoint

5:01am May 15, 2020

by Claudia Grisales

As the House returns to vote on a coronavirus relief bill, the partisan divide seen in states on how to resume operations is also on full display on the Hill.

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A lab technician dips a sample into the Abbott Laboratories ID Now testing machine at the Detroit Health Center on April 10, 2020.

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FDA Cautions About Accuracy Of Widely Used Abbott Coronavirus Test

11:17pm May 14, 2020

by Joe Neel

The test has been promoted by the Trump administration as a key factor in controlling the epidemic in the U.S. and is used for the daily testing that is going on at the White House.

A medical worker helps a man suspected of infection with the coronavirus out of an ambulance at a hospital in Kommunarka, outside Moscow.

Russia Defends Its Tally Of Coronavirus Deaths After Reports Of Undercounting

11:07pm May 14, 2020

by Charles Maynes

Russia has the world's second-highest confirmed coronavirus case number but ranks 18th in officially reported fatalities from the virus.

Research indicates that smokers and vapers are at increased risk of more serious illness if they get infected with the novel coronavirus.

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Fear Of Contracting Coronavirus Propels Some Smokers To Quit

11:00pm May 14, 2020

by April Dembosky

Increasing evidence suggests people who smoke are more likely to become severely ill and die from COVID-19 than nonsmokers. Some people are using that as inspiration to quit.