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California Gov. Gavin Newsom displays a bottle of hand sanitizer while saying the state would take action against price gouging because of the coronavirus, at a Capitol news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Wednesday.

Coronavirus Deaths In Washington State And California, Where Gov. Declares Emergency

9:27pm March 04, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Two more people have died from COVID-19, raising the U.S. death toll to 11. The most recent fatality is connected to a cruise ship that traveled from the U.S. to Mexico.

Health care workers bring a patient into an ambulance at Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash. Two deceased residents of the eldercare facility had posthumous diagnoses of COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

Who Faces The Greatest Risk Of Severe Illness From Coronavirus?

4:43pm March 04, 2020

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

The data from China offer insights into the way different age groups are affected after being infected.

Pediatrician Laura Blaisdell, co-chair of Maine Families for Vaccines, joined supporters at the Augusta State House in February for a campaign event.

Vaccine Exemptions Are On The Ballot In Maine, After A New Law Divided Parents

5:34pm March 03, 2020

by Patty Wight

Maine passed a new law last year to increase childhood immunization rates. The law, not yet in effect, would forbid religious and philosophical exemptions — if it's not repealed on Super Tuesday.

Health care workers transfer a patient to an ambulance at the Life Care Center of Kirkland, Wash., the long-term care facility where the two people who had posthumous diagnoses of COVID-19 were residents.

9 Coronavirus Deaths Now Reported In Washington State

5:27pm March 03, 2020

by Bill Chappell

Two people who died on Feb. 26 were found to have had the coronavirus. They were residents of Life Care Center in Kirkland, Wash., which is considered to be the site of an outbreak.

The city of San Antonio had declared an emergency to block the release of more than 120 people, after a person who was released was later found to be infected with the virus.

Coronavirus: San Antonio Says Evacuees To Leave Quarantine After CDC Changes Protocol

4:44pm March 03, 2020

by Bill Chappell

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a woman from quarantine at Lackland Air Force Base over the weekend; she was later found to be infected with the virus that causes COVID-19.

A woman in California wears a medical mask during a political campaign rally.

Coronavirus: 6 Deaths In U.S.; Cases Reported In Florida, New York and Georgia

10:27pm March 02, 2020

by Bill Chappell

"We now know that the virus is actively spreading in some communities here in Washington," a state official said, after four more people in the Seattle area died after contracting COVID-19.

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The Life Care Center of Kirkland where a number of residents have become infected with Covid-19. Kirkland, Washington, Sunday, February 29, 2020.

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Coronavirus Cluster Near Seattle Highlights Vulnerability Of Nursing Homes

4:57pm March 02, 2020

by JoNel Aleccia

The new coronavirus has spread among several residents of a Seattle-area nursing home. Are other elder care facilities prepared to stave off similar outbreaks?

Supporters of LGBTQ rights took to the street in a demonstration in front of the U.S. Supreme Court last October.

Health & Safety

'Whiplash' Of LGBTQ Protections And Rights, From Obama To Trump

4:42pm March 02, 2020

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

The Obama and Trump administrations have used their power to shape legal interpretations of "sex discrimination" in very different ways. Here's a rundown on what's changed for LGBTQ rights in the U.S.

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This building at University of Nebraska Medical Center/Nebraska Health in Omaha has 41 isolation beds, some now used to treat patients who have COVID-19.

Lessons From U.S. Hospitals Caring For COVID-19 Patients

4:06pm March 02, 2020

by Patti Neighmond

To keep the new coronavirus from spreading in the U.S., hospitals say they need new and sustained funding for good epidemiology as well as more masks, gowns and gloves.

Humans — workers and flight crews as well as passengers — can be exposed to any number of pathogens at airports. EVA Air employees are seen wearing face masks at the Los Angeles airport in February amid the coronavirus outbreak. U.S. officials advise

Airport Workers Fear They're Unprotected From The Coronavirus

12:42pm March 01, 2020

by Martha Ann Overland

Appeals for calm by the Trump administration and the CDC haven't done much to ease the worries of airport workers, who say they're on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak.

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