DIXON – Lee County officials participated in a phone conference Wednesday with Surgeon General Jerome Adams and several other high-ranking government officials. Surgeon General Adams placed significant emphasis on the importance of the response at the local level and “social distancing” ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s plan to reserve at least 1,000 hotel rooms for coronavirus patients through partnerships with five hotels is the first such strategy unveiled in the U.S. But it’s unlikely to be the last. Government officials nationwide are searching for ways to relieve ...Read more
CHICAGO (AP) — A frustrated Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot says she’s thinking about closing city trails and parks after seeing large “packs” of people on the trails along Lake Michigan. The state of Illinois is under a stay-at-home order designed to slow the spread of the ...Read more
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Hundreds of health care facilities in Illinois that largely serve low-income and minority communities are facing financial chaos because they’ve canceled most routine doctor visits in an attempt to stymie the coronavirus pandemic, according to an industry ...Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — New York authorities mobilized to head off a public health disaster with the city’s emergence as the nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spot a warning flare — and perhaps a cautionary tale for the country. U.S. deaths from the pandemic topped 1,000, and in ...Read more
PARIS (AP) — In the age of confinement, Elisha Nochomovitz figured out a way to run a marathon anyway – back and forth on his balcony. He ran 26.2 miles straight, never leaving his 23-foot balcony. He told AP he saw it as a “crazy” physical and mental challenge. But he also shared the ...Read more
PERU – IVCH said on Wednesday that they are preparing to meet the demand of a high number of COVID-19 patients, however, to make sure they have enough supplies on hand they are looking for donations. They say their mask and PPE supply is stable, they are accepting any and all items from ...Read more
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The prince’s Clarence House office says the 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland. It says his wife Camilla has tested ...Read more
LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The prince’s Clarence House office says the 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms of COVID-19 and is self-isolating at a royal estate in Scotland. It says his wife Camilla has tested ...Read more
DEKALB – The DeKalb County government is asking for residents to donate personal protective equipment for the use by the health care providers in the county. They are also asking for touchless thermometers for use by county Sheriff Deputies on patrol and those assigned to the county jail. ...Read more
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