Orange County Leaders Declare Requirement for Face Coverings
Orange County will now require most people in the county to wear a face covering when out of their...
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Public Health
Mass Gatherings, Erosion of Trust Upend Coronavirus Control
Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement’s response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and contain the spread of coronavirus just as those efforts were...
Read MoreAs Trump Deadline Approaches, N.C. Wants More on RNC
North Carolina’s top health official asked Friday for more details on how GOP leaders will protect attendees of a Republican National Convention this summer during the COVID-19 pandemic. President Donald Trump has threatened to...
Read MoreNIH Director: Large-Scale Vaccine Testing Expected by July
Having a COVID-19 vaccine by January is “a stretch goal,” but the head of the National Institutes of Health is gearing up for a master experiment to rapidly tell if any really work. At least four or five possible vaccines “look...
Read MoreSurf’s Up and so Are New Beach Rules to Prevent Virus Spread
They arrived at the beach by car, skateboard and on bare feet. They carried Frisbees, cameras and surfboards. They wore running shorts, yoga pants and wetsuits. Many wore masks. That was the starkest difference this week apart...
Read MoreU.S. Immunologist Warns of ‘Darkest Winter’ if Virus Rebounds
America faces the “darkest winter in modern history” unless leaders act decisively to prevent a rebound of the coronavirus, says a government whistleblower who alleges he was ousted from his job after warning the Trump...
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AP Exclusive: CDC Guidance More Restrictive than White House
Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and...
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Governor Cooper Defends Rules for Businesses, Churches
Stating “pandemics cannot be partisan,” North Carolina Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday...
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Fauci Warns of ‘Suffering and Death’ If U.S. Reopens Too Soon
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, is warning Congress that reopening...
Read MoreAs Trump Urges Reopening, Thousands Getting Sick on the Job
Even as President Donald Trump urges getting people back to work and reopening the economy, an Associated Press analysis shows thousands of people are getting sick from COVID-19 on the job. Recent figures show a surge of...
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