Imperial County woman describes COVID’S devastating impact on her life
Rosie Blankenship is a breast cancer survivor and thought she would be the most vulnerable to the virus. Ultimately, it was her husband who in a…
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Coronavirus has been with us for a year. Here’s what we still don’t know
When China first reported cases of coronavirus to the World Health Organization on December 31, 2019, it was described as a mysterious new strain of…
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Number of total COVID-19 cases in Arizona now over 500,000
Daily cases have been much higher in December, while deaths have been much lower than the triple-digit daily death tolls reported in…
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Here’s what’s in the second stimulus package
It remains unclear what the Senate will do.…
Continue Reading Appeals court blocks New York governor’s Covid-19 restrictions on houses of worship
A federal appeals court on Monday blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious gatherings, saying the restrictions “are not…
Continue Reading Stimulus checks should start going out this week but timing could slide, administration official says
The new round of stimulus payments included in the $900 billion Covid relief package are expected to start going out this week, an administration…
Continue Reading US officials promised 20 million vaccinated against coronavirus by the end of the year. It’s going slower than that
While the coronavirus pandemic continued to surge throughout the summer and fall, federal government officials repeatedly offered a ray of hope:…
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Local businesses to receive extension to Paycheck Protection Program
Now that President Trump has signed the COVID-19 relief bill, small businesses across the U.S. are set to receive hundreds of billions of dollars in…
Continue Reading Covid-19 hospitalizations this past week were higher than ever. Now doctors predict another onslaught of patients
More people traveled through US airports on Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the…
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December now deadliest month of the pandemic
(KYMA, KECY/CNN) – December has been the nation’s deadliest month since the Covid-19 pandemic’s start — with more than 63,000 Americans lost to the…
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Chinese journalist who documented Wuhan coronavirus outbreak jailed for 4 years
An independent Chinese journalist who reported from Wuhan at the height of the initial coronavirus outbreak has been jailed for four years by a…
Continue Reading In 6 states, more people are hospitalized with Covid-19 than ever before. Now doctors predict another onslaught of patients
More people traveled through US airports Sunday than any other day this pandemic, setting the stage for waves of new infections across the country.…
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Traveling next year? You may need a vaccine passport
Companies and technology groups are starting to develop smartphone apps and systems for individuals to upload their COVID-19 tests and vaccinations…
Continue Reading Trump signs COVID relief and government funding bill
Trump averted a government shutdown late Sunday and extended unemployment benefits to millions of…
Continue Reading Key 2020 health stories you may have missed because of Covid-19
Lives lost, families torn apart, economies ruined — these tragedies are just some of the devastation caused by the deadly novel coronavirus as…
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Parts of California likely to have lockdown orders extended
California hit 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases on Christmas Eve, becoming the first state to reach the grim…
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COVID-19 patients fill more than half of Arizona ICU beds
A new high of 988 patients with the disease are occupying intensive care unit beds Sunday, accounting for 56% of the beds…
Continue Reading For 26 days in a row, more than 100,000 people have been hospitalized fighting coronavirus
As the US prepares to grapple with potential holiday Covid-19 surges, hospitals across the country have reported more than 100,000 patients for the…
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The peace, insights and life-rescuing power of the rosary and other religious prayer beads
I received my first rosary when my second grade class at a Catholic school in Baltimore received the sacrament of the first Holy Communion. The boys…
Continue Reading Health officials brace for a surge in US Covid-19 cases after the holidays
With Christmas in the rear view mirror, public health experts are bracing for yet another surge in Covid-19 cases, similar to those seen after other…
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