Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Giménez plans to issue an emergency order to close the county’s beaches over the weekend of July 4. The planned closings for July 3-7 come after Florida has seen a surge in coronavirus infections. Nearly 9,000 new cases were reported Thursday in the state, the highest number …
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Possible exposure to COVID-19 prompts officials to urge testing for visitors to 2 Seward businesses
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Read More »The EU is closer to banning US travelers, where the coronavirus is emerging
LONDON — The European Union is about to ban travelers from the United States when it opens its borders again next week because the rate of US coronavirus infection is too high, two EU diplomats said. The 27-member bloc is reopening for non-essential travel on July 1 and has drawn …
Read More »Three dead and one permanently blind after drinking hand sanitizer
Three other people are in critical condition, the New Mexico Department of Health said in a statement. “All seven people are believed to have drunk hand sanitizer that contains methanol,” she said. The cases were reported to the New Mexico Poison Control in May and were related to alcoholism, health …
Read More »Here are 3 ‘new’ symptoms of the Covid-19 coronavirus to make 12
Nasal congestion or runny nose is now on the CDC list of possible symptoms of Covid-19. (Photo: … [+] Getty) Getty New is a relative term. A planet that formed a couple of years ago could still be new. Sushi that was formed a couple of years ago, not so …
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