MIAMI – Noel Guillermo, 47, an Instacart delivery worker, is unhappy with what he’s seeing as Florida grapples with a surge in coronavirus cases. “I am extremely concerned about the exposure,” he said. “All the supermarkets are super tight. There are perhaps 70 other people there. And here in Miami, …
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Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a hearing of the United States Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions at the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, on Tuesday March 3, 2020. Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg via Getty Images Coronavirus is spreading too …
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HELSINKI – Nordic authorities say they detected slightly higher levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month than Dutch officials said they could come from a source in western Russia and “indicate damage to a fuel element at a nuclear power plant. “ But the Russian news agency TASS, citing …
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“We don’t have the luxury of space to separate diseased areas or cleaning areas,” said Dr. Hai Cao, a pediatrician at South Slope Pediatrics in Brooklyn. “It would be nice if we did. But in our limited space, I don’t see that as a prudent move. “ To further complicate …
Read More »Ryan Zimmerman of the Nationals, Joe Ross choose to leave the 2020 season
Washington Nationals first baseman Ryan Zimmerman and pitcher Joe Ross are opting for the shortened 2020 season “for the personal health and safety of themselves and their loved ones,” the team announced Monday. Zimmerman, 35, was the Nationals’ first draft pick when the franchise moved from Montreal and has played …
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