SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – As COVID-19 cases increase in the Ozarks, we ask Springfield hospitals how they are handling the increase. At Mercy Hospital in Springfield, medical staff report seven patients hospitalized with the coronavirus. The hospital has resources for approximately another 70 patients, with even greater augmentation capacity if needed. …
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For the first time in its decades-long history, the event was completely virtual due to the coronavirus pandemic. That meant it was a developer event with no developers present and a tech “conference” that looked a lot like a long, prerecorded commercial. (Apple did not respond to a request for …
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