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Experts warn that wildfire smoke could make COVID-19 worse

Wildfires, asthma and other underlying health conditions that leave parts of California and other western states are a major threat to people who are already at risk of serious Covid-19 complications. Wildfire smoke can weaken the immune system and cause respiratory illnesses, and experts worry that combining these effects with …

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Thursday’s coronavirus updates: 7 employees at Danville Prison in active cases; 3 exams positive in rental schools; Champion County has a 7-day rate of corona virus at 1.3%

Two more staff members at the Danville Correctional Center have tested positive for COVID-19, according to data from the Illinois Department of Corrections. It makes cases for 10 employees at the facility, of which only three have been classified as recovered, according to the IDOC. No inmates at Danville Prison …

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