As coronavirus cases increase, California again faces a paucity of tests and delays reminiscent of the first weeks of the pandemic in March. Those problems, health care providers say, are hitting the state’s most vulnerable first. This week, California marked a record number of Covid-19 cases and deaths, with more …
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Seattle police withdrew to an compound early Sunday.just hours after declaring a riot during the large protests in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, near where weeks earlier people established a “busy protest zone” that spanned several blocks. Some protesters lingered after officers entered the department’s East Precinct around 1 a.m., but …
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Does it matter what type of mask you wear? Yes. Different types of face masks offer different levels of protection. N95 grade surgical respirators offer the highest level of protection against Covid-19 infection, followed by surgical grade masks. However, these masks are expensive, with a limited supply, contribute to landfill …
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called an emergency meeting of the politburo after a person suspected of Covid-19 returning from South Korea after illegally crossing the border this month, state media said on Sunday. If confirmed, it would be the first case officially recognized by North Korean authorities, who have …
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With an impending election and polls looking bad, Donald Trump needed a quick political boost. Taking advantage of television footage of a refugee procession outside Honduras, the president announced an imminent “invasion” of the United States by a “migrant caravan” and said he would deploy 15,000 military personnel to stop …
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