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Miami mayor hopes to close beaches to curb new coronavirus cases

The Miami mayor said Sunday that he hopes a reopening pause and new security precautions will slow the growth of coronavirus cases in his city. “It’s clear that growth is exponential right now,” Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said on ABC’s “This Week.” “You know we’ve been beating record after record …

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Rare case of brain-eating amoeba confirmed in Florida

The Florida Department of Health confirmed a case of what is commonly known as a brain-eating amoeba in the Tampa area. According to the department, a person in Hillsborough County hired Naegleria fowleri, which is a single-celled amoeba that attacks brain tissue and is usually fatal. Since 1962, there have …

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