Now, when Valensky becomes director of disease control centers under President-elect Joe Biden’s administration, he will inherit another health crisis. Biden, head of infectious diseases at Massachusetts General Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, to lead the CDC, the Biden transition team announced this week. Valensky will …
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BERLIN (AP) – Many German states came close to a “severe lockdown” on Tuesday as officials warned that persistent coronavirus infections could flood hospitals and many are ignoring existing epidemic restrictions. The governor of Saxony, Michael Kretsmer, announced that schools and most stores would be closed from Monday to January …
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Los Angeles (AP) – An empty house in the desert. An Instagram ad for foreign dancers. Stay-at-home order. That proved to be a dangerous connection in the town of Palmdale on Saturday night, as sheriff’s deputies stormed the house and busted an illegal party there, arresting about 160 people – …
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Tesla Inc. TSLA 0.30% Chief executive Elon Musk said he has relocated to Texas, becoming one of the top executives to leave Silicon Valley during a coronavirus epidemic. He said the move had been going on for months and California lamented that the state was happy with its innovations and …
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New Delhi (AP) – A mysterious disease is still plaguing health officials and experts in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The disease was first found on Saturday evening in Eluru, an ancient city famous for hand-woven products. People started attacking without any warning, said Public Health Director Geeta …
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