Government and health officials in Starr County announced this week that they are creating committees to review patient cases at Starr County Memorial Hospital in the city of Rio Grande. At least 50% of patients admitted to the hospital’s emergency room have tested positive for Covid-19, Dr. José Vásquez, the …
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BRASILIA (Reuters) – Facebook Inc (FB.O) and Twitter Inc (TWTR.N) deleted the accounts of several high-profile supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro following a Supreme Court order, a move that underscores the complicated territory that social media titans are navigating in some of the world’s largest jurisdictions. Brazilian President Jair …
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