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CDC Removes Data on Number of People Tested for Coronavirus from Website as...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — There have been more than 89,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world and over 3,000 deaths. The vast majority of cases have been in China where over 45,000 have been diagnosed....
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Major League Baseball Statement on Coronavirus
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “On a temporary basis, effective on Tuesday, [March 10], only players and essential personnel may enter locker rooms and clubhouses at MLB facilities. In a joint step with other...
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New Orleans Residents Respond to the Spread of the Coronavirus
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — “We just finished Mardi Gras season with hundreds of thousands of people visiting our city. I pray that no one has brought the virus here,” said Tyler Townsend, a senior...
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D.C. Declares State of Emergency Amid Coronavirus Outbreak
WASHINGTON INFORMER — A 58-year-old woman who contracted the virus had also traveled to a high-risk country while a 39-year-old made contact at a large public gathering with someone who tested...
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NBA player tests positive for COVID-19, rest of season suspended indefinitely
ROLLINGOUT — Utah Jazz star Rudy Gobert has contracted COVID-19 ESPN reports. But the sports news station stated that Gobert was not in the arena at the time he discovered that he has the virus.
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L.A. Attorneys Create Task Force to Address Swindling in State of Emergency
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL — The city attorney said the task force has scoured the internet to look for any significant increases in prices. He said the task force bought on Amazon a half-gallon of bleach...
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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Commits Millions to Speed Treatment, Research...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “If we want to make the world safe from outbreaks… particularly for those most vulnerable, then we need to find a way to make research and development move faster. That requires...
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COMMENTARY: Fear and Loss in a Time of Plague
NNPA NEWSWIRE — For far too long as a country, we have lived in denial regarding the ever-present threat of pandemics. Trump was not alone in that self-deception. Scientists have warned us that these...
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Maloney and Raskin Seek Docs from ICE and CBP on Coronavirus Procedures for...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “DHS detention facilities may be especially vulnerable to the spread of coronavirus because of the Administration’s excessive use of detention,” Maloney and Raskin wrote. “This...
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PRESS ROOM: AARP Live Q&A Event: The Coronavirus
AARP will host a weekly live Coronavirus Information Tele-Town Hall right here on Thursdays at 1 pm (ET). Please bookmark this page and join us each week for the latest information on the Coronavirus.
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OP-ED: Housing is the Next Step to Mitigating Coronavirus
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “I am so worried about the potential impact of the coronavirus on people experiencing homelessness—not just because of the harm to people who are especially vulnerable, but also because...
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CBC Holds Telephone Town Hall to Address Stimulus Packages
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Dr. Ebony Hilton, who works at the University of Virginia Anesthesiology Department in the intensive care unit, operating room, and outpatient surgery with a sub-specialty in critical...
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Rep. Waters Secures State Dept Action for 3000 Americans Stranded in Morocco
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On Tuesday, March 17, Congresswoman Waters received a call from her constituent requesting help with reaching the State Department and U.S. Embassy in Morocco, which had ignored...
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NAACP holds teleconference to reach out to community
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The truth is, there are so many within this nation who are disenfranchised from receiving adequate and affordable care due to socio-economic circumstances,” said Derrick Johnson, NAACP...
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COMMENTARY: Panic buying adds additional stress in COVID-19 pandemic
NNPA NEWSWIRE — In some ways, the trend of panic buying is a way for people to take back control in uncertain times. Many psychologists have suggested that panic buying can be understood as playing to...
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#QuarantineAndChill: Things to Do During the Covid-19 Crisis
NNPA NEWSWIRE — Folks are trying to manage how to teach their children at home and fulfill employment obligations while not losing their minds during this new normal marked by disappointments like...
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Pfizer Collaborates with BioNTech SE to Develop and Distribute Needed Vaccine
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The agreement covers co-development and co-commercialization aimed at accelerating the development of BioNTech’s potential first-in-class COVID-19 mRNA vaccine program, BNT162, which is...
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Black Press Establishes Coronavirus Pandemic Task Force and Resource Center
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “It is well documented that African Americans get sick more frequently, are screened for illness less often, are diagnosed for disease later, are treated less aggressively and buried...
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The EBONY Foundation Steps Up to Feed Over 650,000 Children and Seniors...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Our families often live in households without food or water at times and now we have this pandemic. Some families rely routinely on food pantries, even in relatively healthy economic...
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House Democrats Introduce Bill Requiring All Insurance Plans to Cover Full...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “We are dealing with a virus that is difficult to understand and difficult to treat,” said Rep. Wilson. “Given so much uncertainty, it is imperative that people who need to be tested...
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