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Contact tracing means long hours for public health nurses
GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — Behind a series of locked doors, a temperature screening area and at the back of highly sanitized pathways sits the quaint office of Campbell County Public Health nurse Joli Carr. Inside, she sits at a desk surrounded by piles of forms with contact tracing notes. It’s her...
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: ____ CLAIM: Photos in a campaign ad for President Donald Trump show that former Vice...
Wolf roils youth sports world by urging halt until January
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's governor said Thursday youth sports should not resume until January, a recommendation sure to disappoint students, parents and coaches preparing for fall seasons. Gov. Tom Wolf made the comment at a news conference on a separate subject, following up with a news...
Workers want mandated temp checks for casino patrons
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Five Atlantic City casinos are not physically checking the temperatures of guests entering the property, workers said as they pushed New Jersey's governor to require the casinos to do so to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus. In an online press conference Thursday,...
The Latest: Japan governor touts gargling product for virus
TOKYO — A governor in Japan is drawing skeptical criticism after he touted a gargling product as effective against the coronavirus, an assertion that, despite its dubiousness, emptied some store shelves of the medicine. Shares of Shionogi & Co. and Meiji Holdings Co., which make Isojin, soared in Tokyo...
New Hampshire has small increase in virus infections
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire experienced a small increase in the number of coronavirus infections over the last one to two weeks, but it's not believed to be a surge, the state epidemiologist said Tuesday. Dr. Benjamin Chan said on average, the state has reported about 30 new infections per day. He...
Fauci discusses reopening some schools, mask mandates
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease expert, on Monday warned against reopening schools in coronavirus hotspots. Fauci, head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infections Diseases, spoke via video conference to physicians and medical students at New...
Noem's campaign email discourages masks in school
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem pushes schools to reopen, a fundraising email from her campaign says she is discouraging school districts from requiring masks and telling parents they should send their children to school without masks. The Republican governor made the argument for...
Some teachers can skip post-travel quarantine this fall
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Some New Hampshire teachers who squeeze in last-minute vacations or other trips just before school starts this fall would be able to bypass quarantine restrictions under public health guidance discussed Friday. The state's general travel guidelines aimed at preventing the spread of the...
Vermont reports 1st COVID-19 death in more than a month
Vermont reported its first new death from the coronavirus in 43 days on Thursday, bringing the state's total number of deaths since the pandemic began to 57. “We have been uniquely fortunate to have been spared such a loss for many weeks,” said Vermont Health Commissioner Dr. Mark Levine in a...
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