At least 121 University of Washington students, nearly all of whom are fraternity members, have tested positive for COVID-19, officials said Sunday.In what the Seattle university described as the "Greek Row outbreak," at least 112 fraternity house members tested positive for the virus as of Sunday. The nine other students who tested positive were "close…
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CLOSE College teachers and students discuss some of the challenges they face as their classes move online for the foreseeable future. USA TODAYSAN DIEGO — When students arrive at the University of California San Diego in August, they will find coronavirus testing stations strategically planted throughout campus.To determine if they’ve been infected, they’ll take a swab, dab it with nasal…
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Democrats are increasingly concerned that the country has lost the fight against the novel coronavirus.For months, beginning in March, public health officials had promoted — and local policymakers had imposed — strict stay-at-home orders and social distancing guidelines that appeared to contain the spread of COVID-19.But in the last two weeks, as states threw open…
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NEW DELHI: With 24,850 people testing positive for coronavirus infection and 613 succumbing to the disease in a day, the highest so far, India's Covid-19 caseload soared to 6,73,165, while the death toll climbed to 19,268 on Sunday, according to the Union health ministry data. This is the third consecutive day that coronavirus infections have…
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A KZN woman has described the pain of losing her father a day after he tested positive for Covid-19.Her father, Keith, was very protective over his family, and encouraged them to use sanitiser.Shana-Lee, his daughter, says it was hard not being able to see his body after he died.Just a day after discovering he had…
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The Siksika First Nation now has 10 recorded active cases of COVID-19 and 258 people under investigation for the virus, according to updates from Dr. Deena Hinshaw and Siksika Chief Ouray Crowfoot on Thursday.The Siksika First Nation has instituted a curfew after 10 active cases of COVID-19 were confirmed. As of Friday, 317 people were…
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WASHINGTON – The explosion of coronavirus cases isn't stopping President Donald Trump from hosting a July 4th party Saturday at the White House, despite objections from public health officials.This year's Independence Day event is somewhat scaled back – there won't be armored military vehicles on display at the Lincoln Memorial, as happened last year –but the White House still…
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The first pints have been poured at pubs in England, which can now reopen following months of closure as Covid-19 lockdown restrictions are lifted. Couples can get married and hairdressers have been allowed to welcome customers, alongside restaurants, bars and cinemas on so-called Super Saturday, which has seen the biggest relaxation of rules yet. Regulars…
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Fundraising in the time of Covid-19 has gone global, is peer reviewed more than ever and is now mostly online, writes Marius Maré. Pick any human activity, from commuting to sports, and you’ll be able to find articles on how Covid-19 has fundamentally changed it.How long many of these changes will last is an open question –…
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