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Some Colleges Learn How to Suppress Coronavirus: Extensive Testing

Fri, 2020-10-02 09:58 — mike kraft

As campuses across the country struggle to carry on amid illnesses and outbreaks, a determined minority are beating the pandemic — at least for the moment — by holding infections to a minimum and allowing students to continue living in dorms and attend face-to-face classes.

Being located in small towns, having minimal Greek life and aggressively enforcing social-distancing measures all help in suppressing the contagion, experts say. But one major thread connects the most successful campuses: testing. Extensively.

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U.S. coronavirus cases rise month-over-month in 27 states in September, led by Wisconsin

Thu, 2020-10-01 10:05 — mike kraft

U.S. coronavirus cases rise month-over-month in 27 states in September, led by Wisconsin New cases of COVID-19 rose in 27 out of 50 U.S. states in September compared with August, led by an increase of 111% in Wisconsin, according to a Reuters analysis. Anurag Maan, Lisa Shumaker U.S.

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College restarts tied to COVID-19 rises in young adults

Wed, 2020-09-30 20:04 — mike kraft

College restarts tied to COVID-19 rises in young adults US cases in college-age people more than doubled as students went back to school, the CDC says. CIDRAP

As college students returned to campuses in August, COVID-19 cases in that age-group at the national level more than doubled, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported today, a day after federal officials announced a new push to help elementary and secondary schools reopen by arming them with rapid tests.

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Evictions Damage Public Health. The CDC Aims To Curb Them ― For Now

Tue, 2020-09-29 16:17 — mike kraft

... As many as 40 million Americans faced a looming eviction risk in August, according to a report authored by 10 national housing and eviction experts. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited that estimate in early September when it ordered an unprecedented, nationwide eviction moratorium through the end of 2020.

That move — a moratorium from the country's top public health agency — spotlights a message experts have preached for years without prompting much policy action: Housing stability and health are intertwined.

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Michigan says racial disparities of virus have diminished in the state

Tue, 2020-09-29 09:55 — mike kraft

Michigan says racial disparities of virus have diminished LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan reported Monday that Black residents are no longer being disproportionately infected and killed by the coronavirus, after they accounted for a staggering 40% of... AP NEWS

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan reported Monday that Black residents are no longer being disproportionately infected and killed by the coronavirus, after they accounted for a staggering 40% of deaths through much of the pandemic.

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Four U.S. states including Wisconsin report record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases

Sat, 2020-09-26 09:33 — mike kraft

Four U.S. states including Wisconsin report record one-day increases in COVID-19 cases Four U.S. states reported record one-day increases in new COVID-19 cases on Friday as the nation surpassed the grim milestone of over 7 million total infections, according to a Reuters tally. Anurag Maan, Lisa Shumaker U.S.

(Reuters) - Four U.S. states reported record one-day increases in new COVID-19 cases on Friday as the nation surpassed the grim milestone of over 7 million total infections, according to a Reuters tally.

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U.S. faces a smoldering COVID-19 pandemic nationwide as flu season starts

Mon, 2020-09-21 09:38 — mike kraft

U.S. faces a smoldering COVID-19 pandemic nationwide as flu season starts As the United States approaches the miserable mark of 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the pandemic is no longer focused on one or two epicenters. Lisa Shumaker U.S.

(Reuters) - As the United States approaches the miserable mark of 200,000 deaths from the coronavirus, the pandemic is no longer focused on one or two epicenters.

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White House reportedly blocked the US Postal Service from sending face masks to every US household in April

Thu, 2020-09-17 19:49 — mike kraft

The White House blocked the US Postal Service from sending face masks to every US household in April The Washington Post reported that the White House scuttled a plan for the Postal Service to send out over 650 million masks to avoid causing "panic." Grace Panetta Business Insider

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New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States

Wed, 2020-09-16 20:08 — mike kraft

New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States According to new data analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures, rising seas and changing rainfall will profoundly reshape the way people have lived in North America for centuries. ProPublica

According to new data from the Rhodium Group analyzed by ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine, warming temperatures and changing rainfall will drive agriculture and temperate climates northward, while sea level rise will consume coastlines and dangerous levels of humidity will swamp the Mississippi River valley.

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