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South Florida Closing Beaches For Fourth Of July

June 29, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Beaches in much of south Florida will close for the Fourth of July weekend, with the Florida Keys the latest to announce a planned closure, as the state deals with a massive coronavirus spike that has hit southern parts especially hard.

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Ending The Coronavirus Pandemic — What Will It Take?

June 26, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

There is ultimately only one way to end this pandemic: by producing and distributing a vaccine for everyone, everywhere who needs it, with priority being given in the first instance to frontline health workers and the most vulnerable, such as those aged 65 and over.

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Florida bans bar alcohol consumption as coronavirus spikes

June 26, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Florida banned alcohol consumption at its bars Friday as its daily confirmed coronavirus cases neared 9,000.

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Report: 'Baffling' errors at vets home amid deadly outbreak

June 24, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

The leadership of a home for aging veterans in Massachusetts where nearly 80 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died packed dementia patients into a crowded unit as the virus began spreading.

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Texas governor says state facing 'massive' COVID-19 outbreak

June 24, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the state is facing a “massive outbreak” in the coronavirus pandemic and that some new local restrictions may be needed to protect hospital space for new patients.

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Not Just An Acute Infection: The Prolonged Onslaught Of Coronavirus

June 19, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

Time and time again, this novel coronavirus has shown us that it does not cause your garden-variety respiratory infection. Over the past several months, we’ve learned that SARS-CoV-2 has been associated with strokes, myocarditis, leg clots, pediatric inflammatory syndromes and much more.

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Families of California wildfire victims slam PG&E for crimes

June 17, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

The families of some of the 85 people killed by a horrific Northern California wildfire ignited by Pacific Gas & Electric's long-neglected equipment vilified the company Wednesday as greedy, corrupt and reckless, telling heartbreaking stories of their loss in court.

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Health Department asks court to shut down Carlisle auto show

June 17, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

A large auto show in central Pennsylvania poses a risk to the public due to coronavirus concerns and should be shut down, the state Health Department argued in an emergency court filing made Wednesday.

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Voices of protest, crying for change, ring across US, beyond

June 17, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

They are nurses and doctors, artists, students, construction workers, government employees; black, brown and white; young and old.

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US revokes emergency use of malaria drugs vs. coronavirus

June 15, 2020 EDM Digest Staff

U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating COVID-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side effects.