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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue is quarantining after possible exposure to the coronavirus ahead of one of two crucial runoff elections in the state that will determine what party controls the United States Senate.
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    Georgia Sen. David Perdue Quarantines After Possible Coronavirus Exposure

    Jan 01, 2021
    The Republican senator is quarantining just days ahead of his runoff election in Georgia that could decide which party controls the U.S. Senate.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced that sheriff's deputies will be deployed to enforce quarantine protocols for travelers arriving from the United Kingdom. The mayor is seen above on Dec. 14. while delivering remarks ahead of the first COVID-19
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    New York To Use Sheriff's Deputies To Enforce Quarantine For Those Arriving From U.K.

    Dec 23, 2020
    "We cannot take chances with anyone that travels, particularly folks who travel in from the U.K.," New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a press briefing Wednesday.
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    What To Do If You Test Positive For The Coronavirus This Winter

    Dec 04, 2020
    Here's how to self-isolate, what the new quarantine guidance means for your household, and which symptoms signal you need immediate emergency care.
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    Coronavirus Updates
    The doorway to Jones Hall is shown at Utah State University in September, where about 300 students were being quarantined to their rooms as a precaution.
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    CDC Likely To Recommend Shortening Coronavirus Quarantine Period

    Nov 24, 2020
    Federal health officials could reduce the quarantine from the currently recommended 14 days to as few as seven for people who test negative for the virus.
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    October 8, 2020

    Oct 08, 2020
    Vegas' Restaurant Recession | Integrated Healthcare | The Obsession of The Ringmaster | COVID Superintroverts
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    Nevada Back On New York's Quarantine List

    Sep 24, 2020

    Nevada is back on New York's COVID-19 travel advisory list, which requires people traveling from affected states and territories to quarantine for 14 days when they return to New York.

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    Business
    A person on a bike rides by a sign in New York City urging people to stay home in May. As the pandemic drags on, some workers are facing tough choices — balancing potential risks of unwittingly spreading the disease against the possibility of losing pa
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    As Pandemic Stretches On, Revealing Possible Exposure Can Be Costly To Workers

    Sep 17, 2020
    COVID-19 is still spreading in many communities. Test results can be slow. And quarantines are often unpaid. This leaves workers with tough decisions about what to disclose and when to stay home.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Plebe Summer Detailers lead a company of incoming freshman students, or "plebes," at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md.
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    Can Military Academies Serve As A Road Map For Reopening Colleges?

    Aug 13, 2020
    Mandatory masks, strict discipline and rigorous testing have helped the academies, including West Point and Annapolis, welcome students back to campus. Can other schools learn from their example?
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    Shots - Health News
    People wait in line outside a testing site in Florida. The state has seen unprecedented surges in coronavirus cases in recent weeks.
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    Pandemic Is Overwhelming U.S. Public Health Capacity In Many States. What Now?

    Jul 28, 2020
    With the coronavirus spreading out of control in many parts of the U.S., some experts say the strategy of testing and tracing can't contain the pandemic until lockdowns bring case numbers down.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    This photo from a trip last November shows the friends and family members whom Danielle Zonis (third from right) has chosen to quarantine with during the coronavirus pandemic. She started a Facebook group for others to discuss the choices they're making
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    Some People Agree To Disagree Over What's Safe During The Pandemic

    Jul 09, 2020
    The coronavirus pandemic requires people to weigh risks and make choices about their activities. But there can be problems when a choice conflicts with what the people around us decide to do.
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    See/Hear/Do
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    Tales of Life Inside

    Jul 09, 2020

    Las Vegas Little Theatre explores pandemic reality with The Quarantine Monologues

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    Shots - Health News
    Communication skills used to negotiate safe sex are also useful for setting boundaries while socializing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Above, circles drawn in the grass encourage social distancing at Dolores Park in San Francisco.
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    Starting A COVID-19 'Social Bubble'? How Safe Sex Communication Skills Can Help

    Jul 08, 2020
    Sex educators and sexologists have some advice for safe coronavirus socializing. Just like in the bedroom, overcommunicate about your needs and seek consent.
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    Coronavirus Live Updates
    England will soon lift a 14-day quarantine requirement for travelers from more than 50 countries and territories, including Italy, Germany, France and Spain, the Department for Transportation said Friday. The U.S. is not among the exempt countries.
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    England To Lift Quarantine Rule For More Than 50 Nations — But Not For The U.S.

    Jul 03, 2020
    Effective July 10, travelers from "reduced risk" countries, including Spain, France, Germany and Italy, won't have to self-Isolate for 14 days. The U.S. is not among the exempt countries.
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    Essential Vocab For COVID-19: From Asymptomatic To Zoonotic

    Jun 27, 2020
    The pandemic has brought many new terms into daily usage. Here are definitions of some of the words used in discussion of the novel coronavirus and how to stem its spread.
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    Shots - Health News
    Being stuck at home during lockdowns was a recipe for increased drinking for some Americans.
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    Drinking Has Surged During The Pandemic. Do You Know The Signs Of Addiction?

    Jun 21, 2020
    Experts say a bit of extra drinking isn't a problem for many people, but they recommend watching out for specific behaviors that signal addiction.
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    Dispatches from Home
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    The Cost of Quarantine

    Jun 12, 2020

    Despite what you see on social media, quarantine hasn't been all sourdough and prestige TV. For many, it's about the toll of isolation, job loss, and an uncertain future

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    Shots - Health News
    Debbie Sorensen, an infectious disease nurse with Salt Lake County Public Health Department in Salt Lake City, talks by phone with a woman who recently tested positive for the coronavirus. Sorensen is one of the county's 130 contact tracers aiming to slo
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    When You Can't Quarantine At Home: COVID-19 Contact Tracers Aim To Help

    Jun 10, 2020
    Public health experts say tracing the close contacts of people infected with the coronavirus and getting them all into quarantine is crucial to stopping the pandemic. That's easier said than done.
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    Modelers Suggest Pandemic Lockdowns Saved Millions From Dying Of COVID-19

    Jun 09, 2020
    Researchers cast a backward look to see what might have happened during the first months of the coronavirus crisis without any preventive measures.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Aysha Abu Shhab (right) and Noam Shuster-Eliassi (second from right) with other COVID-19 patients quarantined by the Israeli military at the Dan Jerusalem Hotel, which became known as "Hotel Corona."
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    'Everybody's Getting Along Here': How 'Hotel Corona' United Israelis And Palestinians

    Jun 09, 2020
    A Jerusalem hotel hosted 180 quarantined COVID-19 patients from different backgrounds. Despite concerns they might clash, some became friends. The biggest test of togetherness came during Passover.
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    The Coronavirus Crisis
    Dr. Lauren Jenkins reads to her twin sons, Pierce and Ashton, while wearing her "hazmat" suit. Because lung cancer has compromised her husband's immune system, Jenkins moved out of her home and visited in the suit as a precaution.
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    She's A Frontline Doctor. Her Husband Has Lung Cancer. Now, A Simple Hug Is Dangerous

    Jun 07, 2020
    When Lauren Jenkins learned a coworker had tested positive for the coronavirus, she did what once would've seemed unthinkable — separating from her two young boys and a husband with stage IV cancer.
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    Coronavirus FAQs: How To Stay Safe While Protesting, When To Go Out After Recovery

    Jun 05, 2020
    Also: If I head to a new state or country for a visit, do I need to self-isolate to protect others in case I'm contagious?
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    The Picture Show
    The sun rises and falls in my room. I feel more grounded to reality.
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    Documenting Self-Isolation: 14 Days Through 14 Instant Photos

    May 13, 2020
    While self-quarantining amid the coronavirus pandemic, photographer Kisha Ravi took instant photos to help process her time isolating in a triggering place: her childhood bedroom.
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    Too Much Alone Time? Tips To Connect And Find Joy While Social Distancing

    May 10, 2020
    The isolation that comes with social distancing carries serious physical and mental health risks. Here's how to forge new connections and nurture friendships, without leaving home.
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    Bulletin Board
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    On the Roads Again

    May 04, 2020

    Does quarantine offer a chance to do a bunch of street repairs?

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    The City Observed
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    Creativity During Quarantine

    Apr 30, 2020

    A two-part look at how some local artists and writers have responded to the current situation

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