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Coronavirus Updates
The Santa Monica Pier welcomed outdoor visitors on Monday as Los Angeles County entered the less-restrictive orange tier. The following day, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a target statewide reopening date of June 15, provided certain public heal
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Governor Aims To Reopen California By Mid-June, Contingent On Public Health Metrics

Apr 06, 2021
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a tentative statewide reopening date of June 15, provided vaccine availability increases and hospitalizations remain low.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Thursday that certain sectors in most of the state can expand their occupancy limits starting Monday. He also said that hospitals in those regions can now resume elective procedures and that eligible long-term care fac
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Governor Says Most Of Texas Can Loosen Limits On Businesses, But Bars Must Stay Shut

Sep 17, 2020
Gov. Greg Abbott is relaxing restrictions on hospitals, nursing homes and certain industries in much of the state, citing an improvement in COVID-19 metrics.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Starting Sept. 30, New York City restaurants will be able to open their dining rooms at 25% capacity after being closed for months due to COVID-19.
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New York City To Resume Indoor Dining, With Restrictions, Later This Month

Sep 09, 2020
After being delayed in July, reopening is set for Sept. 30, with capacity of only 25%. Patrons must wear masks except while seated and provide information for contact tracing.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City has been closed since mid-March, but will be open to visitors five days a week starting in August.
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New York's Metropolitan Museum Of Art Will Open Its Doors Again In Late August

Jul 15, 2020
The country's largest art museum will be open to the public five days a week starting at the end of August. It had been closed since March as New York City grappled with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Bars, like this boarded-up pub in Dublin, closed in March. They can open their doors again in Phase Four of Ireland's reopening plan, which is newly delayed until  August.
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Ireland Delays Further Reopening, Keeping Bars Closed As Case Numbers Grow

Jul 15, 2020
Prime Minister Micheál Martin said on Wednesday that current restrictions will remain in place until Aug. 10. The country had been set to begin the final phase of its reopening plan on July 20.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a new set of rules for foreign students in light of the coronavirus pandemic. International students cannot enter or stay in the U.S. if their college offers courses only online in the fall semester.
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ICE: Foreign Students Must Leave The U.S. If Their Colleges Go Online-Only This Fall

Jul 06, 2020
New federal rules will prohibit international students from completing fully online courses of study while in the U.S. Monday's announcement comes as more colleges release their plans for the fall.
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Shots - Health News
Dental offices have begun seeing patients return for routine procedures. Seattle dentist Kathleen Saturay has increased the layers of protective equipment she wears when treating patients.
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The Dentist Will See You Now. But Should You Go?

Jul 06, 2020
Dentists spend their careers eye to eye with infectious patients, their hands inside gaping mouths, and have a vested interest in making sure everyone stays safe. Here's how they do it.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A business in San Antonio posts a reminder about face masks. The city is one of a growing number of localities and states mandating that face coverings be worn in public.
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Pennsylvania Joins The Growing List Of States Mandating Face Masks In Public

Jul 01, 2020
Pennsylvania, Oregon and Kansas are among the latest states to require face coverings in public settings as COVID-19 cases surge in much of the country. Health officials say masks can slow the spread.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Later feature film releases have pushed AMC Theatres to delay its phased reopening until July 30.
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With Big Summer Films Delayed, AMC Theatres Puts Off U.S. Reopening

Jun 29, 2020
The largest U.S. movie chain is resuming operations at approximately 450 U.S. locations on July 30, two weeks later than previously announced. It's matching delays by movie producers.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
The marble lions outside the New York Public Library in midtown Manhattan are wearing face masks to remind New Yorkers to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines. Throughout their 109-year history the sculptures have worn baseball caps, top hats and wreaths.
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Famous New York Public Library Lions Mask Up To Set An Example

Jun 29, 2020
Patience and Fortitude, the marble lions outside of the New York Public Library at 42nd Street, don face masks as the city and the library system work to reopen while avoiding the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Restaurants in New Jersey, like this one in Hoboken, can open for outdoor dining. Indoor service was tentatively set to resume on July 2, but Gov. Phil Murphy announced it will be delayed indefinitely due to public health concerns.
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New Jersey Puts Indoor Dining On Pause Indefinitely Because Of Coronavirus

Jun 29, 2020
Gov. Phil Murphy is delaying the reopening initially set for Thursday. He cited COVID-19 spikes in other states as well as noncompliance at some outdoor restaurants in his state.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
A couple take in the view as they visit the Eiffel Tower on Thursday. Paris' iconic tower is reopening after the coronavirus forced the longest closure since World War II.
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Eiffel Tower Reopens In Paris After A 3-Month Shutdown

Jun 25, 2020
It was the landmark's longest closure since World War II. But the tower's highest point is still not open — and for now, visitors will need to take the stairs.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Sally Beauty's in Salt Lake City is one of many establishments across the country requiring patrons to wear face coverings. Utah Gov. Gary Herbert previously paused the state's reopening, but tweeted on June 22 that he has "no plans to shut down Utah's e
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With COVID-19 Cases Rising, Some States Slow Their Reopening Plans

Jun 24, 2020
Governors in several southern and western states are delaying their timelines, citing increases in cases and hospitalizations.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
The Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona filled its nearly 2,300 seats with plants for a June 22 concert, which was also broadcast online.
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Barcelona Opera Reopens With An Audience Of Plants

Jun 22, 2020
As Spain lifted its national state of emergency, the Liceu opera house in Barcelona found alternative living things to fill nearly 2,300 seats.
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Shots - Health News
As normal activities such as dining out resume, there has been an increase in cases in people in their 20s and 30s in pockets around the country. Some experts say it's because of lack of social distancing and mask wearing.
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Younger Adults Are Increasingly Testing Positive For The Coronavirus

Jun 19, 2020
In parts of the country, more people in their 20s and 30s are testing positive for the coronavirus. Experts say this is likely due to more testing and less adherence to distancing and mask guidelines.
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Live Updates: Protests For Racial Justice
On June 12, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (center) signs into law a package of police accountability measures that received new backing after the killing of George Floyd.
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New York Gov. Cuomo: Now Is The Time For 'Fundamental Redefinition' Of Policing

Jun 15, 2020
For years, the governor says, Democrats in the state didn't have the political or popular support to enact reforms. Now, lawmakers have passed sweeping police accountability and transparency measures.
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Coronavirus Live Updates
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that bars and bowling alleys are on the list of business that can reopen at 25 percent beginning Friday and restaurants can increase to 50 percent capacity as the state continues to go through phases to reopen the state after
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Texas Reports Record-Breaking COVID-19 Hospitalizations, As State Reopens

Jun 08, 2020
Texas Department of State Health Services says 1,935 people were admitted as hospital patients with the coronavirus. That is up from a previous record of 1,888 more than a month ago.
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Shots - Health News
Maria Banderas, left, answers questions from medical assistant Dolores Becerra on May 18 before getting a coronavirus test at St. Johns Well Child and Family Center in South Los Angeles, one of the LA neighborhoods hit hard by COVID-19.
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New Coronavirus Hot Spots Emerge Across South And In California, As Northeast Slows

Jun 05, 2020
Nationwide, coronavirus infection numbers are trending down, but several states are seeing upticks, with the heaviest impact falling on communities of color and nursing home residents.
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Traffic On Highways Grows As Southern Nevada Reopens

May 28, 2020

The Las Vegas Valley’s freeway system saw a bump in traffic during Phase One of Nevada’s reopening plan, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reports.

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Gov. Sisolak Announces Nevada Will Enter Phase 2 Of Reopening May 29

May 26, 2020

Gov. Steve Sisolak released a prepared statement Tuesday announcing the state will enter Phase 2 of reopening Friday, May 29.

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Nevada Regulatory Panel Refining Rules For Reopening Casinos

May 26, 2020

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada gambling regulators may require the state's shuttered casinos to test all front-line resort workers for COVID-19, plan to isolate infected visitors and take other steps to slow the coronavirus spread.

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Coronavirus Live Updates
People eat in a deserted food court inside a mall west of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Monday. U.S. states have been easing restrictions on businesses ahead of Memorial Day, the traditional start of the summer vacation and outdoor season.
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All 50 U.S. States Have Now Started To Reopen, Easing COVID-19 Shutdown

May 20, 2020
All 50 states have at least partially eased tight restrictions on businesses, with a mix of policies letting restaurants or stores welcome customers.
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The Coronavirus Crisis
Shoppers began showing up earlier this month at International Plaza in Tampa, Fla. Mall business has been slow to pick up, with a lot of people still reluctant to venture out.
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Businesses Are Reopening, But Customers May Not Be Ready To Go Back

May 18, 2020
Governors around the country have begun slowly allowing stores, restaurants and malls to serve customers again. But it won't count for much if people are afraid to venture out.
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Shots - Health News
A patient arrives to pick up medication for opioid addiction and is given hand sanitizer at a clinic in Olympia, Wash. The pandemic is changing the distribution networks and supplies of street drugs across the United States, authorities say.
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Changes In Opioid Supply Create New Risks As Stay-At-Home Rules Ease

May 18, 2020
The disruption in the illegal opioid trade had varying impacts around the country. As stay-at-home orders lift, that creates different risks of overdose that public health is trying to manage.
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The Reopening Has Begun. What’s It Like Out There?

May 15, 2020

Masks, thermal cameras, QR code menus, lots of hand sanitizer — and an abundance of caution: a preview of the new normal

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