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Sept. 16, 2020Updated 12:29 p.m. ETAfter months of complaints about testing delays, New York City officials on Thursday are set to announce that they have opened a lab in Manhattan that should significantly cut down on wait times as the city prepares for its most ambitious period of reopenings, with public school classes and indoor…

Wearing eyeglasses daily may reduce the risk of contracting the novel coronavirus, a new study suggests. Researchers from China found that COVID-19 patients were five times less likely to have frames than the general population. The team, from The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, says they believe this is because ACE-2 receptors, which the virus latches…

At least seven people have died in connection to a coronavirus outbreak that continues to sicken people in Maine following a wedding reception held over the summer that violated state virus guidelines, public health authorities said. None of the seven people who have died attended the wedding, CBS affiliate WABI reported. The Big Moose Inn…

CLOSE President Donald Trump told Bob Woodward in a recorded interview that he wanted to downplay coronavirus. See what he told the public then and now. WochitWASHINGTON – President Donald Trump claimed Tuesday during a televised town hall that "herd mentality" could make the coronavirus "disappear" with or without a vaccine.During a 90-minute town hall hosted by ABC…

Daily COVID Report / Today COVID REPORT: Six New Cases Confirmed Today, Joint Information Center Says Press release from the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: The total number of Humboldt County residents who have tested positive for COVID-19 now stands at 479, after six additional cases were reported today.Wildfires continue to burn across the state,…