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Pregnancy is a time of hope and dreams for most women and their families — even during a pandemic. Still, their extra need to avoid catching the coronavirus has meant more isolation and sacrifices, too. Leo Patrizi/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Leo Patrizi/Getty Images Pregnancy is a time of hope and dreams for most…

It isn’t often that one hears the word “pandemic” and “inspired” in the same sentence. But the director of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, Dr. Francis Collins, says that, for all the suffering and grief that COVID-19 has wrought around the world, he has at least witnessed an unprecedented level of cooperation between private…

Emalahleni Local Municipality mayor Linah Malatjie and Newcastle Local Municipality mayor Dr Ntuthuko Mahlaba. (Supplied) The mayors of the Emalahleni and Newcastle local municipalities have tested positive for Covid-19.Both are currently in self-isolation.Statistics released on Thursday show 13 172 new Covid-19 cases have been reported in South Africa in the last day.Emalahleni Local Municipality mayor Linah…

By Allyson Blair | July 16, 2020 at 4:13 PM HST - Updated July 16 at 5:40 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Hawaii is seeing the number of people hospitalized with COVID-19 go up, in a worrisome trend public health officials say they’re watching closely. Health officials confirmed that 40 people were hospitalized with the…

Updated 7/16/2020 8:09 PM Cases of COVID-19 climbed by 1,257 Thursday in Illinois, and 25 more people died from the respiratory disease, but the latest daily case count above 1,000 comes as the state conducted a record 43,006 tests in 24 hours. The Illinois Department of Public Health reported a seven-day positivity test rate Thursday…