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The bar owners agreed to implement several measures to slow the spread of the virus, including asking customers to wear facemasks. BOISE, Idaho — Officials from Central District Health met with nearly a dozen downtown Boise bar owners on Thursday, as the city grapples with a growing number of COVID-19 cases connected to the area's…

Health workers across the Western Cape and Eastern Cape are struggling with a surge in coronavirus patients as the country hurtles towards an expected disease peak in July."The numbers have been increasing daily - we don't have enough space" said a casualty nurse at Livingstone Hospital, one of the three Covid-designated facilities in Eastern Cape.She…

Share on PinterestThe importance of incarceration for public health often gets overlooked. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)According to some of the most recent data, black Americans are 2.4 times more likely to die of COVID-19 than their white counterparts, and 2.2 times as likely as Asian Americans and Latin Americans. Other studies have also suggested…

The Congregation of the Precious Blood Sisters is battling an outbreak of Covid-19 at their Mthatha convent which has affected young and old.The convent has been turned into a quarantine facility by the Eastern Cape health department.  The prime source of the virus is a nun who works at Life St Mary's Hospital in Mthatha. Another…

At least 3 positive cases reported, health officials say Health warning about Myrtle Beach sent out after coronavirus outbreak in West Virginia At least 3 positive cases reported, health officials say Hide Transcript Show Transcript THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE MORE COMMON IN JUST A FEW MINUTES. GABRIELLE: SHIFTING TO T CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC NOW, AND A TOP…