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Gauteng Health MEC Dr Bandile Masuku said more than 1.5 million grave sites were being prepared in the province.The Gauteng Department of Health has since said the number refers to the collective capacity all municipalities in the province can take.Masuku visited a cemetery, north of Pretoria, to oversee the state of readiness of cemeteries if…

A health expert at Johns Hopkins University is warning that mask-wearing and some social distancing measures may be part of life in the United States for years to come.Eric Toner, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security, specializes in pandemic preparedness and has met with government officials all over the world…

San Luis Obispo County Public Health Officials announced Tuesday that they expect San Luis Obispo County will end up on the state's COVID-19 "watch list" soon.Over the weekend, the county reportedly exceeded the state's COVID-19 case rate criteria.Health officials say the county has seen a rate of about 114 cases per 100,000 population over the…

The director-general of the World Health Organization, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said Tuesday the coronavirus outbreak is "accelerating, and we have clearly not reached the peak of the pandemic." "More than six months in, the case for national unity and global solidarity is undeniable," he said at a WHO briefing Tuesday. "We cannot afford any…

Samuel Hardiman, Memphis Commercial Appeal Published 12:02 p.m. CT July 3, 2020 | Updated 9:45 a.m. CT July 5, 2020This story has been updated with information from the Shelby County Health Department clarifying the age of those required to wear a mask. It has also been updated to add information about the evolving legal basis…