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Beijing — While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.  Authorities in the Bayannur district raised the plague warning on Sunday, ordered residents not to hunt wild animals such as marmots and…

Beijing — While China appears to have reduced coronavirus cases to near zero, other infectious threats remain, with local health authorities announcing a suspected bubonic plague case in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.  Authorities in the Bayannur district raised the plague warning on Sunday, ordered residents not to hunt wild animals such as marmots and…

We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. As Alaskans commemorated Independence Day, the state reported another death tied to COVID-19 and 55 more cases among…

Maine CDC reports two new coronavirus-related deaths; 24 new coronavirus cases The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported two new coronavirus-related deaths and 24 new cases on Saturday. The number of Mainers with COVID-19 who have died is now at 107.The 24 new cases brings the total in Maine to 3,397.A total of…

Pleads with public to take precautions, avoid overwhelming system (Update: Adding video, comments from St. Charles official) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- St. Charles Bend said Friday it's seen a near-doubling in COVID-19 hospitalizations in 24 hours, from six to 11, and urged residents to take precautions to avoid overwhelming the hospital's capacity in coming days…