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Some coronavirus restrictions ease up in South Florida

Mon, 2020-08-31 12:52 — mike kraft

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MIAMI (AP) — Some coronavirus restrictions started easing up Monday in parts of South Florida.

In Miami-Dade County, restaurants were allowed to welcome back diners to indoor seating for the first time in almost two months, provided masks were worn and the establishments operated at 50% capacity.

In Palm Beach County, officials issued an order allowing tattoo and body piercing parlors, as well as tanning salons, to reopen starting Monday.

In Miami-Dade County, most indoor dining has been banned in the county since early July to stop the spread of the coronavirus.

“This does not mean this is over by a long shot,” Mayor Carlos Gimenez said in an online news conference. “While we’re heading in the right direction, we’re not out of the woods.”

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As Scores Of U.S. Universities See Coronavirus Outbreaks, Nation Tops 6 Million Cases

Mon, 2020-08-31 12:40 — mike kraft

As Scores Of U.S. Universities See Coronavirus Outbreaks, Nation Tops 6 Million Cases There have been at least 183,000 deaths linked to COVID-19 nationwide. YahooNews

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Update: Virus Infections rise to more than 1,000 on University of Alabama campus

Sat, 2020-08-29 20:47 — mike kraft

Coronavirus update: Infections rise to more than 1,000 on University of Alabama campus The University of Alabama outbreak represents one of the largest coronavirus clusters reported at any academic institution since the start of the new school year. Derek Hawkins Washington Post

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arbon monoxide poisoning from generators poses new threat in areas hit by Hurricane Laura

Sat, 2020-08-29 11:09 — mike kraft

Carbon monoxide poisoning from generators poses new threat in areas hit by Hurricane Laura <p>Carbon monoxide poisoning from generators appears to have killed more people in Louisiana and Texas than Hurricane Laura itself, claiming at least eight lives along the Gulf Coast, where the storm destroyed buildings and left roughly 500,000 without power.</p> <p>The threat associated from generators looms as more than 230,000 customers in Louisiana remain without power, including more than 80,000 in Lake Charles and nearby towns and parishes.

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Most U.S. states reject Trump administration's new COVID-19 testing guidance- Reuters survey

Sat, 2020-08-29 10:37 — mike kraft

Exclusive: Most U.S. states reject Trump administration's new COVID-19 testing guidance A majority of U.S. states have rejected new Trump administration COVID-19 testing guidance in an extraordinary rebuke of the nation's top agency for disease prevention, according to officials at state health agencies and public statements reviewed by Reuters. Carl O'Donnell U.S.

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oronavirus Donald Trump Joe Biden Kamala Harris TheHill.com Florida confirmed 9K new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days as schools reopen

Fri, 2020-08-28 23:30 — mike kraft

Florida confirmed 9K new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days Florida confirmed almost 9,000 new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days in August as schools reopen, according to state data released Tuesday. Justine Coleman TheHill

Florida confirmed almost 9,000 new COVID-19 cases among children within 15 days in August as schools reopen, according to state data released Tuesday.

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Florida: First positive COVID case traced on a Bay County school bus

Fri, 2020-08-28 12:00 — mike kraft

First positive COVID case traced on a Bay County school bus BAY COUNTY Fla. (WMBB) — Despite months of planning and preparation to combat COVID-19, Bay District Schools reported their first positive case Wednesday. That exposure has been traced back t… alexiatsiropoulos MyPanhandle.com | WMBB-TV

BAY COUNTY Fla. (WMBB) — Despite months of planning and preparation to combat COVID-19, Bay District Schools reported their first positive case Wednesday.

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Florida was social distancing less and less, until its summer coronavirus explosion

Fri, 2020-08-28 11:30 — mike kraft

Florida was social distancing less and less, until its summer coronavirus explosion Analysis: Cell phone tracking data shows in-person movement leveled off starting in June. Tampa Bay Times

Floridians have hit a new plateau — in how much they’re going out.

In March, society came to a halt when the outbreak of the new coronavirus forced businesses and schools to close and led people nationwide to stay at home.

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Fire erupts at hurricane-hit Louisiana chemical plant

Thu, 2020-08-27 13:54 — mike kraft

Fire erupts at hurricane-hit Louisiana chemical plant Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Thursday asked residents in three southwestern communities to stay indoors with windows and doors shut as a plume rose from a chemical fire at a chlorine plant in an area hit by Hurricane Laura. Liz Hampton U.S.

(Reuters) - Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards on Thursday asked residents in three southwestern communities to stay indoors with windows and doors shut as a plume rose from a chemical fire at a chlorine plant in an area hit by Hurricane Laura.

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