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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A total of three members of the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department have tested positive for COVID-19, Mayor Lenny Curry said Monday. All three firefighters were from Station 28 on Hogan Road, Jacksonville’s largest fire station, but JFRD Chief Powers said one […]

BOONE — An additional Watauga County resident has tested positive for COVID-19 (novel coronavirus), AppHealthCare announced on April 13. “This case has known travel history and is recovering. This case is in isolation outside of the state. The local health department staff have identified close […]

Hosts of “death cafes” are reporting a global surge in demand for honest conversation about “the nitty-gritty of dying”, and say the coronavirus pandemic has made frank discussion about our mortality more necessary than ever. “In these difficult times, as death comes closer, it’s very […]

Three members of the same family from Burton-on-Trent in Staffordshire and two porters who worked at the same hospital in Oxford are among the latest coronavirus victims to be announced in the UK. The official death toll of those who have died in UK hospitals […]

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Kevin Sabin, president of Arvest Bank, said his bank has processed 5,000 “PPP” loans valued at over $800 million. Sabin said the smallest loan request was for $2,380 and the largest was for the program’s maximum limit at $10 million. The bank, which has operations […]

World Health Organization officials warned nations across the globe against lifting government lockdowns to contain the Covid-19 outbreak too soon, saying that the coronavirus spreads fast and is 10 times deadlier than the 2009 flu pandemic. “While Covid-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates much more slowly. […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday said the state is “controlling the spread” of the coronavirus, and it appears that “the worst is over … if we continue to be smart going forward.” But at the same time, Cuomo revealed that the death toll […]

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday the state is “controlling the spread” of the coronavirus, and it appears that “the worst is over … if we continue to be smart going forward.” At the same time, Cuomo revealed that the death toll from Covid-19 […]