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US coronavirus cases top 1,000 as WHO declares a pandemic

Some cities and counties banned large gatherings, while basketball teams learned they would be playing in empty arenas. That is, if they were playing at all. The NBA announced that its season is being suspended for an unspecified time following the positive coronavirus test of a Utah Jazz player, according to a statement from the… Read More »

New York City declares a public health emergency amid Brooklyn measles outbreak

Unvaccinated people living in select ZIP codes will be required to receive the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, known as MMR, to curtail the outbreak and protect others, he said. Under the mandatory vaccinations, members of the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will check the vaccination records of any individual who may have… Read More »