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Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families

Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, their families

Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19.
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Charlottetown hospital calls Code Orange after accident prompts need for more staff

Charlottetown hospital calls Code Orange after accident prompts need for more staff

CHARLOTTETOWN — A serious car crash that injured four people prompted the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown to activate Code Orange protocols Monday evening.
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WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations double

WHO: COVID triples across Europe, hospitalizations double

LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization said Tuesday that coronavirus cases have tripled across Europe in the past six weeks, accounting for nearly half of all infections globally.
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Cyprus president tests positive for COVID-19, mild symptoms

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades, has tested positive for the coronavirus, a government official said Tuesday. Government spokesman Marios Pelekanos said Anastasiades tested positive during routine testing.
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Authorities in south China apologize over COVID-19 break-ins

Authorities in south China apologize over COVID-19 break-ins

BEIJING (AP) — Authorities in southern China have apologized for breaking into the homes of people who had been taken to a quarantine hotel in the latest example of heavy-handed virus-prevention measures that have sparked a rare public backlash.
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Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, families

Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, families

Freddy Fernandez almost wasn’t here, on his couch in his Missouri home, his baby on his lap, gnawing on the pulse oximeter that he uses to check his oxygen levels after a months-long bout with COVID-19.
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Study: Student gains last year narrowed COVID learning gap

Study: Student gains last year narrowed COVID learning gap

Despite a year of disruptions, students largely made academic gains this past year that paralleled their growth pre-pandemic and outpaced the previous school year, according to new research released Tuesday from NWEA, a nonprofit research group that
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Alberta Health Services no longer requires COVID-19 immunization for its workers

Alberta Health Services no longer requires COVID-19 immunization for its workers

EDMONTON — Alberta Health Services says it is rescinding its COVID-19 immunization policy for its workers. The agency says workers, as well as new hires and students, will no longer be required to have at least two vaccine doses.
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Judge blocks enforcement of West Virginia abortion ban

Judge blocks enforcement of West Virginia abortion ban

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge in West Virginia’s capital blocked enforcement of the state’s 150-year-old abortion ban Monday, opening the door for abortions to resume in the state, at least for now. Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Tera L.
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Owner: Mississippi abortion clinic is sold, won't reopen

Owner: Mississippi abortion clinic is sold, won't reopen

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi abortion clinic at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v.
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