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Officials criticize those who aren’t following COVID-19 orders
LOS ANGELES — Following a weekend that saw the reopening of more recreational amenities and increased curbside access to retailers, Los Angeles County health officials said May 18 that hundreds of businesses reopened without adhering to health restrictions, and some beachgoers flouted rules
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Mkhize says local lockdowns on the table - with Gauteng in the firing line
Zweli Mkhize has been the bearer of bad news on Tuesday. His comments on localised lockdowns have certainly piqued attention in Gauteng.
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Africa: Police and Courts Must Do More to Reduce Gender-Based Violence
Analysis - On average, 856 women and 321 children were murdered over 107 days in 2018/19, according to South African Police Service (SAPS) crime statistics. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the country has now been in some form of lockdown for 109 days, although we don't know how many women
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COVID-19: Cases in SA increase by 6 945, deaths now at 2 657
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said the total number of COVID-19 cases are at 151 209 as of Tuesday 30 June.
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South Africa: Data Lockdown - Tension Simmers As Questions Are Raised About Access to COVID-19 Information
News24 understands that questions have arisen over the apparent stranglehold by the Department of Health on access to spatial data (geo-located confirmed coronavirus cases), data around testing, screening, contact tracing and hospitalisation data - which includes availability levels of medical
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Houston Health Department, partners schedule free COVID-19 testing for week of June 8 - DefenderNetwork.com
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners will set up new sites offering free COVID-19 tests during week of June 8. Texas Division of Emergency Management The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department will open four drive-thru test sites June 8-13: Spring Oaks Middle
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Covid-19: 'Why did he not eat for 48 hours?' - father wants answers after son dies in hospital | News24
The Gauteng Department of Health is compiling a report for the family following allegations of the treatment he received at Tembisa Hospital during the days leading up to his death.
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HeroZona Foundation Establishes Nation's Largest COVID-19 Testing Site | Dallas Weekly
A.P. Powell, the founder and CEO of HeroZona, calls the recently established free drive-thru testing site “COVID City.” Funding for the site came via the CARES Act established earlier this year. “We saw high demand, so we acted,” said Powell. “While the [South Mountain Community College] site was
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Chief Best’s Message To Officers On Potential Cuts To Police Budget - The Seattle Medium
Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best sent a message to officers to convey the financial outlook of the City and address any future cuts that may happen within SPD. The post Chief Best’s Message To Officers On Potential Cuts To Police Budget appeared first on The Seattle Medium.
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Free school shots available –
Before a child can enroll in Volusia County schools, parents and guardians must provide proof of immunizations for a child entering kindergarten or seventh
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‘Jeffrey, unfortunately, your test came back positive for the coronavirus.’
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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CONGRESSWOMAN JACKSON LEE ENDORSES ROYCE WEST IN U.S. SENATE RACE - Dallas Post Tribune
DALLAS-On Monday, Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee endorsed Texas State Sen. Royce West in the July 14th Democratic Primary Runoff for United States Senate. “Some electoral races are simply too important to not to be involved, and the Texas senatorial race is one of those races,” Jackson
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Only three countries are reporting more new cases than Florida - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Florida health officials reported Sunday a staggering record of new cases in a single day: 15,300. If Florida were a country, it would be the fourth highest in the world in reporting new cases. The state would rank 10th in the list of nations with the most cases, according to data from Johns
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Covid-19 in Gauteng: Support ramped up for healthcare workers as pressure mounts | News24
Public and private hospitals are offering counselling for healthcare workers as hospitals in Gauteng fill up.
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Tina Knowles-Lawson Is Serving Cookie Lyon Vibes In This Throwback Pic
Now, Tina Knowles-Lawson is proving her baby
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The Black crisis in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
A few days after my call with Rep. Reynolds, I received a call on my cell phone from U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday, March
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Houston Health Department Announces Additional COVID-19 Testing Sites
Free COVID-19 tests will be offered by the Houston Health Department (HHD) and its agency partners at new and continuing sites during the week of May
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Legal battle looms as Frere Hospital in EC is shut down - report
A legal battle is looming after health and safety inspectors from the labour department shut down Frere Hospital in East London amid concerns that its measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 are inadequate, according to a report in
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Houston announces free COVID-19 testing schedule for week of June 29 - DefenderNetwork.com
The Houston Health Department and its agency partners are announcing the schedule for sites offering free COVID-19 tests the week of June 29, 2020. Texas Division of Emergency Management The Texas Division of Emergency Management and the department will open five drive-thru test sites: Hobby
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Covid-19: 'Overwhelmed' Eastern Cape asks for SANDF medical team's help | News24
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has admitted the province's hospitals are overwhelmed in the fight against Covid-19, and has asked national government for the support of the South African National Defence Force medical team.
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Mayor Turner asks Houstonians to share coronavirus impact in survey
survey is conducted by the Mayor’s Health Equity Response (H.E.R.) Initiative and Task
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Texas keeps 'The Eyes of Texas' despite athlete demands - Black News Channel
By CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer/ BNC Contributor  The University of Texas announced a series of steps Monday intended to make itself more welcoming to its Black students but stopped short of shelving 'The Eyes of Texas' song that a number of athletes have said needs to go because it has racist
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Texas Senate runoff asks whether what worked for Democrats in 2018 still works in 2020 - African American News Today - EIN News
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COVID-19 — My Personal Battle from a Positive to a Negative Result – Free Press of Jacksonville
NNPA NEWSWIRE — On that Friday, March 27th, things took a drastic turn for the worse, as it relates to my
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COVID-19 data sharing with law enforcement sparks concern
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Public health officials in at least two-thirds of U.S. states are sharing the addresses of people who have the coronavirus with first
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‘You Look Like Reign’: Toya Johnson Wows Fans with Her Fountain of Youth In New Selfie
"T.I. & Tiny: Friends and Family Hustle" reality diva Toya Johnson has fans seeing double when she turned back the hands of time in her new selfie she
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SCS parents can choose in-person or online instruction for the fall
The district plans to ask parents from July 6 to 17 to choose an option for the first semester so the district can provide laptops or tablets next month, Superintendent Joris Ray told school board members during a meeting Tuesday
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A statue of the Virgin Mary was set on fire at a Boston church - L.A. Focus Newspaper
Saturday night, the Boston Fire Department arrived at Saint Peter Parish Church to see that someone had set fire to the plastic flowers that were in the hands of the Virgin Mary statue, causing the face and upper body of the statue to be burned, according to a news release from the police
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Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals : TheGrio
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — A U.S. district judge on Monday ordered a new delay in federal executions, hours before... View Article The post Judge blocks federal executions; administration appeals appeared first on TheGrio.
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Covid-19: 'Dangerous' dumping of tests kits on N2 could have infected people - health dept | News24
The Covid-19 test samples that were found strewn near the busy N2 in the Eastern Cape on Monday could have infected people with Covid-19, the provincial health department says.
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