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As this challenging time for our country and our communities continues, we want you to know we are here for you — and we are here with you.
It's a question that many want answered: Exactly how many people recover from Covid-19?
April 4 has become an established tradition — 404 Day — to bring Atlanta’s pro sports teams together to celebrate Atlanta’s original and widely-known area code of 404.
Walmart and Target announced this week they are instituting new guidelines for keeping customers safe during the coronavirus pandemic by limiting the amount of customers who can be in the store at one time.
US coronavirus deaths surpassed 7,000. States say they're missing what they need to combat the virus
The US has surpassed 7,000 deaths and some state leaders say there's still a lot they're missing in the battle against the coronavirus.
As more and more Americans are forced to stay home during the escalating coronavirus pandemic, the crisis has created a pressure-cooker situation for domestic violence victims, exacerbating stressors and isolation that can make for a deadly mix.
Helpful resources for your family during the Coronavirus outbreak
• Gwinnett-Newton-Rockdale Public Health COVID-19
• Newton County Schools COVID-19 Updates (Novel Coronavirus)
• CDC's main coronavirus page
• CDC (COVID-19) Situation Summary (updates at noon Monday through Friday)Â
• CDC Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Communities
• Georgia Department of Public Health COVID-19 pageÂ
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What happens when a once-rejected dystopian novel turns into reality? Ask Scottish author Peter May.
A large and influential Russian language church near Sacramento, California, is denying it is at the center of a novel coronavirus outbreak.
One of Asia's biggest slums has confirmed its first coronavirus death as top Indian doctors warn that the country must prepare to face an "onslaught" of cases that could cripple the health system to levels far beyond what Europe and the United States are experiencing.
When the novel coronavirus pandemic hit Asia, people across the region were quick to wear masks, with some places like Taiwan and the Philippines even making them mandatory in certain scenarios.
Each day seems to bring more bad news for Tokyo.
Georgia has seen 136 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease, and 14 additional deaths from it, since noon, according to new figures from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
Bus driver Jason Hargrove spoke to the people of Detroit on video March 21, trying to get them to take the coronavirus pandemic seriously.
The 145th running of the Preakness Stakes -- traditionally the second leg of the Triple Crown -- will be moved to a later date and be held without any fans in the infield.
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration was now recommending Americans wear "non-medical cloth" face coverings, a reversal of previous guidance that suggested masks were unnecessary for people who weren't sick.
Federal officials on Friday ordered airlines to reimburse customers for canceled flights, saying a growing number of passengers are complaining amid the coronavirus pandemic that airlines are providing travel credits rather than refunds.
An Oklahoma newspaper has retracted a coronavirus-related story it published on April Fools Day that caused panic among parents and teachers.
Janet Broderick is just happy to be alive.
CNN anchor Brooke Baldwin announced on Friday that she tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing symptoms a day earlier.
ATLANTA – Denial, fear, anxiety and worry have been the constant companions of Dr. Colleen Kraft and her colleagues at Emory University Hospital in recent weeks.
Perhaps half the world's population is living under some form of restriction to help curb the spread of coronavirus. Many are starting to wonder when and how these tough limits on everyday activities will end.
Singer Sara Bareilles has shared that she had a "very mild" case of Covid-19 and has now fully recovered.
New data from the Georgia Department of Public Health shows there are 387 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus known as COVID-19 in Georgia since last night.
Seattle's hospitals are preparing for a surge of coronavirus cases, but there are faint glimmers the situation is improving in the place where the US outbreak first took hold.
Jeff Bezos is donating $100 million to US food banks to help them feed a growing number of out-of-work Americans who are losing their jobs during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Alicia Keys took to a studio corner to freestyle her own coronavirus-themed version of the Flo Rida hit, "My House."
Should you or shouldn't you wear a face mask during the coronavirus pandemic? Here's what health organizations and top experts say.
Given the dangers doctors face on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, Dr. Matthew Bai and his wife made a difficult decision over the weekend.
Kevin and Ryan Sheehan will never know whether their father heard them say goodbye on speaker phone.
In an unprecedented move, the US government is automatically suspending payments and waiving interest on federal student loans for six months, providing immediate relief for more than 20 million people currently paying off their debt.
Journalist Alice Stockton-Rossini hosted a 90th birthday for her mother last month in New Jersey. At the time, the radio host said, she had no idea she'd been infected with coronavirus while covering an outbreak in New Rochelle, New York.
The March jobs report comes out later today. It's the first time we'll see what the coronavirus crisis has done to the labor market. But, experts warn, we won't know the full effects until next month.
In mild to moderate cases of coronavirus, a loss of smell, and therefore taste, is emerging as one of the most unusual early signs of the disease called Covid-19.
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people wear face coverings in public and health officials just reported the most deaths in a single day.
As the United States and much of the rest of the world locks down over the novel coronavirus pandemic, China appears to be cautiously opening back up.
The Life Care Center of Kirkland, Washington, which was an epicenter of Covid-19 cases in the early days of the pandemic, faces a fine of more than $611,000 if it does not correct problems found by federal inspectors.
Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found milling about outside.
Once-crowded city streets are now empty. Highway traffic has slowed to a minimum. And fewer and fewer people can be found milling about outside.
Amid the push to curb coronavirus, a statewide shelter-in-place order that will shutter in-person patronizing of bars, gyms, restaurants, theaters and many other activities is set to begin at 6 p.m. Friday and last through April 13.
There have been 96 new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease and 13 new deaths from it in Georgia since noon, according to new figures from the Georgia Department of Public Health.
In her final days, Janice Preschel continued to run the Helping Hands Food Pantry from her hospital bed in New Jersey.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said he will extend the state's stay-at-home order until April 30 as the numbers of coronavirus cases and deaths surge.
The interruption to the 2020 NASCAR season due to the COVID-19 pandemic has been understandably disappointing and disconcerting for racers, fans, teams and the industry as a whole.
Watch Thursday’s White House coronavirus task force press conference here:
ATLANTA—Help is on the way for public safety agencies in Georgia in the form of a Department of Justice grant to fight COVID-19.
The commander of a US aircraft carrier that has been hit by a major outbreak of coronavirus has been relieved of command for showing "poor judgment" days after writing a memo warning Navy leadership that decisive action was needed to save the lives of the ship's crew, acting Secretary of the…
Dublin, Ga. –In these unprecedented times, most everyone in the United States has been affected by the Novel Coronavirus, or COVID-19, either directly or indirectly. This includes U.S. Army World War II Veteran and Carl Vinson VA Medical Center resident Meta Monteleon, our country’s oldest A…
With the spread of coronavirus across the United States and around the world, the death toll continues to rise.
Longtime Gwinnett resident and sports broadcaster Brad Nessler sent a message to the City of Duluth this week, urging citizens to stay home during the coronavirus outbreak.
CONYERS - Rockdale County Sheriff Eric Levett has posted on the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office Facebook page that he is ill, is in self-quarantine, and is being tested for COVID-19. Levett also noted that he has since learned that a Sheriff's Office employee he has been in contact with tes…
The Senior PGA Championship will not be played this year because of the coronavirus pandemic, the PGA of America announced Thursday.
For those eagerly awaiting the "Top Gun" sequel, the wait just got a little longer.
A newly-hatched study out of China, so raw that it's not yet been peer-reviewed, has some disturbing news for cat lovers.
The number of unemployment claims filed in Georgia grew exponentially last week as the coronavirus pandemic continued to cause massive job losses.
Ali Wentworth has tested positive for coronavirus after falling ill with tightness in her chest and a high fever. "
The Democratic National Convention has been pushed back to the week of August 17 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the committee tasked with planning the event announced on Thursday.
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craybourn said:
We're not allowed to go to parks in Rockdale : (
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mamaknock said:
Are you trying for a Mad Max? This is not good. In fact, It's pretty stupid imo.
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lawyerguy1 said:
That column just gave me chills!
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