COVID-19 Updates
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What Public Health Inspectors Need to Know about COVID-19
Stay home if you are having symptoms of COVID-19. Follow CDC recommended steps if you are sick. Notify your employer if you test positive for COVID-19. Do not return to…
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Health Equity
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What We Can Do
Community- and faith-based organizations, employers, healthcare systems and providers, public health agencies, policy makers, and others all have a part in helping to promote fair access to health. To prevent…
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Health Equity Considerations and Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups
Long-standing systemic health and social inequities have put many people from racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19. The term “racial and…
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WHO chief Tedros Ghebreyesus slams Mike Pompeo’s claims he was ‘bought’ by China
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said reported comments by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organisation…
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Coronavirus Australia map: tracking new cases, Covid-19 stats and live data update by state
Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of how many confirmed cases of coronavirus…
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Australia’s embrace of face masks uncovers entrepreneurial spirit
For years, Haruka Nishiyama – a self-employed artist in Melbourne, Australia – made her living selling handcrafted items of clothing, jewellery and bags. These days, Nishiyama, who is originally from…
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Hong Kong third wave: two areas in east Kowloon emerging as new Covid-19 clusters, Post finds, while government ‘mulls partial lockdown’
Choi Hung and Kwun Tong in eastern Kowloon have emerged as new Covid-19 clusters in Hong Kong with the number of confirmed cases there climbing, the Post has found, while…
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Coronavirus: Trump cancels Republican convention events in Jacksonville, Florida
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Caitlin Oprysko on politico.com on July 23, 2020.US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced he…
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US dollar at risk of sudden collapse? Ex-IMF official warns ‘blow-up event’ could sink currency as debt mounts
With the United States expected to double down on its fiscal stimulus measures to mitigate the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic, and the US Federal Reserve continuing its aggressive…