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COVID-19 Death Rates in Urban and Rural Areas: United States, 2020--new statstics

Tue, 2022-10-25 10:55 — mike kraft

Products - Data Briefs - Number 447 - October 2022 (cdc.gov)

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Death rates in the United States are higher in rural than urban areas, and the difference has grown over the last 2 decades (1). Death rates for all of the 10 leading causes of death in 2019 were higher in rural than urban areas (1). In 2020, deaths due to COVID-19 became the third leading cause of death in the United States (2). This report presents COVID-19 death rates for rural and urban areas in 2020 by sex and age group (under age 65 and 65 and over). Rates are presented for the six categories of urbanicity according to the decedent’s county of residence (3). Urban areas include large central metropolitan, large fringe metropolitan, medium metropolitan, and small metropolitan; rural areas include micropolitan and noncore (nonmetropolitan).

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Ebola: Uganda applies lessons from first outbreak, but reports increase in the capital

Mon, 2022-10-24 10:29 — mike kraft

Uganda applies well-honed lessons to new Ebola outbreak (nbcnews.com)

...the East African country — lauded for its coronavirus response, which was built around engaging the community and training health officials — is drawing lessons from the first Ebola outbreak in 2004.

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Asia are opening up for travel -- except for China

Thu, 2022-10-13 17:38 — mike kraft

The last Covid holdouts in Asia are throwing open their doors for travel -- except for China Across Asia, borders are opening and quarantine measures are lifting as even the last few countries clinging to Covid restrictions embrace a return to travel. By Jessie Yeung, CNN CNN

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But in China -- which has seen its own economy suffer from a strict zero-Covid policy involving tight border controls, snap lockdowns and mandatory quarantines -- there appears to be no end in sight to the restrictions, despite mounting public frustration.

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New York City's Covid economic recovery and workers' return is drawn out

Thu, 2022-10-13 10:26 — mike kraft

In drawn-out recovery, NYC inches out from COVID's shadow NEW YORK (AP) — As kids returned to school last month, people watching New York City pull itself out of COVID-19's shadow wondered whether workers who fled Manhattan's office towers during the pandemic would finally return in a rush, too. AP NEWS

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Florida: Biden and DeSantis join together in hurricane Ian recovery effort

Thu, 2022-10-06 17:31 — mike kraft

Biden and DeSantis join together in Ian recovery effort FORT MYERS, Florida (AP) — President Joe Biden surveyed the devastation of hurricane-ravaged Florida on Wednesday, promising to marshal the power of the federal government to help rebuild as he comforted local residents alongside Republican Gov. AP NEWS

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FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters on Air Force One that the cost of rebuilding will be significant: “It will certainly be in the billions and perhaps one of the more costly disasters that we’ve seen in many years.”...

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A look at how States spent federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls

Thu, 2022-09-29 18:13 — mike kraft

States spend federal COVID aid on roads, buildings, seawalls Standing 14 stories tall, the Docking State Office Building is one of Kansas' largest and oldest state workplaces. It's also largely vacant, despite a prime location across from the Capitol. So Kansas officials are planning to spend $60 million of federal pandemic relief funds to help finance its demolition and replace it with a slimmed-down, three-story building designed to host meetings and events. AP NEWS

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Shenzhen shuts most public transport as China battles multiple outbreaks

Fri, 2022-09-02 18:03 — mike kraft

Shenzhen shuts most public transport as China battles multiple outbreaks The main districts of Chinese tech hub Shenzhen shut down public transport andextended curbs on public activities on Friday as cities across China battled COVID-19 outbreaks that have dampened the outlook for economic recovery. David Kirton Reuters

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Many Americans won’t rely on virtual options after COVID: AP-NORC poll

Tue, 2022-07-05 17:41 — mike kraft

Many won't rely on virtual options after COVID: AP-NORC poll WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans don’t expect to rely on the digital services that became commonplace during the pandemic after COVID-19 subsides, according to a new poll, even as many think it's a good thing if those options remain available in the future. AP NEWS

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NY Broadway theaters to drop their mask mandate in July

Tue, 2022-06-21 18:46 — mike kraft

Broadway theaters drop their mask mandate starting in July NEW YORK (AP) — In another sign that the world of entertainment is returning to pre-pandemic normal, Broadway theaters will no longer demand audiences wear masks starting in July. The Broadway League announced Tuesday that mask-wearing will be optional next month onward, a further loosening of restrictions. AP NEWS

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U.S. Experts say it will take longer for Black communities to recover from the pandemic’s public health and economic impact.

Tue, 2022-05-24 10:06 — mike kraft

Hard hit by COVID-19, Black Americans are recovering slowly

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Two years into the pandemic and multiple variants that have resulted in one million deaths across the U.S., Black Americans are still suffering from COVID-19’s public health and economic consequences. The recovery of most people of color has been sporadic and uneven. From permanently closed businesses to limited access to health care, housing and food insecurity, increases in suicide and violent crime and educational setbacks, experts say it will take years before Black Americans are able to fully recover from the pandemic.

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