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January 23, 2021

Coronavirus

MAKO Medical team members processing testing samples in the Henderson, NC laboratory. (FILE)
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NC lab finds new coronavirus variant in US samples

January 21, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — A new strain of coronavirus has been found in U.S. samples by a North Carolina lab. Mako Medical Laboratories said in a release that thirteen samples it tested contained the B.1.1.7 variant of […]

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Panel: China, WHO should have acted quicker to stop pandemic

January 20, 2021 Maria Cheng, Associated Press

GENEVA — A panel of experts commissioned by the World Health Organization has criticized China and other countries for not moving to stem the initial outbreak of the coronavirus earlier and questioned whether the U.N. […]

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Burr cleared in stock sale investigation

January 19, 2021 North State Journal Staff

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sen. Richard Burr has been cleared in a months-long investigation into stock sales before the coronavirus pandemic took root in the U.S. A statement from his office said, “Tonight, the Department of […]

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Two state legislators announce positive COVID-19 tests  

January 19, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — State Rep. Brian Turner (D-Buncombe) and state Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick) announced separately on Tuesday they each have tested positive for COVID-19. “Today I joined the over 675,000 people in NC who have […]

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Biden unveils $1.9T plan to stem COVID-19 and steady economy

January 15, 2021 Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar and Bill Barrow, Associated Press

WILMINGTON, Del. — President-elect Joe Biden has unveiled a $1.9 trillion coronavirus plan to end “a crisis of deep human suffering” by speeding up vaccines and pumping out financial help to those struggling with the […]

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Letlow’s widow enters race for Louisiana congressional seat

January 14, 2021 Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press

BATON ROUGE, La. — The widow of Republican U.S. Rep.-elect Luke Letlow, who died from complications related to COVID-19 before he could take office, declared Thursday that she is entering the race to fill the […]

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Chief Justice Newby ends jury trial prohibition, issues new directives

January 14, 2021 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Chief Justice Paul Newby made several changes to the judicial branch’s emergency directives on Thursday, ending eight directives last issued by former Chief Justice Cheri Beasley including the prohibition on jury trials. An […]

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New study on COVID transmission in NC schools shows no reported child-to-adult transmission

January 13, 2021 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A pre-publication release of a study to be published in the Journal of American Pediatrics looks at COVID-19 transmission in schools in North Carolina. The findings may help answer the question of whether […]

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Gorillas test positive for coronavirus at San Diego park

January 11, 2021 Julie Watson, Associated Press

SAN DIEGO — Several gorillas at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park have tested positive for the coronavirus in what is believed to be the first known cases among such primates in the United States […]

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Over 13,000 medical and public health scientists sign on to Great Barrington Declaration

January 8, 2021 North State Journal Staff

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — Over 13,000 scientists and over 39,000 health care practitioners have signed on to a focused protection document titled the Great Barrington Declaration. The three doctors who wrote the declaration are: Dr. […]

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