Coronavirus
The latest Coronavirus coverage from the Chattanooga Times Free Press, part of our Health section.
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DeSantis: Freedom is good, COVID mandates, lockdowns are bad
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis made it clear in his State of the State speech Tuesday that he likes teachers, first responders and freedom and he doesn't like Dr. Anthony Fauci, critical race theory, abortion, illegal immigration and Burmese pythons.
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Chicago union leaders OK plan to resume in-person class
Students are poised to return to Chicago Public Schools after leaders of the teachers union approved a plan with the nation's third-largest district over COVID-19 safety protocols, ending a bitter standoff that canceled classes for five days.
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UK’s Johnson accused of breaking lockdown with garden party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson faced a wave of public and political outrage on Tuesday over allegations that he and his staff flouted coronavirus lockdown rules by holding a garden party in 2020 while Britons were barred by law from meeting up with more than one person outside their households.
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US hospitals letting COVID-infected staff stay on the job
Hospitals around the U.S. are increasingly taking the extraordinary step of allowing nurses and other workers infected with the coronavirus to stay on the job if they have mild symptoms or none at all.
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Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday
Starting Saturday, private health insurers will be required to cover up to eight home COVID-19 tests per month for people on their plans.
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2021 COVID-19 death toll in Hamilton County exceeds 2020 due to delta variant, low vaccination rate
Updated COVID-19 mortality data from the Tennessee Department of Health reveals that September 2021 - the height of the delta surge that affected on average younger and predominantly unvaccinated residents - was the deadliest month of the pandemic for Hamilton County so far.
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NY Rep. Ocasio-Cortez recovering after positive COVID test
New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has tested positive for COVID-19 and "is experiencing symptoms and recovering at home," her office said in a statement Sunday evening.
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Pope on COVID vaccines says health care a ‘moral obligation’
Pope Francis suggested Monday that getting vaccinated against the coronavirus was a "moral obligation" and denounced how people had been swayed by "baseless information" to refuse one of the most effective measures to save lives.
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Uganda’s schools reopen, ending world’s longest lockdown
Uganda's schools reopened to students on Monday, ending the world's longest school disruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Chicago’s COVID-19 fight with teachers hangs over a 2nd week
Talks between Chicago school leaders and the teachers' union resumed Sunday amid a standoff over remote learning and other COVID-19 safety measures that canceled three days of classes and loomed over the start of another week in the nation's third-largest district.
