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BY SAM WHITEHEAD, WABE When infectious pathogens have threatened the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been front and center. During the H1N1 flu of 2009, the Ebola crisis in 2014, and ...
Decatur, GA – DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond has created a COVID-19 task force to guide the county’s response to the pandemic. “Driven by science and medical expertise, the task force will provide professional, technical ...
By Cathi Harris, contributor Atlanta, GA – Georgians will continue to see the number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 soar as testing for the virus expands across the state in the coming weeks. But it ...
Atlanta, GA – The Atlanta Police Department confirms that a second officer has been diagnosed with coronavirus. “One additional officer who works in the field-tested positive this week for COVID-19, bringing the department’s total to ...
Tucker, GA – Tucker Mayor Frank Auman has instituted a curfew to stop the spread of coronavirus. Currently, there are no reported cases in Tucker, but testing for the virus has been limited. As of ...
DeKalb County, GA – The Georgia Department of Public Health on March 19 reported a jump in the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths. There are now 10 deaths reported in Georgia, up from the ...
DeKalb County, GA – Emory University will not be holding its 175th commencement this year. The campus is closed to students due to the coronavirus pandemic. Commencement was set to take place on May 11. ...
Decatur, GA – Lisa works at a local hospital and lives in Decatur. Her husband, a doctor, works in an emergency room. She asked that we only use her first name. She first noticed her ...