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Stanford Professor Warns COVID Shelter-in-Place Orders Are ‘Killing People'
Infectious disease experts and epidemiologists from universities like Stanford, Yale, Harvard and Oxford say current shelter-in-place policies are not effectively protecting vulnerable people from COVID-19, while devastating public health in ways that will lead to irreparable harm for years to come.
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Silicon Valley Startup Hopes New Test Tube Will Revolutionize COVID-19 Testing
Worldwide demand for COVID-19 testing could potentially threaten supply levels of certain chemicals needed to process the tests. Now, a Bay Area company hopes its tiny invention will solve a potentially massive dilemma.
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COVID-19 Outbreaks May Arise From Immigrant Detention Centers, Doctors Say
Doctors fear a wave of new infections will explode into communities around ICE detention centers.
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California Newlyweds Stuck on Honeymoon in Sri Lanka Amid Pandemic
San Francisco newlyweds John and Michelle Senyard are in the midst of an unforgettable honeymoon, just not the one they had been dreaming about. Limited flight options amid the coronavirus pandemic have left them stranded in Sri Lanka, unaware of when they might be able to return home.
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‘Ship Strikes' Killing Whales Despite Govt. Program to Slow Down Vessels
Ships are hitting and killing whales off the California coast at some of the highest rates in more than a decade, according to data obtained and tabulated by the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit. The spike in ‘ship strikes’ comes despite a 5-year government initiative to slow down vessels as they make their way into San Francisco Bay.
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Call for Helmet Mandate in Girls' Lacrosse Gets Louder as Concussion Concerns Mount
Some local teams have adopted headgear – the soft-shell helmets designed for the girls’ game – but most players still choose not to wear them.
