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COVID-19: These Are Words Webster's Has Added To Dictionary Amid Pandemic COVID-19: These Are Words Webster's Has Added To Dictionary Amid Pandemic
Covid-19: These Are Words Webster's Has Added To Dictionary Amid Pandemic The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made terms like “self-quarantine” and “social distancing” common phrases in everyday conversations.  Now, Merrian-Webster is making them official. Hundreds of new words, highlighted by turns of phrase to emerge during the pandemic, have been added to Merrian-Webster’s lexicon as part of a special update to the dictionary last month. In total, more than 535 new words and meanings have been added to Merriam-Webster.com, from aerosolization to zonkey. The update includes COVID-19-related words as well as terms relating to a var…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: Pandemic Taking Toll On Marriages, Relationships COVID-19: Pandemic Taking Toll On Marriages, Relationships
Covid-19: Pandemic Taking Toll On Marriages, Relationships The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is taking its toll on married couples that have been forced to self-quarantine and socially distance themselves. According to experts, the stress of being inside 24 hours a day, coupled with financial stress due to COVID-19, and having kids constantly at home, can take a toll on a marriage or relationship. There has been an uptick in divorces in China, where the outbreak originated, and though that has not yet been the case stateside, the issue may be coming as the pandemic hits its 54th day. "It's really a pressure cooker," Certified Life and Rela…

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COVID-19: Yorktown Town Hall Closes After Employee Tests Positive COVID-19: Yorktown Town Hall Closes After Employee Tests Positive
Covid-19: Yorktown Town Hall Closes After Employee Tests Positive A positive novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in a governmental building in Northern Westchester forced the closure of town hall after an employee inside tested positive for the virus. Yorktown Supervisor Matt Slater announced on social media on Tuesday, March 31, that a town employee tested positive for COVID-19. The building was subsequently shut down, sanitized, and the employee entered into a self-quarantine at home. Town employees worked from home on Tuesday, and a limited number returned to Town Hall on Wednesday, April 1, though they closely monitored who was coming in and out of the build…

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by Zak Failla
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COVID-19: High School Staffer In Area Tests Positive COVID-19: High School Staffer In Area Tests Positive
Covid-19: High School Staffer In Area Tests Positive A staff member at a high school in the area has tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The staffer notified Poughkeepsie High School on Sunday, March 22 of a positive diagnosis, said Irwin M. Goldberg, spokesperson for the Poughkeepsie School District. Based on the facts received, the staff member was exposed to COVID-19 by someone outside of the high school community and sought testing after being notified of their potential exposure, Goldberg said. The testing occurred after the staffer's last day at PHS on Thursday, March 19. It is believed that the staff …

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by Kathy Reakes
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New Cases Of COVID-19 Bring NY Total To 421, Tops In US, As Trump Declares National Emergency New Cases Of COVID-19 Bring NY Total To 421, Tops In US, As Trump Declares National Emergency
New Cases Of Covid-19 Bring NY Total To 421, Tops In US, As Trump Declares National Emergency There have been 17 new confirmed positive cases of the novel strain of the coronavirus (COVID-19) in the Hudson Valley, bringing the state’s total to 421. At his daily briefing on Friday, March 13, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that there have been 96 new cases of coronavirus statewide, as health officials ramp up testing in the region. Cuomo said he spoke with President Donald Trump on Friday, hours before Trump announced in the Rose Garden he was taking emergency action to combat COVID-19. As of Friday, March 13, COVID-19 cases were confirmed in the following New York countie…

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by Zak Failla
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Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Westchester, Bringing Total To 10 In County Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Westchester, Bringing Total To 10 In County
Five New Cases Of Coronavirus Confirmed In Westchester, Bringing Total To 10 In County Click here for an updated story: COVID-19 - Area School District Becomes First In State To Close Five more cases of coronavirus connected to the 50-year-old Westchester attorney have been confirmed, bringing the total number of cases to 10 in the county and 11 in the state, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. In his third press briefing of day regarding the spread of COVID-19, the governor announced that a new family, friends of the New Rochelle attorney, have confirmed cases. The latest positive tests are in the single-family from New Rochelle, Cuomo said: a 45-year-old man, hi…

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by Zak Failla