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COVID-19: Crowd Of Students Gather On School Grounds At District Where Staffer Tests Positive COVID-19: Crowd Of Students Gather On School Grounds At District Where Staffer Tests Positive
Covid-19: Crowd Of Students Gather On School Grounds At District Where Staffer Tests Positive About a week before the scheduled reopening of classes, a district in the Hudson Valley reported a large gathering of students on school property as well as a staffer testing positive for COVID-19. The group of about 75 who gathered on Tuesday, Sept. 8 "did not wear masks or remain socially distanced," said Elsie Rodriguez, Superintendent of the Monroe-Woodbury Central School District, located in Orange County, in Central Valley. As a result of the gathering, speculation has swirled the district may postpone its plan to welcome students back to buildings beginning Tuesday, Se…

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College Student In Connecticut Being Monitored For Coronavirus College Student In Connecticut Being Monitored For Coronavirus
College Student In Connecticut Being Monitored For Coronavirus A college student who returned from Asia with symptoms that could possibly be signs of the deadly coronavirus is under isolation at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. The rare respiratory illness can cause pneumonia, fever, coughing and wheezing. The news was announced by the university as health officials in China said that the virus’ ability to spread was stronger than originally thought. "No diagnosis has been made," the university said in a statement. "Out of an abundance of caution, we are working with the state Department of Public Health and the Centers for Disease Cont…

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New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life
New York Woman Celebrates Second Chance At Life When Orange County physical therapist’s assistant and mother Ellen Dunn first started feeling run down and short of breath, she assumed it meant that she was out of shape. She soon began working out but noticed that things didn’t get any better. That’s when her doctor diagnosed her with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, an incurable lung disease that results in scarring of the lungs and makes it hard to take in enough oxygen. “I knew my only option was a lung transplant, but I was in denial,” said Dunn. “It was a lot to take in and very scary – not just for me, but also for my husband and …

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