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• Buffalo native navigating public health storm in Italy

  23-03-2020 23:15 via wivb.com
  Italy is one of the hardest hit areas around the world — with about 6,000 deaths as of Monday, according to tracking data by Johns Hopkins University. Buffalo native Teresa Galante is living in Sicily these days.   “It’s bad. It’s really bad. It’s very severe,” she told News 4 during a webcast segment. “We […]
  
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• North Carolina man arrested for coronavirus hoax

  23-03-2020 23:08 via wivb.com
  ALBEMARLE, N.C. (WIVB) A 31-year-old North Carolina man is facing felony charges for falsely saying he has coronavirus. In a Facebook live video that’s been viewed more than 500,000 times on YouTube, Justin M. Rhodes is seen walking through Walmart saying that he “definitely tested positive” for COVID-19 and showing very little regard for those […]
  
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• West Seneca Schools and community come together to donate Medical supplies to ECMC

  23-03-2020 22:49 via wivb.com
  Science lab goggles, masks, hand sanitizer, gloves and goggle cleaner were among the items that were boxed-up and delivered to Erie County Medical Center Monday morning.  “I think we all need to do our part here, whatever we can do to help everyone be safe right now,” said East Middle Principal Sharon Loughran. A group […]
  
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• WATCH LIVE: White House coronavirus task force to give Monday briefing

  23-03-2020 22:26 via wivb.com
  WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR/AP) — President Trump and the White House coronavirus task force are expected to give a briefing Monday at approximately 5:30 p.m. ET on the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. You can stream the briefing live right here. As of Monday in the United States, more than 400 people have died, with […]
  
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• New York State asks residents to comply with new funeral guidelines amid COVID-19 pandemic

  23-03-2020 21:58 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) – New York’s attorney general is asking New Yorkers to comply with new guidelines for funerals as the coronavirus pandemic continues. You can find the New York State Department of Health’s new guidelines here. They include: Avoid large gatherings if possible, and otherwise, gatherings must be limited to no more than half the maximum […]
  
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• Two cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Chautauqua County

  23-03-2020 21:45 via wivb.com
  CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Two Chautauqua County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, the Chautauqua County Department of Health confirmed Monday. The cases are the first confirmed cases of novel coronavirus in the county. The two people diagnosed with COVID-19 are a woman in her 30s who lives in the Dunkrik area and recently […]
  
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• Losing your sense of smell or taste could mean you have coronavirus, even if you have no other symptoms

  23-03-2020 21:24 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – NBA star Rudy Gobert says he’s lost his sense his smell and taste over the last few days after testing positive for coronavirus less than two weeks ago. Gobert wondered publicly about his symptoms, which a British medical group says have also been observed in other people who tested positive — including some potential “hidden carriers” […]
  
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• 88-year-old Holocaust survivor is Israel’s first coronavirus fatality

  23-03-2020 21:19 via wivb.com
  (CBS NEWS) – On Friday night, 88-year-old Holocaust survivor Arie Even died after contracting coronavirus, his family said. Even became Israel’s first coronavirus fatality, the Los Aangeles Times reports. None of Even’s children or 18 grandchildren were able to visit him the week before he died due to social distancing rules, according to Times, which spoke with three […]
  
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• 2020 Tokyo Olympics will be postponed because of coronavirus pandemic, IOC member says

  23-03-2020 21:11 via wivb.com
  (CBS News) — The 2020 Tokyo Olympics will have to wait. According to USA Today, the Summer Games have become the latest major sporting event to be postponed/canceled as a result of the global COVID-19 outbreak. International Olympic Committee member Dick Pound told USA Today that the games will likely be pushed to 2021, and that […]
  
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• Three new COVID-19 cases in Niagara County, county total is now 12

  23-03-2020 20:39 via wivb.com
  NIAGARA COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB) – Niagara County has received three new positive COVID-19 tests, bringing the county’s total up to 12. One of the new positives is located in the Town of Lockport, one in the City of Lockport, and one in Niagara Falls. It’s believed that all new cases were via community spread, a […]
  
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• NYS: 114 cases of COVID-19 in Erie County

  23-03-2020 20:25 via wivb.com
  Erie County government and health officials said Monday to assume coronavirus is prevalent in your community.
  
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• NYS: 107 cases of COVID-19 in Erie County

  23-03-2020 20:25 via wivb.com
  Erie County government and health officials said Monday to assume coronavirus is prevalent in your community.
  
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• Erie County confirms 101 cases of COVID-19

  23-03-2020 20:25 via wivb.com
  Erie County government and health officials said Monday to assume coronavirus is prevalent in your community.
  
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• 96 cases and ‘We have not reached our peak yet’ say Erie County officials

  23-03-2020 20:25 via wivb.com
  Erie County government and health officials said Monday to assume coronavirus is prevalent in your community.
  
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• 94 cases and ‘We have not reached our peak yet’ say Erie County officials

  23-03-2020 20:25 via wivb.com
  Erie County government and health officials said Monday to assume coronavirus is prevalent in your community.
  
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• 87 cases and ‘We have not reached our peak yet’ say Erie County officials

  23-03-2020 20:25 via wivb.com
  Erie County government and health officials said Monday to assume coronavirus is prevalent in your community.
  
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• Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson ‘feeling better;’ actor assures ‘we can figure this out’

  23-03-2020 20:10 via wivb.com
  (NEXSTAR) – Tom Hanks tweeted that he and Rita Wilson are feeling better and included a message of hope for the rest of us as the world continues to battle the spread of coronavirus. Hanks wrote: “Hey, folks. Two weeks after our first symptoms and we feel better. Sheltering in place works like this: You […]
  
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• COVID-19 patient at Wyoming County nursing facility dies

  23-03-2020 19:38 via wivb.com
  The patient, who had been isolation since being tested, was one of two coronavirus-positive residents at the skilled nursing facility.
  
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• Sanitize your clothes to help prevent illness

  23-03-2020 19:31 via wivb.com
  With the spread of the coronavirus and flu, it's important to keep the things we touch clean and sanitized, but what about our clothes and all the fabrics we touch? Did you know that the way you wash your clothes can actually make them dirtier?
  
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• Some employees scared about working during coronavirus pandemic

  23-03-2020 18:22 via wivb.com
  There is a lot of questions about whether some companies still operating are "essential." Attorneys said the state has created a process to help businesses make that determination and a hotline employees can call to report companies that may be violating the state order to reduce workforce by 100 percent for non essential industry.
  
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• Clarence vodka distillery now making hand sanitizer

  23-03-2020 17:57 via wivb.com
  CLARENCE, N.Y. (WIVB) — During this critical time, Uncle Jumbo’s American Vodka is changing up its product and switching to making hand sanitizer. For the past two years Nick Kotrides has been building up his distillery. ” Five days ago, if you would’ve told me we were a hand sanitizer company I would’ve said, ‘That […]
  
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• Central church hosts more than 1,800 people amid covid-19 outbreak

  23-03-2020 16:56 via wivb.com
  CENTRAL, La. (FOX 44) (LOCAL 33) The Life Tabernacle Church hosted 1,825 people at their Sunday morning service. 26 buses were used to pick people up from around the Baton Rouge area and transport them to Sunday service. Pastor Tony Spell says the way to handle a pandemic is through the healing hand of Jesus. […]
  
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• BJ’s Increasing Employee Wages

  23-03-2020 16:54 via wivb.com
  (WIVB) Following in the footsteps of many retailers across the country, BJ’s Wholesale Club announced Monday it will be increasing wages and bonuses for frontline team members in all 218 clubs to help employees during the coronavirus pandemic. The club listed team member support initiatives as the following: Increased Wages: All hourly team members in the […]
  
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• Coronavirus fraud potential out there, warns federal prosecutor

  23-03-2020 16:16 via wivb.com
  Anyone who encounters potential coronavirus fraud is urged by the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Western District of New York to call the National Center for Disaster Fraud hotline at 1-866-720-5721).
  
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• Playgrounds shut down in Orchard Park

  23-03-2020 15:48 via wivb.com
  ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB)-The Town and Village of Orchard Park has closed all public playgrounds, basketball courts, tennis courts, bocce courts, and baseball diamonds until further notice. This includes Orchard Park School District properties. The closure reflects want many towns across the country are doing to combat the spread of COVID-19. Public parks and trails […]
  
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• Wyoming County calling on public for protective gear

  23-03-2020 15:30 via wivb.com
  WYOMING COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVB)- The Wyoming County Emergency Operations Center is putting out a call to the public for personal protective equipment. Officials are asking residents and businesses to donate respirators, N-95 masks, gowns, goggles and suits with liquid splash protection for healthcare workers at Wyoming County Community Health Systems. “Additional personal protective equipment is […]
  
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• WATCH: Gov. Cuomo provides an update on COVID-19

  23-03-2020 15:23 via wivb.com
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo will provide an update on coronavirus cases in the state at 10:45 a.m.
  
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• More than 20,000 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in NYS as Cuomo orders hospitals to increase capacity

  23-03-2020 15:23 via wivb.com
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo will provide an update on coronavirus cases in the state at 10:45 a.m.
  
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• Walmart, Dollar General, CVS among employers hiring thousands of workers

  23-03-2020 15:09 via wivb.com
  Walmart associates received a note on March 19 announcing bonuses and thanking workers for their hard work and dedication during the coronavirus epidemic, according to the company's website.
  
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• Buffalo Marathon not happening until 2021

  23-03-2020 14:14 via wivb.com
  Being that it attracts a crowd of more than 10,000 runners, spectators and others, marathon officials decided to postpone the race
  
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• Team Canada pulls out of 2020 Summer Olympics

  23-03-2020 13:52 via wivb.com
  The Canadian Olympic and Paralympic Committees called the decision "difficult" while also calling for a postponement of the Games for one year until 2021.
  
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• Federal Reserve to lend up to $300B to businesses, cities

  23-03-2020 13:40 via wivb.com
  The announcement Monday is part of the Fed's ongoing efforts to support the flow of credit through an economy ravaged by the viral outbreak.
  
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• Thruway Authority stops taking cash at tolls

  23-03-2020 04:06 via wivb.com
  (WIVB)-The Thruway Authority has stopped accepting cash as of Sunday to help protect toll collectors. For those without E-Z- Pass, you’ll be asked for your license plate information when you exit and get a bill in the mail. The thruway authority says drivers will not be charged a fee for being billed through the mail.
  
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• Jesse Nash Center suspending some services

  23-03-2020 04:00 via wivb.com
  (WIVB)–Erie County’s Department of Health is limiting the services at the Jesse Nash Center. Starting Monday, the Sexual Health Clinic will be suspended until further notice. People seeking evaluation for STDs should call 716-847-2441. Family Planning Clinic patients can still call the clinic for prescription refills and referrals at 716-858-2779. The Tuberculosis Control Program and […]
  
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• Catholic Health ready to acquire new COVID-19 tests

  23-03-2020 03:44 via wivb.com
  (WIVB)–Catholic Health is hoping to gets its hands on a new COVID-19 test that was approved by the FDA Saturday. The test, which was developed by Cepheid, one of Catholic Health’s vendors, turns around results much faster than the ones local labs are currently processing President and CEO of Catholic Health Mark Sullivan said Catholic […]
  
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