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How herd immunity will help us fight COVID-19

Herd immunity occurs when a large percentage of a population is immune to an infectious disease. There are two ways to achieve it: by exposing a large percentage of the population to a virus, or by producing a vaccine.




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L.A. Unified confirms first known employee COVID-19 case

The facilities contract employee last worked on the 28th floor of the district's downtown headquarters on March 13.




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From Julia Louis-Dreyfus' house to N95-like masks: Architects join the COVID-19 fight

Design teams shift their focus and volunteer for a USC-led 3D-printing campaign to create masks and other PPE in short supply for medical personnel.




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Donald Kennedy, former Stanford president and FDA chief, dies of COVID-19

The former Stanford University president emphasized undergraduate teaching, led a $1-billion capital campaign and earned a reputation as "the students' president."




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Op-Ed: Seven ways the AIDS epidemic prepared me for COVID-19

The way the gay community responded to the AIDS crisis of the 1980s and 1990s has lessons for us all in the coronavirus pandemic.




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Op-Ed: The trauma that comes after surviving COVID-19

Intensive care patients, even if they beat the disease, are likely to suffer PTSD and major cognitive problems, but the health system rarely treats this chronic condition seriously.




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Op-Ed: How film and television production can safely resume in a COVID-19 world

At Netflix, we've resumed production in some countries. And we're learning what safety will look like post-pandemic




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Editorial: A new extracurricular: Suing colleges for a COVID-19-tainted experience

If colleges have to pay out millions in tuition refunds because of coronavirus, it could mean higher tuition and reduced financial aid in coming years.




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Can artists find a silver lining in the cloud of COVID-19? Peter Sellars is looking

Peter Sellars — opera director, spiritual thinker, optimist — reflects on changes triggered by coronavirus. Amid tragedy, what new life might come forth?




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AB 5 forced arts groups to evolve. For some, COVID-19 made the change 'catastrophic'

Ticket sales were supposed to help theater and opera companies pay the costs of turning freelancers into staff members under AB 5. What now?




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Commentary: Past pandemics changed the design of cities. Six ways COVID-19 could do the same

Hospitals built in two weeks. Freeways with few cars. Which innovations and changes could, or should, stick with us in a post-coronavirus world?




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This 81-year-old was L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer until COVID-19 shuttered cultural institutions

81-year-old Ben Barcelona is L.A.'s most devoted museum-goer. But what happens when the coronavirus shutters culture in California?




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New survey asked artists what COVID-19 did to their jobs. The results are devastating

Artist Relief, which has given grants to 200 artists in need, reports that nearly 52,000 people have applied. A survey shows two out of three people are unemployed.




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Fire safety warning as millions work from home to stem spread of Covid-19

Firefighters are issuing urgent #StayHomeStaySafe advice as millions of people enter their first full week of working from home amidst the Coronavirus pandemic




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London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade announce blue light partnership to tackle Covid-19

London Ambulance Service and London Fire Brigade have announced a new partnership to boost the Covid-19 emergency response which will see firefighters helping with a number of roles across the ambulance service




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New teams set up in London to respond to Covid-19 deaths in the community

New specialist teams are being trained to respond to suspected Covid-19 deaths in the community across London




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Column: The COVID-19 crisis shows how dangerous misinformation becomes contagious

Scientists are using the coronavirus to study the contagion of misinformation




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Column: How Cedars-Sinai got sucked into the battle over Trump's claim of a COVID-19 treatment

Cedars-Sinai is embroiled in a political battle over Trump's remarks on a potential virus treatment.




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The U.S. is pushing Mexico to reopen factories even as workers die of COVID-19

Mexican officials have begun to cave, despite warnings from health authorities




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L.A. County will list restaurants that have had COVID-19 outbreaks online

L.A.'s Department of Public Health announced Tuesday it will publicly disclose restaurants that have had outbreaks of COVID-19.




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L.A. street vendors fought 10 years for the right to sell. Then COVID-19 came along

L.A.'s street vendors are grounded and facing a new Goliath: COVID-19.




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Is L.A. becoming a tlayuda desert? How COVID-19 is causing a shortage of Oaxacan ingredients

The COVID-19 shutdown is affecting the flow of essential Oaxacan ingredients to L.A.




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Letters to the Editor: The COVID-19 pandemic sickens NIMBYs with heartlessness

Laguna Woods residents express dismay at their neighbors' opposition to using a nearby hotel as housing for homeless coronavirus patients.




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Letters to the Editor: How L.A.'s hotel industry is stepping up in the COVID-19 crisis

Local hotels have repurposed thousands of rooms for use by medical professionals and homeless people during the coronavirus pandemic.




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Letters to the Editor: She had a ruptured appendix, but fear of COVID-19 scared her from the ER

A patient who had server abdominal pain has a warning: If you think you need to do so, go to the ER, even with a pandemic raging.




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Letters to the Editor: Rationing COVID-19 treatment to the elderly and disabled is illegal and immoral

The author of the Americans With Disabilities Act warns that coronavirus treatment that takes disability and age into account is immoral and illegal.




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Letters to the Editor: Herd immunity, or culling the herd? Don't mess with COVID-19

We don't know enough about the coronavirus to experiment with deliberately infecting volunteers with COVID-19.




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Letters to the Editor: Don't forget the ongoing HIV/AIDS crisis in COVID-19 death comparisons

We're comparing the number of Americans to have died from COVID-19 to war casualties. Why not consider AIDS?




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Emmy voting schedule and some eligibility rules shift due to COVID-19

Emmy ceremony stays on schedule, but FYC events are banned, the period during which "hanging" episodes can qualify expands and the voting schedule pushes back.




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Ticketmaster offers fans refunds for concerts postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic

The ticket retailer Ticketmaster is finalizing plans to issue refunds for up to 18,000 postponed events in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Watch Fountains of Wayne honor fallen bandmate Adam Schlesinger, who died from COVID-19

Members of Fountains of Wayne perform together for the first time in seven years, with help from Sharon Van Etten, to salute bandmate Adam Schlesinger, who died from COVID-19.




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New Kids on the Block throw a star-studded virtual 'House Party' for COVID-19 relief

Boyz II Men, Carrie Underwood, Mark Wahlberg and other celebs crash the music video for New Kids on the Block's new song about life in quarantine.




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Adam Schlesinger's girlfriend details his last moments before he died from COVID-19

Nearly a month after Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger died from COVID-19, his girlfriend wrote a heartfelt Instagram caption recounting his final moments.




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Nick Cordero's COVID-19 battle takes a turn; Broadway castmates salute him in song

As Broadway actor Nick Cordero suffers a health setback, his former "Waitress" and "Rock of Ages" costars have united for tributes to help support him.




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Here are 5 awesome L.A. artists to support during Bandcamp's COVID-19 initiative

Los Angeles area artists are taking advantage of Bandcamp's COVID-19 initiative, which gives musicians 100% of sales. Here are a few recommendations.




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Chris Cuomo tests negative for COVID-19 but finds his antibodies 'confusing'

On the latest episode of "Prime Time," CNN's Chris Cuomo reveals he has recovered from COVID-19 and possesses antibodies. But what does that mean?




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As Broadway star Nick Cordero fights COVID-19, his wife believes 'he will wake up'

Broadway actor Nick Cordero's wife, dancer Amanda Kloots, gave another update Thursday on his COVID-19 battle in a "CBS This Morning" interview.




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Joel Rogosin, 'Knight Rider' and 'Magnum, P.I.' producer, dies of COVID-19 complications

Rogosin's longest-running success was the classic TV western 'The Virginian'




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Coronavirus astrology: Astrologer's bizarre claim COVID-19 'will disappear quickly'



CORONAVIRUS will quickly culminate before vanishing almost overnight, an astrologer has bizzarely claimed.




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Bible verses about coronavirus: What does the Bible say about COVID-19?



CORONAVIRUS has sparked a global health crisis, prompting many to seek comfort in the Bible - but what does the Bible have to say about COVID-19?




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Rory McIlroy leads all-star line up as golf looks to raise funds for COVID-19 relief



Rory McIlroy is teaming up with Dustin Johnson, Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff to help raise funds for COVID-19 relief in a skins match.




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FAIR FOR YOU calls for fees amnesty as Covid-19 opens up HIGH COST CREDIT traps



PEOPLE locked into high cost loans and rent-to-own schemes should be spared the extra fees charged if they fall behind with payments, says affordable provider Fair for You .




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FSA publishes guidance for food businesses on coronavirus (COVID-19)

Advice for food businesses in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the UK.




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FSA publishes guidance for consumers on coronavirus (COVID-19)

New FSA guidance reassures consumers that food risks from coronavirus (COVID-19) remain low.




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Locust plague: Deadly invasion and COVID-19 threatens famine of biblical proportions



A LOCUST plague and the spreading coronavirus could cause famine of "biblical" proportions in East Africa, experts have warned.




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Testing is key to getting Britain through this COVID-19 crisis, says LEO McKINSTRY



A WEEK into Winston Churchill's prime ministership in May 1940, the war was going disastrously. As Western Europe buckled in the face of the German onslaught, the Nazi regime looked invincible. Yet even in this dark hour, Churchill bristled with defiance. "I think I see my way through," he told his son Randolph.




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This COVID-19 ordeal makes us think again about our values, says LEO McKINSTRY



Through the scale of its devastating impact, the coronavirus pandemic could have fractured Britain. Yet the ordeal has strengthened the spirit of our country. In the face of this unprecedented crisis, the public has shown solidarity rather than selfishness, unity instead of division.




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No additional COVID-19 cases identified in retroactive testing in Manitoba

More than a dozen past cases of severe pneumonia in Manitoba were re-tested for COVID-19, according to a government spokesperson.




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World-first COVID-19 dialysis treatment comes from Canadian research team, doctors say

A team of researchers based in London, Ont. is the first in the world to attempt treating critical COVID-19 patients with a modified form of dialysis, doctors say.




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This COVID-19 ordeal makes us think again about our values, says LEO McKINSTRY



Through the scale of its devastating impact, the coronavirus pandemic could have fractured Britain. Yet the ordeal has strengthened the spirit of our country. In the face of this unprecedented crisis, the public has shown solidarity rather than selfishness, unity instead of division.