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Whatever Happened To ... The Instant Hospitals Built For COVID-19 Patients In Wuhan?

Joanne Lu / NPR

Two hospitals were built in a matter of days to house the growing number of patients. Existing facilities were converted to health care centers as well. And now, what happened to them?
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Some Hospitals Fail To Separate COVID-19 Patients, Putting Others At Risk

Christina Jewett / NPR

Nurses say COVID-19 patients have sometimes been housed in the same units as uninfected patients. While officials have penalized nursing homes for such failures, hospitals have seen less scrutiny.
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Pandemic Financially Imperils Nearly Half Of American Households, Poll Finds

Yuki Noguchi / NPR

There are dividing lines when it comes to how families are weathering the pandemic: Those living in big cities, those making less than $100,000 a year, and Latino and Black families are faring worst.
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The Pandemic Has Researchers Worried About Teen Suicide

Anya Kamenetz / NPR

Anxiety and depression among teens and youth are getting worse since COVID lockdowns began in March, early studies suggest, and many experts say they fear a corresponding increase in suicide.
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Los Angeles County Issues Guidance Discouraging Trick Or Treating This Halloween

Rachel Treisman / NPR

As fall approaches and the pandemic continues, health officials in California's most populous county are prohibiting many of the usual Halloween gatherings and recommending against trick or treating.
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San Diego County Reports 247 COVID-19 Cases, 12 Deaths As SDSU Cracks Down

City News Service

Joe Hong

San Diego County public health officials Wednesday reported 247 new COVID-19 infections and 12 additional fatalities, raising the region's totals to 41,324 cases and 721 deaths from the coronavirus.
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Now Hiring: California Offers Credits To Small Businesses

Adam Beam / Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law on Wednesday that offers small businesses a credit of $1,000 on their state tax bills for each new employee hired by Dec. 1. It only applies to businesses that have lost at least half of their revenue from April to June this year compared to the same time period last year.
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Class Without Coronavirus: Students Take Schoolwork To Sleepaway Camp

Jason Beaubien / NPR

Some camps that managed to successfully keep the virus at bay this summer are now offering a refuge from the virus — to those who can afford it — where students can live and attend classes remotely.
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NPR Poll: Financial Pain From Coronavirus Pandemic 'Much, Much Worse' Than Expected

Joe Neel / NPR

In the largest U.S. cities, at least half of all households have seen a serious financial loss such as lost job, wages or savings. Many problems are concentrated in Black and Latino households.
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State Data Shows San Diego County Regressing In Fight Against COVID-19

City News Service

State data released Tuesday shows San Diego County is regressing in its fight against COVID-19, with the number of new cases per 100,000 people reaching 6.9 and the percentage of positive tests at 4.2%, perilously close to slipping into the "widespread" tier like much of the rest of the state.