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Pope Francis, first Latin American pontiff, dies at 88
Turkey makes masks compulsory in 42 provinces after uptick
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkey has made the wearing of face masks mandatory in five more provinces, following an uptick in covid-19 cases. Health Minister Fahrettin Koca tweeted early Tuesday that the wearing of masks is now compulsory in 42 of Turkey’s 81 provinces. In the remaining provinces, residents are required...
Rep. Omar announces father's death from covid-19 complications
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday announced the death of her father due to complications from covid-19. In a statement, Omar said Nur Omar Mohamed died Monday. She gave no additional information. “No words can describe what he meant to me and all who knew him,” Omar...
Pittsburgh's MSA Safety repurposing industrial masks to use against covid-19
Hospitals are struggling with a global shortage of personal protective equipment during the covid-19 pandemic, but one regional company received national acclaim for easing the burden. MSA Safety, founded in 1914 in Pittsburgh and now based in Cranberry, is a global manufacturer of safety equipment for mining, construction, energy and...
What you can expect as gyms reopen in Western Pa. 
Plexiglass between treadmills. New cleaning machines. Limited occupancy and hours. These are some of the new safety protocols people can expect as gyms reopen during the pandemic. Josh Eller owns Leap Fitness Center in Lower Burrell. When his gym reopened, he had several new safety measures in place. He installed...
Virus outbreak grows to 28 cases at West Virginia church
A coronavirus outbreak at a West Virginia church has grown to 28 cases, Gov. Jim Justice said Monday. The outbreak that occurred last week at the Graystone Baptist Church in Lewisburg has led to additional available testing for the public in Greenbrier County. Justice said during his daily news conference...
Matt Smith and Darrin Kelly: Invest in transportation and infrastructure for Pittsburgh region's post-covid-19 future
As work continues in Washington, D.C., on future phases of the federal response to the pandemic, we are coming together — business and labor — to urge strong support for a robust transportation and infrastructure package. With unemployment heading to previously unimaginable levels and every country in a race to...
FDA revokes emergency use of hydroxychloroquine for treating coronavirus 
WASHINGTON — U.S. regulators on Monday revoked emergency authorization for malaria drugs promoted by President Donald Trump for treating covid-19 amid growing evidence they don’t work and could cause serious side effects. The Food and Drug Administration said the drugs hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine are unlikely to be effective in treating...
State reports 2 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths in Westmoreland County
The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Monday reported two new covid-19 cases and no additional deaths in Westmoreland County. The countywide case total is now 492 with 38 deaths, according to the department County Coroner Kenneth Bacha reported 32 coronavirus deaths, less than the state’s number, but Bacha’s office has...
Pennsylvania reports 28 new coronavirus deaths, 323 new cases
The Pennsylvania Department of Health reported 28 new covid-19 deaths and 323 new cases in the state Monday. That brings the state’s total case count to 79,121, with 6,243 deaths. The state considers 630 patients as probable cases, but they are not confirmed. More than half of coronavirus cases in...
Allegheny County reports 7 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported seven new covid-19 cases, no new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Monday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,086, which includes 1,953 confirmed cases and 133 probable cases. Health care workers account for 14% of the county’s total cases. The total number of...
Stocks erase an early loss after Fed widens bond purchases 
NEW YORK — Wall Street rallied back from a sharp, early slump on Monday to notch modest gains after the Federal Reserve unveiled its latest push to prop up the economy. The S&P 500 climbed 0.8% in the latest day of big swings for global markets, as a remarkable, weekslong...
Grim blame game over virus deaths in besieged nursing homes
WASHINGTON — A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over covid-19 deaths among nursing home residents, a tiny slice of the population that represents a shockingly high proportion of Americans who have perished in the pandemic. The Trump administration has been pointing to a segment of the...
Florida coronavirus surge continues with more than 2,000 new infections reported Sunday 
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida reported another 2,016 coronavirus on cases on Sunday, continuing a statewide surge in infections. The state’s total since the beginning of the pandemic is now 75,568, the Department of Health said. It’s the second consecutive day of 2,000-plus cases and the 12th day with more...
Allegheny County reports 3 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County health officials reported three new covid-19 cases, no new hospitalizations and no new deaths on Sunday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,079, according to county health officials. Of that total, 1,946 are confirmed cases and 133 are probable cases. The total number of hospitalizations remain at...
Westmoreland County adds 3 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Sunday reported three additional covid-19 cases, increasing the total number of cases to 490, according to state health officials. No new deaths from the virus were reported by the state or county coroner. The state continues to report 38 coronavirus-related deaths. Westmoreland County Coroner Ken Bacha continues...
Pennsylvania reports 336 more covid-19 cases, 4 more deaths
Pennsylvania on Sunday reported four more covid-19 deaths and 336 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 78,798, according to state health officials. A total of 6,215 people have died from the virus. There are 630 patients who have a positive serology test and either covid-19 symptoms...
Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out
WASHINGTON — How accurate are the coronavirus tests used in the U.S.? Months into the outbreak, no one really knows how well many of the screening tests work, and experts at top medical centers say it is time to do the studies to find out. When the new virus began...
Study finds mask-wearing prevented tens of thousands of infections
NEW YORK — Recommending people wear protective face masks has prevented tens of thousands of coronavirus infections, according to researchers who assessed the effects of the measure in New York, Italy and Wuhan. Mask-wearing matters because airborne transmission is the dominant route for the spread of covid-19, researchers from the...
Sonny Perdue: Fresh food from America’s farmers to America’s families
These past few months have been difficult for many Americans, economically and emotionally. The coronavirus has impacted the way we lead our daily lives, and that includes how we eat. With many restaurants, hotels and schools closed, the food supply chain has had to adapt to bring to market the...
Western Pa. store owners say high beef prices should drop soon
Taco Tuesdays are a big draw at Meetheads Bar and Grill in Vandergrift. But for the time being, Meetheads isn’t selling the popular $1 beef tacos on Tuesdays. Owners Jeff and Amy Frazer say they just can’t afford it. “The beef prices are crazy right now,” Amy Frazer said. “Within...
North Carolina coronavirus hospitalizations set record; spike linked to reopening
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina covid-19 hospitalizations again set a record Saturday as testing surpassed 600,000. The number of those in the state hospitalized for covid-19 jumped by 63 to 823, which tops the record of 812 set Thursday, the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services said. DHHS reported...
Despite virus surge, Arizona governor won't require masks
PHOENIX — Coronavirus infections are surging in Arizona. Hospitalizations are increasing and more people are dying since the state relaxed stay-at-home orders last month. But in one of the nation’s COVID-19 hot spots, Gov. Doug Ducey is not requiring residents of the Grand Canyon state to wear masks in public,...
State officials: 4 new cases of covid-19 reported in Westmoreland County, no new deaths
Westmoreland County on Saturday had four new covid-19 cases reported, increasing the total number of coronavirus cases to 487, according to Pennsylvania health officials. No new deaths from the virus were reported in Westmoreland. State officials continued to report 38 deaths, while county Coroner Kenneth Bacha reports 32 deaths as...
State reports 463 new covid-19 cases, 49 more deaths
Pennsylvania Health Department officials on Saturday reported 49 more covid-19 deaths and 463 additional cases, bringing the state’s total number of cases to 78,462. There have been 6,211 people in the state who have died from the virus. More than 5,900 of the total cases are in health care workers....
Allegheny County reports 11 new covid-19 cases, no new deaths
Allegheny County reported 11 new covid-19 cases and no new deaths Saturday. The county’s coronavirus total now stands at 2,076 cases, with the total number of deaths still at 173. Two new hospitalizations were also reported Saturday. Of the reported cases, 54% have been female and 46% have been male....


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