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With a corrections officer in Lee County and a Tallapoosa County deputy testing positive for COVID-19, some sheriffs in East Alabama are making major changes to their daily operations.

Between surgeries one stressful morning, Ben Cayer and Mindy Brock — husband and wife, and fellow nurse anesthetists — peered through layers of protective gear, and locked eyes.

The planet is called Kepler-1649c. It was spotted by a team of transatlantic scientists using data from NASA’s Kepler space telescope.

The Community Warriors, a group of veterans who volunteer throughout the community, will be helping to answer some of the less dire calls.

These tests can determine whether someone has the virus in less than 15 minutes, but they won’t replace the state’s current testing model.

Yanira Soriano, 36, went to the hospital with difficulty breathing and contractions when she was 34 weeks pregnant.

On Tuesday of this week, Tony Thornton became the 47th patient to be discharged from EAMC after being hospitalized with COVID-19.

Potentially dangerous coronavirus misinformation has spread from continent to continent like the pandemic itself, forcing the world’s largest tech companies to take unprecedented action to protect public health.

WWE cut a slew of performers, including ones known professionally as Karl Anderson and Luke Gallows.

A 99-year-old British veteran who started walking laps in his garden as a humble fundraising campaign for the National Health Service has generated millions of pounds and become a national rallying point during the coronavirus pandemic.