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Addiction recovery organizations scramble to keep treating patients

Addiction recovery organizations scramble to keep treating patients

As social distancing takes hold, along with the governor’s order to stay home, recovery organizations are racing to figure out how to keep treating patients during the coronavirus outbreak. Some places — from Hazelden Betty Ford to Alcoholics Anonymous — are moving their groups online. But others are still looking for how best to serve their clients.
by Alisa Roth

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Authority: Stranded ships begin transiting Panama Canal

Authority: Stranded ships begin transiting Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority says two cruise ships carrying more than 1,800 passengers and crew stranded off the Central American country and hoping to reach port in Florida had begun the process of transiting the canal.
by The Associated Press

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Singer John Prine in critical condition with COVID-19 symptoms

Singer John Prine in critical condition with COVID-19 symptoms

The family of John Prine said Sunday that the singer-songwriter is critically ill and has been placed on a ventilator while being treated for COVID-19-type symptoms.

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Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications

Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications

Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping ballads and honky-tonk singles like “Home” and “Pickup Man,” has died after testing positive for COVID-19. He was 61.
by The Associated Press

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Trump extends coronavirus distancing guidelines, braces U.S. for big death toll

Trump extends coronavirus distancing guidelines, braces U.S. for big death toll

Bracing the nation for a death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Trump on Sunday extended restrictive social distancing guidelines through April, bowing to public-health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic.
by The Associated Press

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Fauci predicts 100K-200K coronavirus deaths in U.S.

Fauci predicts 100K-200K coronavirus deaths in U.S.

The coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans, the U.S. government's top infectious-disease expert warned on Sunday as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread across the country.
by The Associated Press

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Cruise ship with COVID-19 cases seeking permission to pass through Panama Canal

Cruise ship with COVID-19 cases seeking permission to pass through Panama Canal

The cruise line said later Saturday that the situation remained “dynamic,” and details were still being finalized. And it remained unclear where the ship eventually will be allowed to dock.
by Matt Sepic and The Associated Press

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