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Illinois reported 5,138 new COVID cases and 12 new deaths Thursday.
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CDC: You should get two negative tests or wear a mask for up to 10 days after testing positive for COVID-19
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CDC updates its COVID-19 guidelines in sweeping overhaul
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Face masks are back for visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park buildings, and research finds low levels of stress hormone are a predictor of long COVID
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Fauci: ‘Inexplicable’ That Americans See Forced Masking as Encroachment on Freedom
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