Pittsburgh, PA-(ENEWSPF)- University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine scientists today announced a potential vaccine against SARS-CoV-2, the new coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic. When tested in mice, the vaccine, delivered through a fingertip-sized patch, produces antibodies specific to SARS-CoV-2 at quantities thought to be sufficient for neutralizing the virus. The paper appeared[Read More…]
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Daily Coronavirus Briefing: US Death Toll Eclipses 5,000 as Cases Top 200,000
By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a halt in the early part of 2020. After emerging in China’s Hubei province in late 2019, the number of cases skyrocketed and infected more than half of a million worldwide over a four-month span with the epicenter shifting from Asia[Read More…]
Matteson Leads in Area’s Known COVID-19 Cases at 69: CCPH
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Village of Matteson currently leads local communities in known COVID-19 cases, according to Cook County Public Health‘s Surveillance Data website. Park Forest now has 39 known cases, Chicago Heights 34, Steger has 7, Flossmoor 17, Richton Park 28, Sauk Village 9, Glenwood 16, and Tinley Park 29.[Read More…]
Park Forest Has 31 Known Cases of COVID-19: Cook County Public Health
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- According to Cook County Public Health‘s Surveillance Data website, the Village of Park Forest currently has 31 known cases of COVID-19. Chicago Heights has 30 cases, Olympia Fields has 12 cases, Flossmoor 15, and Matteson has 47. Richton Park has 18 cases, while South Chicago Heights and[Read More…]
Daily Coronavirus Briefing: Emergency Hospital Goes up in Central Park to Treat Wave of COVID-19 Patients
By Staff, AccuWeather AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- The coronavirus pandemic brought the world to a halt in the early part of 2020. After emerging in China’s Hubei province in late 2019, the number of cases skyrocketed and infected more than half of a million worldwide over a four-month span with the epicenter shifting from Asia[Read More…]
Forest Preserves Prepared to Monitor Conditions, Close More Sites if Needed
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Forest Preserves of Cook County remain open, but specific locations have been closed that do not allow visitors to follow social distancing and other public health guidelines for COVID-19. Today at a press conference at Dan Ryan Woods in Chicago, the Forest Preserves announced measures to limit[Read More…]
COVID-19: Novel Coronavirus to Peak in Illinois Around April 16, Report Says
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The novel coronavirus crisis will peak in Illinois around April 16 with about 8,855 people in the hospital and 19 people dying every day and will last into June, according to projections from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), an independent global health research center[Read More…]
COVID-19: Dare To Eat a Peach
Eat Your Vegetables. Buy Some Fruit. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- I was wondering how safe it was to buy fresh fruits and vegetables in the age of COVID-19. Is our food safe? Are fresh fruits and vegetables safe from the novel coronavirus? Do I dare to eat a peach when they[Read More…]
COVID-19: First Death of an Infant with Coronavirus Disease Is in Illinois
More Demographics Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Saturday reported the death of an infant younger than one year in Chicago who tested positive for coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “There has never before been a death associated with COVID-19 in an infant. A full investigation is underway to[Read More…]
Prairie State College Pivots to a Virtual Campus Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker announced last week a Stay-at-Home Order for the state of Illinois, through April 7, echoing the efforts already made by Prairie State College (PSC) to transition to a virtual campus. This means, for the remainder of the spring semester, all face-to-face instruction, on-campus[Read More…]
