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Two state government websites in Georgia recently stopped posting updates on covid-19 cases in prisons and long-term care facilities, just
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RIVERSIDE, Calif. — In the months before county health officials ordered the evacuation of COVID-19-plagued Magnolia Rehabilitation & Nursing Center,
Read MoreA Guide To Following The Health Debate In The 2020 Elections
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