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COVID-19 patients in the emergency ward of an unidentified hospital on Monday in New Delhi. Dr. Sumit Ray, a hospital critical care chief in the city, says India's health care system is collapsing.

Doctor In India: Emergency Room Is So Crowded, 'It's Nearly Impossible To Walk'

Dr. Sumit Ray, critical care chief at a New Delhi hospital, is on the front lines of India's growing COVID-19 crisis. "As a system in different parts of the country, we have collapsed," he says.

Fireball streaks across night sky, likely lands in Lake Michigan

It’s a bird! It’s a plane! Nope – it’s a meteor, or a fireball, or space junk...A bright, unidentified object flying over Lake Michigan last night caught…

Mysterious Ailment, Mysterious Relief: Vaccines Help Some COVID Long-Haulers

The possibility that vaccines meant to prevent the disease may also be a treatment for long COVID — when symptoms linger for months — has sparked optimism among patients and scientists.

In flooded Michigan neighborhoods, who should pay for sea walls?

The floodwaters have receded from Jefferson Chalmers for now, but evidence of the neighborhood’s recent crisis is hard to miss:Dried algae on the…

Electoral College meets in Lansing on Monday

Michigan’s 16 electoral votes will be formally awarded Monday to President-elect Joe Biden in a ceremony at the state Capitol. Other U.S. states and…

People drop their test kits into a receptacle at a coronavirus testing site in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Saturday. With COVID-19 cases surging at a record pace in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom has warned that the state's hospitals could soon be overwhelmed.

California Residents Under Strict Stay-At-Home Orders Through Christmas

State officials announced on Saturday that they will bring back sweeping new restrictions as coronavirus cases continue to climb and ICU capacity dwindles.

China says it's suspending imports from a Tyson Foods poultry plant in Arkansas after the company confirmed more than 200 coronavirus cases at the facility.

China Suspends Poultry Imports From Tyson Foods Plant In Arkansas

The country's customs office said shipments from the plant would be temporarily suspended, while products that have already arrived will be seized.

COVID "long haulers" struggle not only with lingering symptoms, they're also deep in medical debt

Long COVID is a range of prolonged symptoms after a COVID infection. It can include brain fog, fatigue, gastrointestinal issues—not to mention anxiety and…

Yuko Watanabe's biggest pivot was starting to sell plants at her Yuko Kitchen restaurants in Los Angeles.

Restaurants Reinvent Themselves For Thanksgiving And Beyond: 'You Just Pivot'

A Japanese café sells plants and green-tea pie. An Italian restaurant caters a prime-rib dinner. A steak-and-fries chain delivers free meals for the elderly. "Fight or flight," one manager says.

Amtrak will limit bookings to half of a train's normal capacity so passengers can maintain social distance.

Amtrak To Require Masks Starting Monday To Avoid Spread Of The Coronavirus

Customers will have to wear masks in stations, on trains and on Thruway buses. Amtrak is booking only half of each train's normal capacity, making it easier for passengers to sit farther apart.

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