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NC Medical Official: Opening Too Soon Risks Quick Return to Strict Stay-at-Home Order
North Carolina risks going backward in its COVID-19 response if it reopens too soon, the state’s top medical official told reporters Monday.
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NC COVID-19 Deaths Pass 300 as State Mulls Path to Reopening
COVID-19 deaths in North Carolina surpassed 300 over the weekend, setting up a crucial week for state leaders as they develop plans for easing social distancing restrictions.
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Cooper: NC Schools Will Remain Closed for the Rest of the School Year
“We don’t make this decision lightly,” said Cooper. The governor expects schools to be ready to return in August. COVID-19 will keep North Carolina schools closed for the remainder of the academic year, Gov. Roy Cooper said Friday, with remote learning to continue for the time being. “We don’t make this decision lightly,” Cooper told…
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‘I Will Not Risk the Health Of Our People’: Gov. Cooper Extends Stay-At-Home to May 8
Gov. Cooper said NC is not yet ready to lift its restrictions, despite evidence that social distancing has been effective.
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NC Voters Trust Gov. Cooper Over Trump to Reopen State. By a Lot.
When it comes to re-opening NC after coronavirus, voters trust Gov. Roy Cooper more than they do President Trump, a new poll shows. By a lot.
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PHOTOS: Protesters Demand Ending Stay-at-Home Orders as North Carolina Coronavirus Deaths Rise
Several Hundred NC Protesters, Rebuffing Social Distancing and Masks, Demand An End to Stay-At-Home Orders Amid COVID-19 Pandemic.
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‘It Can Happen Here’: Gov. Cooper Warns NC Risks Repeating Turmoil In New York, Italy
Hours after a few hundred gathered in NC’s capital to protest social distancing, Gov. Cooper promised specifics this week on COVID-19 orders.
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VIDEO: Why Coronavirus Is ‘Like Nothing We’ve Seen In Recent Years,’ According To An Epidemiologist
“I don’t think they would think (social distancing is) worse than the disease if they or someone in their family was was put on a ventilator or died.”
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COVID-19 Has Killed More North Carolinians Than the Flu. Protesters Still Want To Open The State.
COVID-19 has now killed 179 in North Carolina. Since last September, the flu has killed 161.
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Schools, Voting, and Unemployment: What NC Democrats Want To Spend Millions in Coronavirus Relief On
NC Dems unveiled millions in proposed spending on COVID-19 relief, including expanded unemployment benefits, public school cash and boosted absentee voting.