Outbreak disrupts Jewish holiday
Purim events are canceled or scaled back in Israel and the United States amid the coronavirus threat. In New Rochelle, New York, the Young Israel synagogue’s rabbi contracted the virus and the building is shut, with dozens in self quarantine and services moved online. Seattle area synagogues also canceled in person Purim programs. Israel barred gatherings above 5,000, canceling Holon’s Purim parade while schools kept costume parties with coronavirus themes.
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Rebuilding Hope: New Bern Resident Returns Home After Flood
Rose describes surviving the Florence flood that destroyed his longtime Oaks Road house. Samaritan's Purse volunteers rebuild a flood resistant home as FEMA aid funded framing, with aims to finish interior soon. The project spans seven New Bern homes with a broader goal of returning 200 families to their residences in eastern North Carolina.
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North Carolina urges postponing large events amid COVID-19
Health officials led by Mandy Cohen warn organizers to cancel or delay large gatherings that attract high risk groups. Five of six Wake County patients traveled to a Biogen conference in Boston. another lives in Chatham County. The Atlantic Coast Conference tournament proceeds, but risk warnings could deter attendance as testing expands and a task force grows.
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