Craven County reports COVID-19 cases rise linked to workplace spread
Craven County sees a spike with 16 cases on Saturday and 23 on Sunday, most tied to a workplace outside the county. Health Director Scott Harrelson notes infected individuals spreading to households. total cases reach 129 by May 18 with four more on Monday and 40 recoveries. Amber Tabarrini cites contact tracing and self quarantine as key steps.
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Elective Surgeries Return to Phase 2 at Carolina East Medical
Carolina East Medical Center advances to Phase 2 of resuming elective procedures. Phase 1 allowed 25 percent capacity for operations and some outpatient surgeries. Phase 2 permits scheduling of overnight surgeries such as joint replacements starting May 26, with COVID-19 tests required four days prior via LabCorp.
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Russia sees rising virus cases as Putin faces scrutiny
The Associated Press reports Russia now ranks behind the United States in COVID-19 infections with nearly 9,300 new cases in 24 hours, bringing total to about 300,000, mostly in Moscow. Over 2,800 deaths are recorded, with critics arguing figures may omit contributing illnesses while officials defend the stats as reflecting preventive measures and broad screening.
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Trump threatens to cut WHO funding and withdraw US
President Donald Trump warned he would permanently cut U S funding to the World Health Organization and reconsider U S membership if the agency fails to make major substantive improvements within 30 days He accused the WHO of repeated missteps during the coronavirus pandemic and demanded it demonstrate independence from China in a letter to Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus The ultimatum follows a prior freezing of funding pending a formal investigation into the body's COVID 19 response
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