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Available bed ‘a gift’ at hospital where patients marvel that others do not take COVID-19 seriously

With more than 91,000 COVID-19 patients in their beds, U.S. hospitals are in danger of buckling beneath the weight of the pandemic and the ongoing needs of other sick people. Some doctors already acknowledge they are informally rationing care.  VIEW

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FILE – In this file photo dated Saturday, May 26, 2007, actor David Prowse, who was the man in the black Darth Vader suit in the first Star Wars film, signs autographs at Star Wars Celebration IV, marking the 30th anniversary of the release of the first film in the Star Wars saga, in Los Angeles, USA. The British actor, Prowse who played Darth Vader in the original Star Wars trilogy, has died aged 85 on Saturday, according to an announcement by his agent Sunday Nov. 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, FILE) WRC102 WRC102
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FILE — Congregants sit in distanced groups during a service at St. Agatha Church in Brooklyn, Oct. 25, 2020. Gov. Andrew Cuomo accused the U.S. Supreme Court of political partisanship on Nov. 26 morning after the high court rejected his coronavirus-based restrictions on religious services. (James Estrin/The New York Times) XNYT50 XNYT50 XNYT50
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In this photo provided by Yoko Liriano, Bryant de Venecia poses for a photo with his paddleboard in Honolulu, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020. He started stand-up paddle-boarding when there were fewer tourists coming to Hawaii during the pandemic. He’s among the Hawaii residents feeling ambivalence toward tourists returning now that the state is allowing incoming travelers to to bypass a 14-day quarantine with a negative COVID-19 test. (Yoko Liriano via AP) LA409 LA409
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FILE – In this Nov. 24, 2020, file photo, Dr. Shane Wilson talks with a patient while performing rounds in a portion of Scotland County Hospital set up to isolate and treat COVID-19 patients in Memphis, Mo. Amid the coronavirus resurgence, states have begun reopening field hospitals to handle an influx of sick patients that is pushing health care systems — and their workers — to the breaking point. Hospitals are bringing in mobile morgues. And funerals are once again being livestreamed or performed as drive-by affairs. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File) NYAG206 NYAG206

‘Very dark couple of weeks’: Morgues and hospitals overflow  VIEW

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FILE – In this April 22, 2019, file photo, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel waves as he arrives at a news conference outside of the south air traffic control tower at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato, File) WX105 WX105

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Christian worshippers light candles in the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus Christ, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. Normally packed with tourists from around the world at this time of year, Bethlehem resembles a ghost town – with hotels, restaurants and souvenir shops shuttered by the pandemic. (AP Photo/Majdi Mohammed) DV557 DV557

Coronavirus robs biblical Bethlehem of Christmas cheer  VIEW

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FILE – In this July 27, 2020, file photo, nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health and Moderna Inc., in Binghamton, N.Y. Moderna Inc. says it will ask U.S. and European regulators to allow emergency use of its COVID-19 vaccine as new study results confirm the shots offer strong protection. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File) NYSB705 NYSB705

Beware of COVID-19 scams as vaccine approaches FDA approval  VIEW

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