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New guidance from CDPHE allows visitors while minimizing the potential spread of COVID-19. DENVER — New guidance from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) will allow outdoor visitations to begin at residential care facilities once again. The state said it decided to implement this guidance now because of the low disease rates…

Amid heated demonstrations that left two statues destroyed and windows smashed in Madison, Wis., a Democratic state senator was reportedly attacked by protesters near the state Capitol.State Sen. Tim Carpenter (D-Milwaukee) told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that he had been heading to the Capitol to work late Tuesday when he stopped to snap a photo…

Updated 6/23/2020 3:20 PM The number of Illinoisans dying from COVID-19 grew by 38 Tuesday while cases increased by 601, as state officials released guidelines for school districts to restart in-person learning this fall. "Classroom learning provides necessary opportunities for our students to learn, socialize, and grow. The benefits of in-person instruction can't be overstated,"…

Washington state reports 455 new cases of coronavirus, bringing state total to 28,680 - KOMO News

By Lynn Kawano | June 18, 2020 at 5:50 PM HST - Updated June 18 at 5:51 PM HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - Greater testing capacity, thermal screening machines, digital records on tourists. Those are among the requests state Department of Health leaders want ahead of Hawaii welcoming out-of-state visitors without a mandatory quarantine. Pre-travel testing…