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Health officials warn facemasks won't help those who are healthy from contracting COVID-19. Rather, those who show symptoms should wear them, to prevent the spread of disease. iStock

Coronavirus Facts: What Floridians Can Do To Prevent The Spread

The health department on Sunday released several reminders of how COVID-19 can be contracted, and steps that can be taken to help prevent its spread.

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Coronavirus: 2nd Person Dies In U.S.; New Cases Reported In Florida And New York

The man was in his 70s and had been living at a nursing facility near Seattle that's now suspected of being the site of America's first outbreak of the novel coronavirus.

Governor Ron DeSantis gives details on two presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in Florida in a press conference Monday morning at the Florida Department of Health Tampa Branch Laboratory. Photo credit: Daylina Miller / WUSF Public Media

Two Tampa Bay Residents Test Positive For A "Presumptive" Case Of Coronavirus

The first two Floridians who have tested positive for a "presumptive" case of coronoavirus live in the Tampa Bay region.

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Florida Has Two Presumptive Positive Cases Of COVID-19

Florida is expected to declare a state of emergency after two patients tested positive for the new coronavirus.Gov. Ron DeSantis plans to hold two news…

Despite Cybersecurity Risks And Last-Minute Changes, The 2020 Census Goes Online

For the first time in U.S. history, the federal government is trying to count most households through the Internet for the once-a-decade census, but the rollout has been fraught with risks.

Frank DiMeglio, is a member of the NRA and worries about the Second Amendment. Photo: Abe Aboraya, WMFE

I-4 Votes: Gun Policy, Immigration Sway Voters Along The Corridor

Florida’s primary election is just two weeks away and public media stations WUSF in Tampa and WMFE in Orlando are banding together to cover stories along…

Charles McClam cheers at a primary election night rally for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden in Columbia, S.C., on Saturday.Gerald Herbert/AP

4 Takeaways From Joe Biden's Big Win In South Carolina

The former vice president won by 30 points in South Carolina, giving him a big claim to being the principal alternative to Bernie Sanders for the Democratic presidential nomination.

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Your State-By-State Guide To Super Tuesday

Fourteen states, a third of all delegates and an emerging race between Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. Here's what to know about the 2020 contests.

This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Photo credit: Alissa Eckert, MS, Dan Higgins, MAM

Gov: 2 in Florida test presumptively positive for COVID-19

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis says two people in his state are the first to test “presumptively positive" for COVID-19 as he ordered health officials to declare a public health emergency surrounding amid the global spread of the coronavirus.

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'We Sent A Message': Pete Buttigieg Ends Historic Presidential Bid

The 38-year-old rose from being mayor of a midsize Indiana city to mounting a serious Democratic presidential run. He was the first openly gay candidate to win delegates in a presidential race.

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