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Hours after a few hundred gathered in NC’s capital to protest social distancing, Gov. Cooper promised specifics this week on COVID-19 orders.

Gov. Cooper and DHHS Secretary Mandy Cohen emphasize a measured approach to reducing coronavirus social distancing orders, despite pressure from protesters.

Disability rights groups file federal complaint alleging NC’s proposed plan leaves people with disabilities to shoulder disproportionate load.  If a spike of COVID-19 cases overwhelms North Carolina’s hospitals, communities of color, those living with disabilities, and elderly residents could be disproportionately shut out of life-saving treatments.  That’s the fear for several disability rights groups, including…

North Carolina bills — backed by GOP and Democrats — allocate federal dollars for schools, small businesses, hospitals, medical research and more.

“The interest in trying to reopen and restart economic activity had a much greater pull at the time … than did public health concerns or question marks about how it would go.”

Amid a grim coronavirus surge in her home state and city, US Rep. Alma Adams said President Donald Trump’s approach to the virus is “no lives matter.”

Raleigh’s public swimming pools opened Monday, a day after parents were warned that children attending a local summer camp were exposed to coronavirus.

How North Carolina schools reopening for in-person learning can expect to see a rise in childhood coronavirus cases.

A record number of people, including nearly 240,000 in NC, have no health insurance after losing their jobs during coronavirus’ economic carnage.

Despite the coronavirus, attendees at Charlotte’s sprawling Freedom Park and Romare Bearden Park ventured out, but still kept their distance.