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From the Frontlines: Emergency nurse faces daily battle with COVID-19
From the Frontlines: Emergency nurse faces daily battle with COVID-19

Lacey Ward is a registered nurse in the University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Adult Emergency Department.

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Two months after mask mandate ends, Mississippi sees record ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19
Two months after mask mandate ends, Mississippi sees record ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19

Since Gov. Tate Reeves lifted a statewide mask mandate two months ago, COVID-19 cases have skyrocketed to record levels in Mississippi, where there is now an “uncontrolled spread” of the disease.

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