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Latest Pharmacy News: UK confirms ninth case of coronavirus

Latest Pharmacy News: UK confirms ninth case of coronavirus

February 15, 2020

Meanwhile, in Brighton, pupils at several schools have been told they could stay at home after reports some teachers and families feared they had come into contact with the virus. Swabs are also being sent to labs in Cambridge, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. The woman diagnosed with coronavirus in London first went to A&E in an Uber to seek help, it has emerged.

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Backgrounder: COVID-19 -- official name for disease caused by novel coronavirus

Backgrounder: COVID-19 -- official name for disease caused by novel coronavirus

February 15, 2020

As the death toll from the Coronavirus contagion continues to rise, numerous countries are issuing travel bans to and fro from China . Dr Ghebreyesus have called on the world to fight the new virus has aggressively as possible. From now on, the virus will be known as "COVID-19". Outside China, there are 393 cases in 24 countries, with one death, the director-general added. China reported yesterday its lowest number of new coronavirus cases in two weeks.

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Third Ontario coronavirus patient is

Third Ontario coronavirus patient is "no longer infectious"

February 14, 2020

Ontario has now tested 313 people for the coronavirus, for which nine people are awaiting results as of Wednesday morning. However, Ontario's first two confirmed cases, a husband and wife who returned from China in late January, have not yet been cleared.

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Democrat Sanders, Nevada union in escalating feud ahead of state nominating contest

Democrat Sanders, Nevada union in escalating feud ahead of state nominating contest

February 14, 2020

It singles out Sanders as the candidate who will end the union's health care among the top six Democratic candidates, pointing to his " Medicare for All" plan. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) and businessman Tom Steyer all have policies that would protect the union's healthcare interests. CNN has reached out to the Sanders campaign for comment.

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UK Confirms The First Coronavirus Case in London

February 14, 2020

Dr Yimmy Chow, consultant in health protection at Public Health England (PHE), said: "One of our main priorities has been to identify any people who we think have been in close contact with confirmed cases of Covid-19 to provide public health advice, as they may be at slightly increased risk of catching the virus".

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China says 6 health workers died from virus, 1716 infected

February 14, 2020

A total of 1,310 deaths have been reported from Hubei. Mike Ryan, head of WHO's health emergencies program , said a spike of some 14,000 cases in China reported on Thursday was a result of authorities reclassifying a backlog of cases using patients' chest images, and not necessarily the "tip of an iceberg" of a wider epidemic.

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Hubei Adds 4,823 Cases; China Virus Death Toll at 1,483

February 14, 2020

China's health commission said the change in counting methodology was aimed at identifying suspected cases in which the patient has pneumonia so they can be treated more quickly and reduce the likelihood of more serious illness or death. Case numbers in mainland China rise by 15,152, for a total of 59,805. One person has died in Hong Kong and one in the Philippines. The ship has been linked to 218 cases, making it the largest cluster outside of China.

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Coronavirus death toll nears 1400 in China, with 5090 new cases

February 14, 2020

The rise in China's reported cases on Thursday reflected a decision by authorities there to reclassify a backlog of suspected cases by using patients' chest images, and did not necessarily indicate a wider epidemic, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday.

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Japan reports 1st coronavirus death in Kanagawa Prefecture

Japan reports 1st coronavirus death in Kanagawa Prefecture

February 14, 2020

But in some good news for the 3,500-odd passengers and crew who have been stuck onboard since February 3, Japan said it would allow some elderly people who have tested negative for the coronavirus to disembark ahead of schedule. The hospital has stopped accepting new patients and will ask all inpatients to undergo tests. Omi, who now heads the Japan Community Health Care Organization, said those people who have tested positive for the virus are "only a fraction" of what could already be ...

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COVID-19 death toll climbs to 1486; 65191 infected

COVID-19 death toll climbs to 1486; 65191 infected

February 14, 2020

The rise in China's reported cases on Thursday reflected a decision by authorities there to reclassify a backlog of suspected cases by using patients' chest images, and did not necessarily indicate a wider epidemic, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday.

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Coronavirus Gets Official Title: COVID-19

Coronavirus Gets Official Title: COVID-19

February 14, 2020

The World Health Organisation described the new coronavirus as a major global threat while speaking out against some of the extreme measures that have been taken to contain it. "I think it's way too early to try to predict the beginning, the middle or the end of this epidemic right now", Michael Ryan , head of WHO's health emergencies programme, said at the agency's daily news conference.

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First Case Of Coronavirus In London Confirmed

February 14, 2020

Authorities in London confirmed the city's first case of coronavirus on Wednesday after a woman who caught the illness in China was diagnosed. The report revealed that the patient is now receiving treatment at Guy's and St. Of the nine people so far diagnosed with coronavirus in Britain, two are Global Positioning System. There were a number of "countries of concern", he said.

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DHHR Confirms: W.Va. Child Died Of The Flu

DHHR Confirms: W.Va. Child Died Of The Flu

February 14, 2020

A new coronavirus continues to grab headlines across the globe but closer to home health officials say residents should be more anxious about an old and annual nemesis: Influenza. "Although the corona- virus has killed a lot of people in a short period of time, I think it's super important to keep in mind how many people that the flu kills every year", said Bibber.

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CDC Prepping For Possible U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak

CDC Prepping For Possible U.S. Coronavirus Outbreak

February 14, 2020

The Lackland evacuees arrived in the United States on February 7. According to UC San Diego Health officials, both confirmed patients are in isolation at the hospital, with a third patient under observation because of coronavirus-like symptoms.

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'It will bring a healthy person down': Flu concerns overshadowed by coronavirus

'It will bring a healthy person down': Flu concerns overshadowed by coronavirus

February 14, 2020

Dr. Ingrid Chan, a family medicine physician at Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, said elderly people typically have more chronic medical conditions so their immune system is weaker, which puts them at a greater risk of developing complications from the flu.

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Some coronavirus testing kits sent around the world are not working properly

February 14, 2020

So far, there have been just two known cases of human-to-human transmission in the U.S. but, after hopeful signs the outbreak might be subsiding, China Thursday reported a huge surge of more than 14,000 new cases. The woman has had a very mild illness, according to the source, with no fever and a slight cough. The three patients who remain under the university's care are said to be doing well; others have been returned to quarantine.

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The 15th USA case of coronavirus is an evacuee in Texas

February 13, 2020

Whilst the number of new Coronavirus cases had increased this week, the doctors in the centre of the outbreak in Hubei province, China have started using a broader definition to diagnose people, causing a jump of nearly 15,000. Reuters reported Thursday that "elderly passengers on the Diamond Princess who have pre-existing conditions or are in windowless rooms would be allowed to leave starting from Friday, rather than the originally targeted date of February 19".

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Some coronavirus testing kits are defective, CDC says

Some coronavirus testing kits are defective, CDC says

February 13, 2020

A NY pharmaceutical company says it could have an experimental treatment for COVID-19 in three to six months. The petition from those in quarantine was written "in light of the first confirmed case at Miramar coupled with the current precautions taken at the center", and the listed improvements were "critical measures toward mitigating the potential risk of spreading the virus at the Miramar Center".

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Novel coronavirus deaths in China top 1300 as country expands diagnosis

Novel coronavirus deaths in China top 1300 as country expands diagnosis

February 13, 2020

In breaking down the large number of new cases in China , National Health Commission spokesman Mi Feng said Hubei had adopted a revised diagnosis and treatment plan aimed at accelerating the identification and treatment of patients. Asian stock markets wobbled and the safe-havens of the Japanese yen, gold and bonds rose after the new Hubei numbers dashed hopes that the epidemic was stablising and the Chinese economy could bounce back quickly.

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Vietnam quarantines commune of 10000 over virus fears

Vietnam quarantines commune of 10000 over virus fears

February 13, 2020

Effective July 2018, access to full reports will only be available with a subscription. Vietnam , which shares a porous border with China , has 16 confirmed cases of the coronavirus , including those in Son Loi. Each resident in the commune will be provided with a daily stipend of VND40,000 (US$1.7), and an additional VND60,000 ($2.5) per quarantined household, during the isolation period.

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San Diego lab ‘mix-up’ led to early coronavirus patient release from isolation

San Diego lab ‘mix-up’ led to early coronavirus patient release from isolation

February 13, 2020

She and three other people from the flight were subsequently hospitalized after showing possible symptoms of the disease that has killed more than 1,000 people, mostly in China. Errors by a hospital in San Diego and the CDC led to the first patient being sent back to base instead of isolation at the hospital, according to a health official familiar with the situation.

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2nd Case of New Coronavirus Confirmed Among Evacuees in San Diego

February 13, 2020

Two cases have been confirmed in IL and one each in the states of Washington, Arizona, Wisconsin and MA. The potential risk to the general public is low. Officials did not confirm where the individual is from. The two patients "arrived on different planes and were housed in separate facilities; there are no epidemiologic links between them", a CDC statement said.

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Pelosi, Schumer Blast Trump's Budget That Cuts Social Aid, Boosts Defense Spending

Pelosi, Schumer Blast Trump's Budget That Cuts Social Aid, Boosts Defense Spending

February 13, 2020

And of that $3.1 billion, only $720 million is allocated to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, an nearly 75% cut to the 2020 enacted budget. "The budget is a statement of values and once again the President is showing just how little he values the good health, financial security and well-being of hard-working American families", House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement Monday.

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China records 'sudden' spike in new cases, new diagnostic methods fuel concerns

February 13, 2020

China fired more than 100 officials, including the health minister and the mayor of Beijing, after allegations that local governments suppressed information about a similar outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, or SARS, in 2003.

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3rd case of coronavirus in Ontario has been resolved

February 13, 2020

Dr. David Williams says the patient was tested two times 24 hours apart and tested negative both times. On Jan. 31, health officials reported that a woman in her 20s had returned from Wuhan, China, the epicentre of the viral outbreak. Ontario's chief medical officer of health says the province has resolved a case of the novel coronavirus for the first time. Williams added that the risk of contracting COVID-19, which was named by the World Health Organization on Tuesday, still remains low ...

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A&E worker at Worthing Hospital 'tests positive for coronavirus'

A&E worker at Worthing Hospital 'tests positive for coronavirus'

February 13, 2020

Steve Walsh , from Hove in East Sussex, is still in quarantine at Guy's Hospital in London despite fully recovering from the virus. He was also connected to at least one case in Spain. He said: "The fact we have only recorded eight cases in the United Kingdom is because our surveillance is focused on travellers". He was diagnosed in Singapore and it was unknown to him earlier when he visited many places including The Alps.

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China's Hubei, Wuhan Communist Party chiefs removed amid epidemic

China's Hubei, Wuhan Communist Party chiefs removed amid epidemic

February 13, 2020

Previously, infections were only allowed to be confirmed with nucleic acid tests, which can take days to process, but Hubei province is now using CT scans which can diagnose the virus more quickly. China had been praised by the World Health Organization for its transparent handling of the outbreak, in contrast to the way it concealed the extent of the deadly SARS virus epidemic in 2002-2003.

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Coronavirus infections on the rise in China, Japan

Coronavirus infections on the rise in China, Japan

February 13, 2020

China's coronavirus epidemic may peak in February and then plateau before easing, the government's top medical adviser on the outbreak said. New confirmed instances of this novel coronavirus pneumonia have observed their seventh successive day of decrease from the Chinese mainland out Central China's Hubei Province as of Tuesday, info from China's leading health jurisdiction reveals.

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China's Hubei Province Sees Surge in Virus Deaths As Tally Method Changes

China's Hubei Province Sees Surge in Virus Deaths As Tally Method Changes

February 13, 2020

Hubei, which includes the city of Wuhan-where the coronavirus is believed to have originated, has more than 80% of official cases worldwide. The new testing methodology is only being used in Hubei province so far, Chinese officials said.

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Daily deaths from coronavirus in China top 200 for 1st time

Daily deaths from coronavirus in China top 200 for 1st time

February 13, 2020

The commission noted that it had begun including cases diagnosed through new clinical methods from Thursday. The head of the WHO's emergency program, Dr. "I thought: Is this real?" The new coronavirus infection has killed over 1,100 people and has sickened over 43,000, mostly in mainland China , but Tedros said "we have a realistic chance of stopping the #COVID19 outbreak".

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China sees 242 coronavirus deaths, almost 15,000 new cases in one day

February 13, 2020

Earlier in the day world health officials cautioned against a possible glimmer of hope that the number of new cases were declining. "The number of newly confirmed cases reported from China has stabilized over the past week, but that must be interpreted with extreme caution", said WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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Body of Woman Who Disappeared While Dumpster Diving Found in Landfill

Body of Woman Who Disappeared While Dumpster Diving Found in Landfill

February 13, 2020

The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office will work with both the local and state medical examiner's offices to officially identify the remains, authorities said . Police believed the contents of that dumpster were taken to Uwharrie Environmental, a landfill in Montgomery County. "We are confident that Ms. Cox has been located".

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Coronavirus: Hunt for contacts of latest United Kingdom case

Coronavirus: Hunt for contacts of latest United Kingdom case

February 13, 2020

More than 80 people staying in accommodation at Arrowe Park Hospital will be allowed to leave after testing negative for the new strain of coronavirus . He said there are a number of "countries of concern" and that people returning from travelling overseas could bring in further cases. More than 1,000 people have so far died of the virus, all but two in mainland China.

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COVID-19: death toll reaches 1,110 in China

COVID-19: death toll reaches 1,110 in China

February 13, 2020

He stressed that giving a name to the disease is necessary so that other names that are "inaccurate and stigmatizing" won't be used. Chinese authorities have locked down millions of people in a number of cities, but another 94 deaths were reported on Wednesday in the hardest-hit province of Hubei , the central province where around 56 million people are under lockdown.

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Evacuee with coronavirus mistakenly released from California hospital, officials say

Evacuee with coronavirus mistakenly released from California hospital, officials say

February 13, 2020

When no results were reported back, CDC staffers mistakenly gave UC San Diego Health the results of other patients who tested negative. According to the source, three of the four specimens were incorrectly labeled upon arrival and so they were not tested.

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China sacks top political leaders from coronavirus epicentre

China sacks top political leaders from coronavirus epicentre

February 13, 2020

Officials say there are 14,840 newly confirmed cases and an additional 242 people have died as of Wednesday, bringing the province's death toll to 1,310. Global ship deliveries have also been dented as yards in China, one of the biggest shipbuilders, struggle to get fully back to work. Cambodia agreed to let it land, the Holland America Line said.

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USA authorises consulate staff to leave Hong Kong over coronavirus

USA authorises consulate staff to leave Hong Kong over coronavirus

February 13, 2020

But Leung told the Guardian the scale of how the virus spreads is what is important. One person has died in Hong Kong and another in the Philippines. The World Health Organisation said while the coronavirus may be over in China by April, it's now the world's biggest threat. He earlier warned that outbreaks were likely to be "growing exponentially" in China, writing in The Lancet that "independent self-sustaining outbreaks in major cities globally could become inevitable" because of the ...

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Coronavirus changes name but risk remains

Coronavirus changes name but risk remains

February 13, 2020

The province also broadened its definition of COVID-19 cases to include "clinically diagnosed" patients, which results in a steep rise of 14,840 new cases. Experts said the declines were promising signals that China's lockdown of tens of millions of people may be working to contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus .

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World Health Organization names coronavirus Covid-19 as China, Japan report rise in infections

February 13, 2020

The outbreak is suspected to have originated in the Hubei provincial capital of Wuhan in December. Tedros also called on governments to provide appropriate support to cruise ships and travelers, pointing out that some vessels thought to be carrying infected passengers are being denied port entry without proper risk assessment.

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Coronavirus death toll jumps by record 242 in just one day

February 13, 2020

Reuters has reported that the number of cases of infection with the new coronavirus in China has stabilised, but that apparent slowdown in the epidemic spread should be viewed with "extreme caution", the head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

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Evacuees from Riverside County released from quarantine and released from coronavirus

Evacuees from Riverside County released from quarantine and released from coronavirus

February 13, 2020

And their families. They were transferred by freight plane chartered by the government to the March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County , about 60 miles (97 km) east of Los Angeles . It comes about two days after the State Department announced that more than 800 Americans and US lawful permanent residents returned to the United States after leaving Wuhan.

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Coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 18 months, says WHO

Coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 18 months, says WHO

February 13, 2020

It has also disrupted sporting events in China: motorsport governing body FIA announced the suspension of the Formula One Grand Prix in Shanghai, originally scheduled for April 19, due to the "continued spread" of the coronavirus . WHO had earlier given the virus the temporary name of "2019-nCoV acute respiratory disease" and China's National Health Commission this week said it was temporarily calling it " novel coronavirus pneumonia" or NCP.

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Americans to be released from quarantine with no reported coronavirus cases

Americans to be released from quarantine with no reported coronavirus cases

February 13, 2020

They were flown by government-chartered cargo jet on January 29 to March Air Reserve Base in Riverside County about 60 miles (97 km) east of Los Angeles where they were in quarantine for 14-days - the outer limit of the virus' possible incubation period.

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Coronavirus: First case of Covid-19 confirmed in London

Coronavirus: First case of Covid-19 confirmed in London

February 13, 2020

Dr Ryan added that this case did not, at this point, show that the virus had shifted or mutated, despite the fact Mr Walsh had not visited China. The patient has been transferred to a specialist NHS centre at Guy's and St Thomas' in London.

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February is American Heart Month!

February is American Heart Month!

February 13, 2020

Since 2004 February also has been the signature month for the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women campaign. However, women tend to have more of the vague symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, lightheadedness, indigestion, sweating and unusual fatigue.

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China's new virus cases fall again, deaths now exceed 1100

China's new virus cases fall again, deaths now exceed 1100

February 13, 2020

The number of people infected on a cruise ship off Japan, meanwhile, rose to 174 - the biggest cluster outside the Chinese mainland. ANZ Bank said China's first-quarter growth would probably slow to 3.2% to 4.0%, down from a projection of 5.0%.

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UAE's NMC gets takeover approaches, chairman suspended from board discussions

February 12, 2020

The company is asking its main shareholders for clarity on whether they have pledged any of their holdings as collateral, amid speculation in the market they may have faced a margin call. There can be no certainty that any offer will be made for the Company, nor as to the terms on which any offer might be made. NMC Health shares took a hit back in December, when U.S.

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Coronavirus Kills 1,110 In China, Number Of Cases Rise To 44,200

Coronavirus Kills 1,110 In China, Number Of Cases Rise To 44,200

February 12, 2020

The case of a British man who passed on the virus to at least 11 other people - without having been in China - has raised fears of a new phase of contagion overseas. Outside the province, the number of new patients has declined every day for the past week. Meanwhile, in Japan, another 39 people have tested positive for the coronavirus on the Diamond Princess cruise ship in quarantined there, with one quarantine officer also infected, the health ministry said on Wednesday.

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Hopes coronavirus 'over by April' in China

Hopes coronavirus 'over by April' in China

February 12, 2020

Statistics from China indicate about 2% of people infected with the new virus have died, many of them elderly or with prior medical conditions. The fast-spreading virus has killed more than 1,000 people in China, where there have been almost 43,000 cases.

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Sanders Wins Narrow Victory Over Buttigieg in New Hampshire Primary

Sanders Wins Narrow Victory Over Buttigieg in New Hampshire Primary

February 12, 2020

The New Hampshire results follow the chaotic aftermath of the first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses last week, which resulted in Buttigieg edging out Sanders for first place, although an official victor has not been declared yet. "We just heard from the first two of 50 states". It's on to SC. Pete Buttigieg , Democratic presidential candidate and former mayor of South Bend, Ind., is considered another leading contender in New Hampshire.

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