Playbook helps children learn about COVID-19
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A group of Bay Area nursing students has created a COVID-19 activity book for children to learn about the virus and possibly help their parents become more aware of the risks.

Southern California hospitals may have to ration care

Coronavirus hospitalizations are stabilizing in portions of California, but patients are still overwhelming hospitals in a large swath of the state.

Coronavirus patients rush to join studies of Foster City-based Gilead drug

Gilead has given remdesivir to more than 1,700 patients on a case-by-case emergency basis, but more people ultimately will be helped if the company does the needed studies to prove safety and effectiveness.

Kamala Harris receives first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

Vice President-elect Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will receive their first round of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday.

McConnell blocks immediate Democratic push for $2,000 stimulus checks

Pressure is mounting on the Republican-led Senate to follow the House, which voted overwhelmingly on Monday to meet the president's demand to increase the checks from $600 as the virus crisis worsens.

Battle over COVID stimulus payments moves to Senate

President Trump signed a separate bipartisan relief bill Sunday night to avoid a government shutdown. That bill included $600 checks.

Military teams in California to help with COVID response, source says

A source told KTVU of the plan and said 75 U.S. Army and Airforce medical personnel arrived in California on Monday to assist in the pandemic response.

New Year's plans are subdued in the Bay Area

As 2020 draws to a close, it looks like most people in the Bay Area expect a subdued New Year's Eve

Santa Clara County quietly reopens hospital to deal with COVID cases

In Santa Clara County, officials say COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on the Latinx community and also on the hospitals that serve it.

Gov. Newsom, CA health officials bracing for holiday COVID-19 surge

His briefing comes as the state sees a sharp rise in cases and hospitals quickly running out of intensive care unit space for COVID patients. 

House OKs $2,000 checks after Trump signs bill containing $600 payments

Democrats led passage, 275-134, their majority favoring additional assistance. They had settled for smaller $600 payments in a compromise with Republicans over the big year-end relief bill Trump reluctantly signed into law.

Gilroy hospital now filling surge beds as ICU reaches limit, COVID cases soar

A hospital in Gilroy has no ICU beds available and is turning to surge beds as coronavirus cases skyrocket and officials make plea ahead of New Year's Eve,

Study: Kids get virus at gatherings more often than school

Children are more at risk of contracting coronavirus at a social gathering than in a classroom or childcare setting, according to a study released by the University of Mississippi Medical Center.