Bay Area's Latinx community struggles to access reliable information during coronavirus

The Latinx community in California is being disproportionately affected by the coronavirus. East Oakland is particularly bad. City officials said cases here are three to four times higher than the rest of Alameda County.

Technical issue has California under-reporting virus cases

Health and Human Services Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly said in recent days that California has not been receiving a full count of tests conducted, or positive results, through electronic lab reports because of the unresolved issue, which he did not describe in detail.

Deaf association sues White House for not providing ASL interpreter at COVID-19 briefings

The National Association of the Deaf filed a lawsuit on behalf of five deaf Americans requesting that a judge order the White House to provide an ASL interpreter during coronavirus briefings.

Great America to remain closed for rest of 2020 over COVID-19

Park officials said the uncertainty surrounding the virus in the Bay Area along with the shortened calendar days as the park has been closed for months, has brought them to this decision.

No masks, no distance: Coronavirus pandemic wedding horrors for vendors

Now that weddings have slowly cranked up under a patchwork of ever-shifting state and local restrictions, horror stories from vendors are rolling in.

Mounting evidence shows masks may help avoid severe illness, even if you get COVID-19

Researchers and scientists are now learning that not only does wearing a mask reduce viral transmission, but it may also help you avoid major illness, even if you end up contracting the novel coronavirus.

Spot check of Santa Rita Jail shows clean facility, but also reveals myriad of COVID-19 problems

The 13-page assessment written by Mike Brady of Sabot Consulting on July 7, also reveals a myriad of other problems at the jail, including the fact that 30% of newly incarcerated inmates refuse to take COVID-19 tests, but are then allowed to remain in the same group with inmates whose tests came back negative.  

Bloody brawl breaks out after woman throws coffee in man’s face for not wearing mask

A bloody brawl broke out in Manhattan Beach after a couple confronted two men for not wearing masks, causing an argument that turned violent when the woman threw coffee into the face of one of the men.

California's epidemiologist lays out elementary school waiver guidelines

California's epidemiologist and deputy director for infectious diseases outlined on Tuesday how elementary schools can get waivers if they want to teach in person when school starts in a matter of days and weeks.

Full briefing: California's epidemiologist lays out elementary school waiver guidelines
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California's epidemiologist and deputy director for infectious diseases outlined on Tuesday how elementary schools can get waivers if they want to teach in person when school starts in a matter of days and weeks.

FDA hand sanitizer recall widens to over 100 products

More than 100 "dangerous" hand sanitizers have made the Food and Drug Administration's rolling list of sanitizers that have been recalled due to the presence of a toxic chemical.

22nd San Quentin inmate dies of coronavirus

Activists have been working to release more incarcerated people from jails and prisons, which have been described as tinderboxes of the deadly virus. 

‘Too many are selfish’: US nears 5 million virus cases

The nation has recorded more than 155,000 dead in a little more than six months and is fast approaching an almost off-the-charts 5 million COVID-19 infections.