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Author Archives: Ana B. Ibarra

Ana covers health policy and the COVID-19 pandemic. She joined CalMatters in 2020 after four years at Kaiser Health News. She started her reporting career at McClatchy’s Merced Sun-Star. Her work has also appeared in The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, USA Today and many other state and national news outlets.

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Éxito o fracaso: Los californianos describen experiencias muy diferentes con las pruebas de COVID-19

by Ana B. Ibarra July 12, 2020July 15, 2020
A phlebotomist takes a finger prick blood sample at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Bolinas on April 22, 2020. Bolinas is attempting to test the entire town in conjunction with a UCSF study, one of the first efforts of its kind in California. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Hit or miss: Californians describe vastly different COVID-19 testing experiences

by Ana B. Ibarra July 12, 2020September 29, 2021
A Clinica de la Raza staff member sanitizes her hands after administering Covid-19 tests in a parking lot along 35th Avenue near the Fruitvale BART station in Oakland on July 7, 2020. According to data provided by the Alameda County Public Health Department, Fruitvale’s 94601 ZIP code has one of the highest rates of COVID-19 cases of any ZIP code in Alameda County. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group
Posted inCoronavirus

A grim tally: Newsom puts brave face on California’s COVID-19 surge

by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra July 8, 2020September 29, 2021
El Centro Regional Medical Center staff attend to patients who are suspected COVID-19 positive on May 30, 2020. Photo by Omar Ornelas, The Desert Sun
Posted inCoronavirus

The trouble with hot spots: Hard-hit counties send COVID-19 patients to other areas

by Ana B. Ibarra July 2, 2020September 29, 2021
Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies before a House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the Trump administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday, June 23, 2020. Photo by Kevin Dietsch, Pool via AP
Posted inCoronavirus

Fauci to California: Good work so far, but state needs public buy-in for safe reopening

by Ana B. Ibarra June 24, 2020September 29, 2021
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Fauci a California: Buen trabajo, pero una reapertura segura exige más de la población.

by Ana B. Ibarra June 24, 2020July 1, 2020
The number of people in California hospitals testing positive for the novel coronavirus is soaring. Photo via iStock
Posted inCoronavirus

California just hit all-time high number of people hospitalized with coronavirus

by Ana B. Ibarra June 18, 2020September 29, 2021
Posted inCalMatters en Español

No es una opción: El Gobernador ordena el uso de mascarillas en todo el estado en medio de un retroceso disperso

by Ana B. Ibarra June 18, 2020June 26, 2020
Protesters carrying American flags and signs in front of the California Capitol are reflected in a fellow-protester’s sunglasses. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Not an option: Governor orders statewide mask use amid scattered pushback

by Ana B. Ibarra June 18, 2020September 29, 2021
Posted inCalMatters en Español

California ha alcanzado el mayor número de personas hospitalizadas con coronavirus

by Ana B. Ibarra June 18, 2020June 25, 2020

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