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Category: Coronavirus

The latest news on the coronavirus outbreak in California and the state’s response to the pandemic.

A large sign hangs over the warehouse that says, 'Thank you volunteers' in the volunteer center at the Alameda County Community Food Bank on July 25, 2019. The food bank relies on roughly 100 volunteers every day to package thousands of meals to be distributed. Photo by Anne Wernikoff/CalMatters
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Food banks face shortages of volunteers; many Bay Area pantries close as coronavirus spreads

Jackie BottsNigel Duara by Jackie Botts, Nigel Duara and Erica Hellerstein March 13, 2020March 16, 2020
disneyland
Posted inEconomy

Facing pandemic, California takes cover, from the Capitol to Disneyland

AvatarAna B. Ibarra by Laurel Rosenhall and Ana B. Ibarra March 12, 2020March 16, 2020
Bonnie Castillo, registered nurse and executive director of National Nurses United and the California Nurses Association, speaks during a press conference presenting the findings from a national survey on Coronavirus preparedness on March 5, 2020
Posted inHealth

As coronavirus toll rises, so does health care workers’ alarm

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra March 11, 2020March 16, 2020
CalMatters reporter explains California's response to the coronavirus.
Posted inVideo

How California is responding to the coronavirus

Byrhonda LyonsAna B. Ibarra by Byrhonda Lyons and Ana B. Ibarra March 10, 2020March 16, 2020
In this July 18, 2014 photo, Chinese tourists visit the South Coast Plaza Shopping Center in Costa Mesa, Calif. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo
Posted inEconomy

As coronavirus spreads, fears of taking down California’s economy

Avatar by Judy Lin March 9, 2020March 16, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

“Your bills don’t get sick”: Workers say coronavirus prevention isn’t easy

by Erica Hellerstein March 6, 2020March 16, 2020
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti speaks at a news conference that announced that six new cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in Los Angeles County on the steps of the county Hall of Administration in downtown Los Angeles Wednesday, March 4, 2020. The announcement comes on the same day of California's first reported death from the coronavirus. Photo by AP Photo, Stafanie Dazio
Posted inHealth

California declares state of emergency after first coronavirus death reported

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra March 4, 2020March 16, 2020
Students walk near Meiklejohn Hall at California State University East Bay. Al Cal State campuses will begin requiring and ethnic studies course for graduation under a new law. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHealth

California schools brace for a coronavirus disruption

Ricardo CanoFelicia MelloAvatar by Ricardo Cano, Felicia Mello and Elizabeth Aguilera February 29, 2020March 16, 2020
California lacks the test kits and face masks needed to brace for a spread of the coronavirus — shown here in an illustration via the Centers for Disease Control.
Posted inHealth

California low on test kits and face masks in its battle against coronavirus

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra February 28, 2020March 16, 2020
Ambulances are outside Travis Air Force Base., where Americans have been evacuated from overseas for quarantine after being exposed to, or sickened by, the coronavirus. Photo by Hector Amezcua, AP Photo.
Posted inHealth

Governor: Coronavirus changing “by the hour” in California

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra February 27, 2020March 16, 2020

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