California coronavirus updates: The latest on the pandemic

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No face masks so California’s farmworkers are left unprotected

Salinas farmworkers Juan Manuel Virgen and Daniel Lopez Aviles circled the field in a white pickup, a coworker behind the wheel. It was about 10 a.m., and the sun was starting to warm the air. All of them had tied bandannas neatly around their necks, tucking them into the front of their shirts. “No hay […]

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Kate Cimini

• March 26, 2020

A dorm at Embarcadero SAFE Navigation Center

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California is scrambling to house the homeless. Here’s how it’s playing out.

Shelters are reporting symptomatic residents. Officials worry about outbreaks in tent camps. State authorities are confronting questions of how to speed up help as much as possible.

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Matt Levin

• March 26, 2020

A sign attached to a restaurant door in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland alerts customers that it will remain closed during the ‘shelter in place’ mandated for six Bay Area counties on March 16, 2020.

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Watch: Dealing with (un)employment during the coronavirus pandemic

CalMatters reporters ask state leaders how Californians can file for unemployment, get paid sick leave and more during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Nigel Duara

• March 26, 2020

Bowl’d general manager Ruben Hernandez processes take-out orders in the Oakland Korean BBQ restaurant’s empty dining room on March 16, 2020. Today Alameda and surrounding counties announced an order to shelter in place until April 7 in an effort to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

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California’s shelter-in-place order, explained

Gov. Gavin Newsom directed Californians to shelter in place to slow the coronavirus spread. Watch as we explain what that means.

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Byrhonda Lyons

• March 25, 2020

Health

48,600 coronavirus test results still pending in California

Streamlined reporting adds to the tally of tests for the novel coronavirus conducted in California — but results are still pending for tens of thousands of them

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Rachel Becker

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Ana B. Ibarra

• March 25, 2020

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Banks agree to coronavirus mortgage relief in California amid push for eviction ban

California homeowners affected by coronavirus may be able to delay each month's mortgage payment by 90 days thanks to an agreement with major banks.

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Laurel Rosenhall

• March 25, 2020

Fresno Community Medical Plaza. Photo by Nima Kasraie via Creative Commons

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Fresno area is sicker and has a doctor shortage. So the coronavirus poses a huge threat, experts warn

The central San Joaquin Valley for years has struggled to attract medical doctors, with physician-to-resident ratios well below what medical experts say is needed for adequate healthcare. That was before the coronavirus pandemic. Now the rapid spread of COVID-19 may well expose the Fresno area to even greater risk if the relatively few doctors in […]

By

Manuela Tobias

• March 25, 2020

The USNS Mercy hospital ship is at dock before its departure Monday, March 23, 2020, in San Diego.

Health

Coronavirus ‘can impact anybody and everybody’: L.A. County teen is first infected youngster to die in US

A day after chastising beachgoers and day-hikers for failing to take California’s stay-at-home edict seriously, Gov. Gavin Newsom said the reported death of a Lancaster teen with the coronavirus is a dire sign that the pandemic “can impact anybody and everybody.” If confirmed, it would be the first known COVID-19 fatality of anyone under 18 […]

By

Ben Christopher

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Rachel Becker

• March 24, 2020

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Coronavirus in California by the numbers

Developments in the coronavirus pandemic are changing rapidly. We're working to track the latest California data. Find updates here.

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Ana B. Ibarra

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Elizabeth Castillo

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Erica Yee

• March 24, 2020

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Bay Area food bank opens pop-up pantries as demand rises

As Bay Area food banks scramble to meet increased demand for their services, the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank has opened seven new pop-up pantries to fill a gap left by dozens of sites that have shut down due to coronavirus and volunteer shortages. The food bank has seen about 100 of its regular 275 food […]

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Erica Hellerstein

• March 24, 2020