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Tag: coronavirus tests

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State senator and pandemic expert call for strict lockdown

Avatar by Guest Commentary January 5, 2021January 5, 2021

It is time for a strict lockdown. We need a four-week shelter-in-place lockdown that allows only truly essential human interaction.

A technician conducts COVID-19 tests at a new facility Friday in Valencia on Oct. 30, 2020. The lab, run by PerkinElmer, was expected to allow the state to process an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests per day but so far result times have lagged. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

COVID tests lagging: Slower turnaround times creeping back for Californians

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov December 11, 2020December 10, 2020
In order to comply with local regulations, a Vista, Ca nail salon operates outside on Aug. 1, 2020. Photo by Simone Hogan via iStock

Nail salons can reopen indoors, COVID tests now available to all

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra September 22, 2020January 5, 2021
Good news at last from California's coronavirus testing: The percentage of people tested who have the virus has dropped significantly. Image via iStock

Coronavirus positivity rate hits record low

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven September 16, 2020September 16, 2020
A billboard encouraging drivers to wear a mask posted along I-80 outside of Vacaville on Aug. 28, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Next up: Californians brace for the ‘twindemic’

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra September 3, 2020September 10, 2020
Vietnam veteran Jerry Hogan at Lindsay Gardens after testing positive for COVID-19 a week ago, in Lindsay, CA on April 28, 2020. Hogan, was put into the facility to receive lifesaving therapy, but instead, has not been receiving any therapy after patients at the facility began falling ill from the virus. Hogan is the father of photojournalist Jeremy Hogan, who made this image during his visit. Photo by Jeremy Hogan, SOPA Images/Sipa USA via AP Images

Feds to send COVID tests to nursing homes, but can California really use them?

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov July 17, 2020July 23, 2020
People wait in line at a Covid-19 testing facility sponsored by the Native American Health Center on International Boulevard near 31st Avenue in Oakland on July 7, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

The new COVID-19 rationing: Testing just got harder to get in California

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra July 14, 2020July 15, 2020
The Uptown theater in downtown Napa remains closed to the public on May 8, 2020. Today, businesses in Napa County were permitted to reopen for curbside pickup. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

As cases rise, some counties hit brakes

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven May 29, 2020May 29, 2020
Students wearing surgical masks walk through Sproul Plaza, normally bustling with student organization tables, on March 12, 2020. UC Berkeley suspended most in-person classes in March due to Coronavirus concerns. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus testing would cost the UC $24 million per week

Mikhail Zinshteyn by Mikhail Zinshteyn May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
A table blocks patrons from entering the dining room at Roseville pub Goose Port on May 14, 2020. The restaurant and bar has opened their patio for dine-in service and plans to fully re-open for indoor dining tomorrow. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

State eases rules for reopening dine-in restaurants, stores

Avatar by Rachel Becker May 18, 2020May 21, 2020

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