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A kitchen staffer works behind the counter of a restaurant in Los Angeles on June 8, 2021. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Got COVID from a loved one who was at work? Their employer owes you nothing, California court rules

by Nigel Duara July 6, 2023July 6, 2023

A Bay Area woman sued her husband’s employer after she became infected with COVID-19. The California Supreme Court found that giving her workers’ comp could set a precedent that would imperil the system.

The offices of the Employment Development Department in Sacramento on Jan. 10, 2022. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr., CalMatters

California’s COVID unemployment reckoning goes national

by Lauren Hepler June 12, 2023June 9, 2023

Mindy Lym has been living with long COVID since the summer of 2022. After months of bed rest, she's now living in Camas, Washington, where her symptoms are improving but are still a day to day challenge. Photo by Celeste Noche for CalMatters

Long COVID in California: ‘A pandemic of loneliness and social isolation and rejection’

by Kristen Hwang April 27, 2023June 29, 2023

Beth Kenny at Crab Cove in Alameda, Calif., on Friday on Apr. 8th, 2023. Photo by Felix Uribe for CalMatters

The California mask mandate is gone. Now some patients fear for their health.

by Kristen Hwang April 11, 2023April 11, 2023

Eddie Daniels administers rapid COVID-19 tests at Greater St. Paul Church in downtown Oakland on Jan. 4, 2022. Martin do Nascimento, CalMatters

COVID disparities grow as California ends state of emergency

by Kristen Hwang February 28, 2023February 27, 2023

A staff member of Total Testing Solutions Covid-19 testing site in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles checks in a patient that had been waiting over two hours in a long queue of cars for a COVID-19 test on Jan. 5, 2022. Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters

State COVID testing sites begin to close

by Kristen Hwang January 19, 2023January 18, 2023

A box of the COVID-19 treatment pill Paxlovid on Feb. 8, 2022. Photo by Jennifer Lorenzini, Reuters

The supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using them

by Ana B. Ibarra December 5, 2022May 2, 2023

Andrew McDowell, a small business owner of With Love Market & Cafe, rearranges the pastry case in Los Angeles, on August 4, 2021. According to McDowell, it has been a difficult task to keep his business in full operation due to the pandemic and a lack of financial assistance from the government. Photo by Pablo Unzueta for CalMatters

Why last minute changes to Cal/OSHA’s COVID regulations are a mistake

by Guest Commentary November 15, 2022November 14, 2022

A commuter sits in a Los Angeles Metro train in Los Angeles on July 13, 2022. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP

California to end the COVID state of emergency

by Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra October 17, 2022October 17, 2022

Martin (left) and Miranda Basulto pose for a photo in front of their home in Coalinga on June 28, 2022. Miranda is eligible for a state bond given to kids who lost a caregiver (or both) because of COVID. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/CatchLight Local

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Some COVID orphans in California will get financial help

by Elizabeth Aguilera July 22, 2022May 24, 2023