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Tag: personal protective equipment

A delivery of state-supplied masks, face shields, no-touch thermometers, and hand sanitizer arrive for when Kern County schools are able to open for in-person instruction. Photo courtesy of Kern County Office of Education
Posted inEducation

Behind the ‘Wild West’ of school reopenings

Ricardo CanoAna B. Ibarra by Ricardo Cano and Ana B. Ibarra September 4, 2020September 4, 2020

A still rampaging coronavirus pandemic means schools have spent gobs of money just to add the necessary protective equipment and cleaning staff necessary for a safe and effective school reopening.

Gov. Gavin Newsom, wears a face mask as he answers a reporters question during his visit to the Queen Sheba Ethiopian Cuisine restaurant in Sacramento on Friday, June 19, 2020. Newsom visited the restaurant that is participating in the Great Plates Delivered program that provides meals to older adults who are at-risk to COVID-19. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/Pool
Posted inWhatMatters

Newsom inks another big mask deal

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 23, 2020July 23, 2020
Medical student Shreya Thatai holds up a sign outside of Berkeley Bowl asking for mask donations to help health care workers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom promises to have solved the shortage by cutting a massive deal for new masks. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHealth

Abundance or shortage? Newsom and hospitals at odds over mask supply for health care workers

AvatarAna B. Ibarra by Laurel Rosenhall and Ana B. Ibarra July 22, 2020July 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
Posted inHealth

State eases rules for reopening dine-in restaurants, stores

Avatar by Rachel Becker May 18, 2020May 21, 2020
Ground crew at the Los Angeles International airport unload pallets of medical personal protective equipment from a China Southern Cargo plane upon its arrival on April 10, 2020. California has scrambled to cut deals for millions of masks and other gear. AP Photo by Richard Vogel
Posted inCoronavirus

Exclusive: California wires mask dealer half a billion dollars, then claws it back

Avatar by Laurel Rosenhall May 5, 2020September 17, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

“Old IT system” slows financial help for unemployed

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven April 28, 2020April 28, 2020
A healthcare worker at a Kaiser hospital in San Francisco on April 9, 2020. Today, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state would make hotel rooms available to care providers in regions with high rates of COVID-19 infections who need to self-isolate. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

Amid pandemic, Newsom faces scrutiny over $1B face-mask deal

AvatarDan Morain by Laurel Rosenhall and Dan Morain April 13, 2020April 13, 2020
Posted inWhatMatters

Trending: #PresidentNewsom

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven April 9, 2020April 8, 2020
Medical student Shreya Thatai holds up a sign outside of Berkeley Bowl asking for mask donations to help health care workers. California Gov. Gavin Newsom promises to have solved the shortage by cutting a massive deal for new masks. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCoronavirus

The art of the deal: California’s alliance could solve the nation’s mask shortage

Jackie BottsDan Morain by Jackie Botts and Dan Morain April 8, 2020April 9, 2020
Protective face masks like N95 respirators are in short supply — but new California efforts aim to change that in part through a coronavirus mask decontamination effort. Photo by Liliboas via iStock.
Posted inCoronavirus

Cleaning and reusing hospital masks: Is it safe?

Avatar by Rachel Becker April 8, 2020April 8, 2020

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