public health

CalMatters en Español

California anuncia las pautas para la reapertura de gimnasios, bares, hoteles y campamentos a partir del 12 de junio

Hello! We’re publishing more of our work in Spanish to better serve our diverse state. Make sure to click here to read the article in English. Después de haber pasado por diferentes etapas del confinamiento en los últimos meses, California inició una pequeña reapertura en su economía cuando el estado anunció una serie de listas de control […]

By

Ben Christopher

• June 5, 2020

CalMatters en Español

California prepara un ejército de detectives de coronavirus

California se prepara para entrenar a miles de trabajadores del Estado para rastrear la propagación del virus en medio de los planes para reabrir el Estado.

By

Rachel Becker

• May 4, 2020

Nurses in PPE wait for patients in the testing bays—called ‘the hot zone’— at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing facility at Cal Expo in Sacramento. The by-appointment-only facility has been testing upwards of 300 patients per day. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Coronavirus

‘What is the state hiding?’ ACLU pushes for more details on coronavirus cases, testing

California has more than 35,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 but understanding precisely who has been tested and treated remains shrouded in mystery — and is key to ensuring equal access, according to advocacy groups seeking more transparency from the Newsom administration. The American Civil Liberties Union of Northern California wrote Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month […]

By

Manuela Tobias

• April 22, 2020

Pedestrians walk through an empty parking lot at Venice Beach on March 28 — a week after Gov. Gavin Newsom barred 40 million residents from going outdoors except for essentials. Some evidence suggests that may be helping California "bend the curve" of rising coronavirus casualties. Photo by Mark J. Terrill, AP Photo

Coronavirus

As California’s coronavirus curve bends, Newsom’s not ready to be the bearer of good news

Some evidence now suggests that California’s early decision to adopt aggressive social distancing policies may be helping to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus compared to other key states. But the governor said it’s still too early for optimism. “We are not out of the woods yet—by no stretch of the imagination,” he told […]

By

Ben Christopher

• March 31, 2020

Coronavirus

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.

By

Ana B. Ibarra

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Elizabeth Castillo

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Erica Yee

• March 24, 2020

Economy

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

Disneyland will close under state pressure to limit large gatherings. Gov. Gavin Newsom warned to expect more closures.

By

Laurel Rosenhall

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Ana B. Ibarra

• March 12, 2020

Maria Castellanos, 75, cares for her grandson Valentino, 5, while he is out of school. Elk Grove Unified closed all district schools until March 13 after a student tested positive for COVID-19. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Health

Quarantine grandma? California families scramble as coronavirus hits

Government policy is one thing, real life another. What happens if your germ-carrying preschoolers suddenly pose a lethal threat to their elderly grandparents? What becomes of your teenagers’ future if their education is disrupted, long-term? How protected are we if schools cancel class but kids then disperse to malls and bounce houses and movie theaters?

By

Elizabeth Aguilera

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Judy Lin

• March 11, 2020

Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a press conference in the wake of the first COVID-19 death in California, a man who took a cruise from San Francisco to Mexico in February. The governor outlined measures being taken by the state to identify and test all other individuals who were on the same cruise ship as the deceased. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

WhatMatters

Super Tuesday updates + Prolonged vote counting + A COVID-19 patient dies as authorities try to contain the spread

Long wait begins as California counts votes. Coronavirus death leads to emergency declaration. California health officials defend needle-exchange program.

By

Dan Morain

• March 5, 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.

Health

Governor: Coronavirus changing “by the hour” in California

In a state with more patients and more in quarantine than any other, many questions remain unanswered as coronavirus develops in California.

By

Ana B. Ibarra

• February 27, 2020

Health

In California, the teen birth rate has hit a record low. How?

Explanations include the state's comprehensive sex education, access to birth control, better contraception methods and even reality TV. Even so, the rates in some California counties remain very high.

By

Elizabeth Castillo

• October 30, 2019

Public Health