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Tag: testing california

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

The average turnaround time for COVID-19 test results rose 30% in November as people flocked to test sites before Thanksgiving. Pressure on labs is expected to intensify.

Health care workers wait to offer COVID-19 testing at Cristo Rey Church Friday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2020 in Malaga, south of Fresno. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee

Deep distrust: Why few farmworkers show up for COVID-19 testing

by Manuela Tobias November 25, 2020November 30, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom participates in a ribbon cutting ceremony at a new $120 million, 134,000 sq. foot coronavirus testing facility Oct. 30, 2020, in Valencia. The state is working with corporate partner PerkinElmer to run the lab which will enable the state to process an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests per day. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

Is California prepared for shutdown #3?

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, center, tours a COVID-19 testing facility with Secretary of the Government Operations Agency Yolanda Richardson, far left, and Secretary for the California Health and Human Services Agency Dr. Mark Ghaly, second from left, Oct. 30, 2020, in Valencia. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

California’s COVID cases inching up amid nationwide surges

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra November 9, 2020November 9, 2020
Special education instructor Liz Duffield sprays down the tables in her pre-k and kindergarten classroom at the end of the school day on Oct. 26, 2020. Duffield says that sanitizing and hand washing has become an important part of keeping herself and her students healthy and she intends to continue with them after the pandemic. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

What we know so far about school reopenings in California

Ricardo CanoJames Bikales by Ricardo Cano and James Bikales November 2, 2020November 4, 2020
Voters wait in line up to cast their ballots at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles' Korea Town neighborhood on Oct. 24, 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

50% of California ballots already returned

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven November 2, 2020November 2, 2020
On Friday, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the opening of a PerkinElmer lab in Santa Clarita that will help double statewide COVID-19 testing capacity by March. File photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/ Pool

Newsom pledges more COVID-19 testing capacity with new lab

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra October 30, 2020January 5, 2021
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
File photo of COVID-19 testing at San Francisco Department of Public Health laboratory. Today, Mark Ghaly, Secretary of California Health and Human Services, announced the state will enter into a new contract for a test reporting system. Photo by Tyrone Jue courtesy of San Francisco Department of Public Health

Tracking COVID-19: State signs multimillion-dollar contract for new reporting system

Ana B. Ibarra by Ana B. Ibarra September 1, 2020September 1, 2020
A nursing student does patient check-in and hands out requisition forms allowing patients to get their COVID-19 test results online at Cal Expo in Sacramento. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Testing re-emerges as major challenge

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven July 10, 2020July 10, 2020
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