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County reports 20 Covid deaths in past week, adjusts response for long haul

Covid-19-related death rates in Contra Costa County are now higher than any time since March, and nearly all of the…

3 years ago

Cal/OSHA fines San Quentin State Prison for violations in Covid-19 outbreak

Cal/OSHA fined San Quentin State Prison nearly $421,880 for its coronavirus outbreak, the largest fine the state's workplace safety agency…

3 years ago

Palo Alto launches free pop-up Covid-19 test site next week

Free pop-up Covid-19 testing will be available each Tuesday starting this week, Palo Alto officials announced. Testing will be offered…

3 years ago

Officials warn Santa Cruz County stay-at-home order may last ‘well into January’

Santa Cruz County is likely to remain under a coronavirus-related stay-at-home order "well into January," the county's health officer said…

3 years ago

Centralized resource hub eases access for Bayview residents hit hard by pandemic

Residents in San Francisco' Bayview District -- one of the hardest hit by the Covid-19 pandemic -- will have now…

3 years ago

Experts warn Covid-19 outbreaks unavoidable as schools reopen

As schools inch closer to reopening campuses in some parts of California, medical experts are warning that the spread of…

4 years ago

Oakland airport to offer 15-minute Covid-19 tests as Hawaii travel partner

Oakland International Airport and CityHealth Urgent Care will open a second coronavirus testing facility at the airport as it becomes…

4 years ago

Health officials warn people can suffer from flu, Covid at same time

Contra Costa County health officials are warning anyone with flu symptoms to also be tested for the novel coronavirus, saying…

4 years ago

Doctor increases Santa Clara County testing sixfold after San Benito County pushes him to resign

Three months ago Dr. Marty Fenstersheib was pressured to reopen the economy in San Benito County. He knew COVID-19 cases…

4 years ago

Berkeley offers two days of self-administered saliva Covid-19 testing

A saliva-based COVID-19 test will be available for two days starting Wednesday in Berkeley with the aim of increasing the…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: U.S. deaths pass 80,000, Elon Musk escalates county standoff, Western Pact states request $1 trillion federal relief

As the White House administration fixates on matters related to the Russia investigation and former President Barack Obama, the nation…

4 years ago

Alameda County adds four new facilities, expands testing in underserved communities

Alameda County on Monday announced the addition of four new Covid-19 coronavirus testing sites around the county. Two of the…

4 years ago

Martinez inmate in isolation after positive Covid-19 test

Contra Costa Health Services announced Wednesday that an inmate at the Martinez Detention Facility has tested positive for the COVID-19…

4 years ago

SF expands Covid-19 testing to all essential workers regardless of symptoms

San Francisco essential workers who must leave their homes during shelter orders will now have access to free Covid-19 testing…

4 years ago

SF extends Covid-19 testing to all skilled nursing facility residents, staff

Starting next week, San Francisco will begin testing all skilled nursing facility residents and staff. The City has 21 operating…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: county extends shelter order, essential workers get childcare help, outbreak sweeps through SRO hotel

Bay Area counties are all considering whether to extend widespread shelter orders set to expire May 3. Solano County pulled…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: ‘Reopen’ protests under scrutiny, activists bring ‘body bags’ to SF, national deaths surpass 40,000

Testing and reopening strategies have emerged as prominent themes this past week both here at home in the Bay Area…

4 years ago

Newsom gives six-point framework to reopen state, says new normal will be ‘anything but’

Gov. Gavin Newsom set a roadmap Tuesday for how California could begin to resume a modified version of daily life…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Six senior facility residents die, virus sweeps through jail, Newsom goes big for PPE funding

It has been a grim past two days with a quickly rising death toll across the nation. Covid-19 has killed…

4 years ago

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