SACRAMENTO — California is scrambling to obtain protective gear for healthcare workers and first responders, reaching out worldwide and working with locals to ratchet up production as the coronavirus pandemic sweeps through the nation's most populous state. The state is trying to acquire about 1 billion sets of gloves and...
Congress Closing in on Nearly $2 Trillion Virus Aid Package
WASHINGTON — Top congressional and White House officials say they expect to reach a deal Tuesday on a nearly $2 trillion measure aimed at easing the economic damage inflicted by the coronavirus pandemic. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and congressional leaders engaged in final negotiations after a tumultuous but productive day on...
Central Unified Board, Staff To Meet in Video Teleconference Like 'Brady Bunch'
It will be business not quite as usual when the Central Unified School District trustees hold their regular board meeting on Tuesday. Because of orders by Gov. Gavin Newsom for Californians to shelter in place and also to avoid large public gatherings to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus,...
State Center: Classes Will Remain Online Until Next Fall
State Center Community College District classes will remain online through the summer due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, and campus gatherings will be banned through June, Chancellor Paul Parnell announced Monday. Graduating students may still be able to celebrate getting their diploma, although celebrations may be virtual. Parnell encouraged them...
Tensions Rise as $2 Trillion Virus Aid Stalls in Washington
WASHINGTON — Tensions flared Monday as Washington strained to respond to the worsening coronavirus outbreak, with Congress arguing over a nearly $2 trillion economic rescue package and an impatient President Donald Trump musing openly about letting the 15-day shutdown expire. As the U.S. braces for an onslaught of sick Americans, and millions...
Malaria Drugs' Promise for Coronavirus Spurs Hope, Shortages
Excitement about treating the new coronavirus with malaria drugs is raising hopes, including with President Donald Trump. But the evidence that they may help is thin, and a run on the drugs is complicating access for people who need them for rheumatoid arthritis or lupus. Chloroquine and a similar drug,...
Spit On, Yelled At, Attacked: Chinese-Americans Fear for Their Safety
[aggregation-styles] The New York Times Subscription WASHINGTON — Yuanyuan Zhu was walking to her gym in San Francisco on March 9, thinking the workout could be her last for a while, when she noticed that a man was shouting at her. He was yelling an expletive about China. Then a...
Grieving and Saying Goodbye in the Time of Coronavirus
CHICAGO — Tucked deep in the obituary for Charles Recka was an announcement that a Mass celebrating his 87 years of life “will be held at a later date.” Such notices are increasing amid the coronavirus pandemic, as an untold number of burials around the globe go forward with nothing...
Trump Writes North Korea’s Kim Jong Un to Offer Help Against the Coronavirus
[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post Subscription President Trump sent a letter to Kim Jong Un to offer help in North Korea's battle against the coronavirus, Kim's sister said Sunday, but she warned it wasn't enough to improve relations. The United States and North Korea are at loggerheads over the reclusive state's...
Coronavirus: The Hammer and the Dance
[aggregation-styles] Medium Within a week, countries around the world have gone from: “This coronavirus thing is not a big deal” to declaring the state of emergency. Yet many countries are still not doing much. Why? Every country is asking the same question: How should we respond? The answer is not...