[aggregation-styles] The Washington Post The outbreak of an epidemic is something like a natural disaster — a spontaneous, accidental eruption that is no one’s fault. But that does not mean we can do little about it and just wait for it to run its deadly course. The evidence is now...
State Center Suspends Classes in Latest School-Related Coronavirus News
State Center Community College District will suspend many in-person, on-campus classes from Monday through Thursday because of the growing threat of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the district announced Friday morning. Some courses — labs, Career Technical Education, nursing, and child development practicum — will continue to meet, but students and staff...
How to Clean the Bundle of Germs That is Your Phone
You're washing your hands countless times a day to try to ward off the coronavirus. You should also wash that extension of your hand and breeding ground for germs — your phone. Tests done by scientists show that the virus can live for two to three days on plastic and stainless steel....
City of Fresno Follows Suit on Event Cancellations Due to Coronavirus
Following guidelines established by the state and many other cities around California, the city of Fresno recommended cancellations of any gathering of 25o or more people in wake of fears of the coronavirus. "We’re taking sensible and reasonable steps to keep our community safe and informed," Mayor Lee Brand said...
Trump Administration: $1.3M for Fast Virus Test Development
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump's administration announced Friday it is awarding $1.3 million to two companies trying to develop rapid COVID-19 tests that could detect whether a person is positive for the new coronavirus within an hour. The Department of Health and Human Services said it is awarding $679,000...
Who Canceled: A Look at the Concerts, Films, Events on Hold
And soon there will be none (for a while). Tours, awards shows, conventions and festivals on Thursday announced cancellations and postponements at a rapid clip, with concert tours being postponed, movie releases shifting and Broadway going dark. Here's a look at some of the ways the entertainment industry reacted to...
Nations Employ Drastic Tactics to Fight Microscopic Foe
MADRID, Spain — Tens of millions of students stayed home on three continents, security forces went on standby to guard against large gatherings of people, and bars, restaurants and offices closed Friday to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. The virus edged ever closer to the world's power centers,...
School Leaders Outline New Coronavirus Restrictions. School Closures Aren't Among Them.
Superintendents from Fresno County and the county's largest school districts said Thursday they are following the directives issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom's office to cancel events with more than 250 people and postpone all nonessential school activities to slow the spread of COVID-19. School itself is regarded as essential, and...
Quarantine Grandma? California Families Scramble as Coronavirus Hits
“Social distancing.” In this time of coronavirus, it sounds straightforward: Avoid crowds. Don’t shake hands. Shield the elderly and infirm from infection. If necessary, go home and hunker down. In the complex real lives of California families, however, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s policy advice this week looked more like Michelle Cescatti...
Coronavirus Will Also Cause a Loneliness Epidemic
[aggregation-styles] Vox Deborah Johnson Lanholm, 63, lives in Sicklerville, New Jersey. A retired nurse, she’s the primary caretaker for her older sister, Helen Palese, who lives with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. “She’s nonverbal,” Deborah says. “I do her speaking for her. So every other day, we do...