[aggregation-styles] NBC Los Angeles As the number of coronavirus cases soars in Southern California, the supermarket industry is getting hit harder than ever, according to data obtained by the NBC4 I-Team. The data shows there have been COVID-19 outbreaks at more than 137 Los Angeles area supermarkets in November and...
Los Angeles Begins Issuing Digital Vaccine Verification Which Could Be Used in the Future as ‘Passport’ to Gain Access to Flights and Venues
[aggregation-styles] The Daily Mail Los Angeles is launching a digital iPhone receipt for COVID-19 vaccinations, which could one day become a 'vaccine passport' that would be required for such activities as airline travel and live concerts. The plan being rolled out this week will see Los Angeles County partner with...
Without Fanfare, These Frontline Hospital Workers are Fighting COVID Room by Room
Don't call them janitors, cleaning crew members, or sanitation workers. They are environmental services technicians, or EVS for short. They often find themselves right in the epicenter of where COVID-19 cases are raging. As GV Wire℠discovered while getting a sense of who these people are, many do their jobs out...
Newsom Surprises Local Educators With ‘Safe Schools for All Plan’ for In-Person Instruction
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday unveiled the state's plan to reopen schools during the coronavirus pandemic that includes allocating $2 billion in January to provide regular COVID-19 testing for students and staff, improve school ventilation, and acquire face masks and other personal protection equipment. The Safe Schools for All Plan...
Community Medical Centers Halting All Elective Surgeries by January 1
Due to staffing challenges and an increase of COVID-19 patients, Community Medical Centers will stop all "non-urgent" surgeries and procedures at their facilities by January 1. "The continual increase in inpatients and quarantined staff have forced us to make this decision based on available capacity and staffing," says Dr. Thomas Utecht,...
As Mayor, Dyer Wants to Float All Boats With Huge Economic Boom
Fresno Mayor-elect Jerry Dyer will never be confused with Joe Biden. But Biden's presidential winning "One America" theme echoed Dyer's "One Fresno" slogan from earlier in the year. And, just like Biden, Dyer promises to represent all of his constituents while tackling a daunting list of challenges complicated by the...
Doctors Explain Vaccine Effectiveness Despite San Diego Area Nurse Getting COVID-19 After Taking 1st Dose
[aggregation-styles] ABC Los Angeles SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- In Southern California a nurse began showing symptoms of COVID-19 six days after getting the vaccine, then tested positive two days later. It happened in the San Diego area. Experts here in the Bay Area say that it takes time for the...
Military Team Lands, Fresno’s Top Doc ‘Very Worried’ About Days Ahead
Air Force and Army military medical personnel, including doctors, nurses, and respiratory technicians, began their orientation at Community Regional Medical Center Tuesday morning. The military reinforcements are among the Department of Defense medical teams being sent into four California hospitals to provide medical support alongside hospital staff as patient loads...
Small Mom-and-Pop Businesses That Took PPP Loans May Face a Surprise Tax Bomb
[aggregation-styles] CNBC While the federal Covid relief bill addresses a key concern for small businesses with forgivable loans, these firms could still face a tax hit — this time on their state returns. In addition to pledging stimulus checks to American households and providing a $300 boost to unemployment payments,...
Local Doctors May Have To Choose Who Gets a Ventilator, Who Doesn’t. ‘Nobody Likes To Think About This.’
Fresno County added 1,763 new COVID-19 cases on Christmas and the day after, and had just 8 ICU beds available as of Saturday. Across the San Joaquin Valley ICU capacity fell to 0% again over the long holiday weekend. "There's going to come a time if we overwhelm the system, that...