Following Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau's positive COVID-19 test, officials announced the temporary closure of offices at the County Hall of Records and directed staff to quarantine. ”Upon learning of the positive test, we took quick and appropriate action per our safety protocols to close our offices and send staff...
Possible COVID Exposure Prompts City Hall Staff to Quarantine
Fresno City Council President Miguel Arias is urging City Hall staff and officials to self-quarantine if they have recently been in proximity to a county supervisor who has contracted COVID-19. Fresno Supervisor Steve Brandau disclosed he tested positive for coronavirus on Thursday. Arias is concerned about city personnel that have...
Supervisor Brandau on His COVID-19 Diagnosis and Attending Maskless Rallies
Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau spoke with GV Wire℠ Thursday night just hours after learning he had tested positive for COVID-19. As first reported by GV Wire℠, Fresno County officials said Thursday that supervisors and employees were quarantining at home after "someone" in the main administration building tested positive for the coronavirus....
VIDEO: Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau Reveals “I Have COVID-19”
Fresno County Supervisor Steve Brandau spoke with GV Wire℠ Thursday night just hours after learning he had tested positive for COVID-19. Fresno County supervisors and employees are now quarantining at home as a result. In a 40 minute Zoom interview, he explained how he exposed three of his colleagues, Supervisors Nathan Magsig,...
Simi Valley Businesses Given Green Light To Call Police on Customers Who Refuse To Wear Face Masks
[aggregation-styles] CBS Los Angeles SIMI VALLEY (CBSLA) — Simi Valley businesses whose customers refuse to wear a face mask can now call the police for help in removing those persons from their property.Face masks are required by the state in order to comply with business reopening guidelines to reduce the...
Astrazeneca Says COVID-19 Vaccine Could Arrive in January of Next Year
[aggregation-styles] CBS News A long-awaited coronavirus vaccine could be available in roughly two months, according to drugmaker AstraZeneca, which is developing a treatment. The Anglo-Swedish drugmaker is working with the University of Oxford to develop one of the most closely watched COVID-19 vaccines, which is in late stage trials in...
In Latest Update, Fresno Stands Pat on ‘Red’ Tier of State’s COVID Dashboard
New COVID-19 data out Wednesday was welcome news to Fresno County which stays in the 'red' tier for reopening. This means restaurants, churches and other businesses can continue to offer limited indoor services. Fresno County currently has a 5.1% test positivity rate (up from 5.1% last week), and 6.1 cases per 100,000...
Surging COVID-19 Cases Across US Worry Fresno’s Top Doc: “I Think Our Time Is Coming”
The city of Milwaukee is very similar in population to Fresno with roughly 585,000 residents. COVID-19 cases are rising there at such a rapid pace, the mayor just issued updated health orders requiring more shutdowns of the local economy. "This is a very serious situation," Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett told Fox...
Newsom Sends His Children Back To School Classrooms in California
[aggregation-styles] Politico California SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday his children have returned to in-person learning under a "phased-in approach" as many schools across the state remain shuttered due to Covid-19 — including nearly all public schools in Sacramento County where the governor lives. The news: Newsom said at...
Antibody Screening Finds COVID-19 Nearly 7 Times More Prevalent in Orange County Than Thought
[aggregation-styles] UCI News Irvine - Testing a representative sample of Orange County residents for a wide range of coronavirus antibodies, University of California, Irvine researchers found that 11.5 percent of them have antibodies for COVID-19, in contrast to previous estimates of less than 2 percent. Latino and low-income residents had...