In the border county of Imperial, health officials are sharing a promising progress report: After being branded a hot spot, coronavirus hospitalizations are down. Sick patients are no longer being transferred out of county. Businesses are reopening. “It’s absolutely fantastic,” said Adolphe Edward, the CEO of El Centro Regional Medical...
Health Officials Worry U.S. Not Ready for COVID-19 Vaccine
Millions of Americans are counting on a COVID-19 vaccine to curb the global pandemic and return life to normal. While one or more options could be available toward the end of this year or early next, the path to delivering vaccines to 330 million people remains unclear for the local health officials...
Clovis Rally Will Make This Demand: ‘Reopen California Schools’
Parents who want schools to open for face-to-face instruction will rally Tuesday afternoon in Clovis and other sites across California in events organized by the Reopen California Schools Facebook group. The local rally will be on Clovis Avenue between Fourth and Fifth streets from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday....
At-Risk Students Back on Clovis Unified Campuses. Fresno, Central Yet To Act.
This week for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic closed schools abruptly in mid-March, Clovis teachers met with their students in their classrooms. In following with state and local public health directives, the class sessions were small — no more than two children, and no more than two teachers...
Why Don’t We Do It in the Road? Tower Eateries Start Today.
Irene Faul hopes setting up tables on Olive Avenue will help reverse her restaurant's fortunes. "I think it's going to help tremendously. I mean, every extra table that we can put out helps us with our bottom line," Faul said. Faul's restaurant will be the first eatery in the Tower...
CRMC Nurse Dies From COVID-19 After 46 Days in Hospital
Oliver Isleta, 58, a registered nurse in the Community Regional Medical Center telemetry unit died Tuesday after a long battle with COVID-19. He leaves behind a wife of 27 years, and a 13-year-old son — both in the Philippines. Isleta hoped to become a U.S. citizen so he could bring...
‘Open Schools’ Rally Brings Crowd of Parents, Kids to Northwest Fresno Corner
Parents who want their kids back in school took to a busy northwest Fresno street corner Thursday afternoon to protest their lack of choice over the ongoing school closures in Fresno County. About 100 moms and dads, grandparents, and kids wielded homemade signs with slogans such as "Teachers are Essential"...
Restaurant, Bar Owners Have Message for Newsom: ‘Don’t Hold Us Hostage’
Restaurant and bar owners came together Thursday afternoon for a rally drawing attention to their struggles due to the ongoing pandemic. Owners said they're close to their breaking points after being closed for five months. One local bar owner said she had enough money to get by the next three...
White House Faces Skepticism Over Prospects for a Vaccine
Could the U.S. really see a coronavirus vaccine before Election Day? A letter from federal health officials instructing states to be ready to begin distributing a vaccine by Nov. 1 — two days before the election — has been met, not with exhilaration, but with suspicion among some public health...
Opinion: How Classroom Closures Hurt Students With Special Needs
Back-to-school season is always a stressful time for families. That’s especially true this year because many students aren’t going back at all. Due to COVID-19, classrooms around the country are closed, burdening working families and hurting students, especially those with disabilities. Classroom closures contradict the best science. The scientific community,...