MITO, Japan — A return of stringent coronavirus restrictions in Israel, another daily record of reported cases in Japan's capital and outbreaks in remote areas such as China's Xinjiang region underscored Friday the ongoing battle to quash COVID-19 flare-ups as the world's latest hot spots pushed the confirmed global case...
County Seeking Medically Trained Volunteers to Help With Local COVID Surge
Fresno County is building a pool of medically trained volunteers to address the possibility of staffing shortages at hospitals and other health care facilities resulting from the coronavirus outbreak. The county made the announcement as the number of local COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. Over the past 14...
Without a Trace: This California County Has Stopped Contact Tracing as Coronavirus Surges
A month ago, everyone in Merced County infected with the coronavirus got a call from county officials, asking questions about whom they’d come in contact with. It’s a tracing process that experts say is critical to stopping the spread of the highly infectious disease. Now, facing a five-fold increase in...
Salons Want to Take Their Stalled Businesses Outside. Patterson Joins Push.
This is an update. The original story continues below. Their voices are unified. Their voices are unwavering. Sometimes, their voices cracked with emotions pent up after months of turmoil in their industry. Beauty and barbering professionals from across the state joined Fresno Assembly member Jim Patterson on a video call...
Fresno Employers Now Must Inform Workers About COVID Cases
Employers in the city of Fresno now must notify their employees if there is a positive COVID-19 case in the workplace. That was one part of a change to the city's emergency order approved by the Fresno City Council on Thursday by a 5-1 vote. Proposed last month by Councilman...
Tulare County Launches $7.5M Fund for Small Businesses
Small businesses can receive grants up to $5,000 to help with COVID-19 operating expenses, Tulare County officials announced Wednesday. As many as 300 businesses per district could benefit from a $7.5 million fund that will be distributed evenly among the county's five supervisorial districts. “We are happy to be able...
Moderna Starting Last Trial of COVID-19 Vaccine, Expects to Make up to 1 Billion Doses a Year
Moderna is targeting July 27 to begin phase 3 testing of their COVID-19 vaccine. The company is looking for thousands of volunteers to participate. The Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech company is the first to announce an estimated start date for phase 3 trials in the United States. Newly released data from...
Military Teams Arriving at Valley Hospitals This Week to Combat COVID-19
Department of Defense teams are deploying to hospitals in Fresno, Visalia, and Hanford this week to help fight a surge of COVID-19 cases. The 20-person teams are on month-long missions to help hospitals maximize their available bed space as case counts push the facilities to capacity. At the request of...
Parents Get Their Wish. Clovis Students Will Return to Classrooms in August.
For many Clovis Unified students, the new school year will mean returning to classrooms that were suddenly vacated in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The question for trustees at Wednesday night's meeting was whether students would be in class on campus for two days each week or all five....
Central Unified’s School Year Will Start with Online Instruction Only Due to COVID
Central Unified School District officials, with an eye on rapidly rising rates of coronavirus infection in the Fresno area, decided Tuesday night to provide online instruction only when school resumes in August. The decision to resume distance learning only was made after Central and other school district officials on late...