When precious vats of COVID-19 vaccine are finally ready, jabbing the lifesaving solution into the arms of Americans will require hundreds of millions of injections. As part of its strategy to administer the vaccine as quickly as possible, the Trump administration has agreed to invest more than half a billion...
Trump Wears Mask in Public for First Time During Pandemic
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus. Trump...
Don’t Risk Your Health by Attending Harvard Block Sale: Soria
Citing concerns about the spread of COVID-19, Fresno City Councilmember Esmeralda Soria wants Saturday's Harvard Block Sale postponed by its organizers. The decades-old event that brings bargain hunters and sellers together near Fresno High School is in Soria's council district. In addition, City Hall issued a statement at 4:36 p.m....
City Supplies COVID-19 Masks for Saturday’s Harvard Block Sale
Update, 5:57 p.m., Friday, July 10: The city of Fresno now says it won't provide 2,500 surgical masks for the Harvard Block sale, and councilmember Esmeralda Soria is asking residents not to participate in the event because of COVID-19 concerns. Original story: Neither blazing heat nor COVID-19 is stopping the...
Fresno Unified Parents Must Decide by July 31: Campus or Online?
If parents want their kids to attend Fresno Unified School District's online school for the new school year, they will need to opt in by July 31, Superintendent Bob Nelson said Thursday. Parents who don't reserve a seat for their kids for the eLearn Academy online school will presumably be choosing...
Virus Jump Swells California Lines for Tests; Shortages Loom
LOS ANGELES — Before Brian Haag returned to work styling hair at Los Angeles salon last month, he wanted to ensure his clients he was not infected with coronavirus, so he booked an appointment for a test and was able to breeze through a drive-thru site at Dodger Stadium in...
'A Hot Mess': Americans Face Testing Delays as Virus Surges
LOS ANGELES — For two weeks, Rachael Jones has stayed home, going without a paycheck while waiting and waiting for the results of a COVID-19 test from a pharmacy near Philadelphia. “I’m just so disappointed. I just don’t know how — with the resources and the people we have and...
Merced Sheriff’s New Tune: COVID-19 Is Bad, Wear a Mask
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke is singing a different tune about COVID-19 health risks as the number of cases in his county explodes. Listen to this article: About two months ago, he cited the Constitution while saying he wouldn't enforce violations of state shelter-in-place orders. "I WILL NOT be taking...
New Rules: Foreign Pupils Must Leave US If Classes Go Online
International students will be forced to leave the U.S. or transfer to another college if their schools offer classes entirely online this fall, under new guidelines issued Monday by federal immigration authorities. The guidelines, issued by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, provide additional pressure for universities to reopen even amid...
Governors' Companies Among Recipients of Virus Relief Loans
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governors who ordered shutdowns as their states responded to the coronavirus pandemic were among millions of beneficiaries of the loan program created to help small businesses weather COVID-19's effect on the economy, data released Monday show. The governors of at least seven states have ties to companies...