WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump urged supporters to “LIBERATE” three states led by Democratic governors Friday, apparently encouraging the growing protests against the stay-at-home restrictions aimed at stopping the coronavirus. A day after laying out a road map to gradually reopen the crippled economy, Trump took to Twitter with the...
Riverside County Offers Virus Testing to All Who Seek It
RIVERSIDE — A Southern California county on Friday said it would offer free coronavirus testing to any resident who wants it. Riverside County health officials said testing will be available to residents even if they don't have symptoms of the virus. So far, the county of 2.5 million people has...
Insta-Help Now Available to Struggling Small Businesses Through Instagram
Digital gift cards, fundraising stickers, and online food orders to help your favorite restaurants during COVID-19 restrictions are now embedded into the digital fabric of the Instagram community. Instagram appropriately shared the announcement through a blog post. Tap to Make Your Purchase "When you see gift cards or food orders,...
COVID-19 Shreds the Huron Lettuce Harvest. Are Melons Next?
COVID-19 isn't just killing people. It also killed part of the spring lettuce harvest in the Huron district on the west side of the San Joaquin Valley. And unless something changes, melons, garlic, and tomatoes could be next, warns farmer Mark Borba of Borba Farms. Borba shot a video of...
Trump Gives Governors 3-Phase Plan to Reopen Economy
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump gave governors a road map Thursday for recovering from the economic pain of the coronavirus pandemic, laying out “a phased and deliberate approach” to restoring normal activity in places that have strong testing and are seeing a decrease in COVID-19 cases. “We’re starting our life...
Newsom Orders Paid Sick Leave for Food Employees, Including Farm Workers
SACRAMENTO — Farm workers, grocery store and fast-food employees and delivery drivers will receive two weeks of paid sick leave so they won’t feel pressured to keep working while infected with the coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced. The executive order signed Thursday covers those who work for large employers, filling...
New Pressure on Lawmakers as Virus Aid for Firms Hits Limit
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are struggling to break a stalemate over President Donald Trump’s $250 billion emergency request for a small-business program, stoking uncertainty about when additional support will be available in a key rescue program now exhausted of funds. A House session Friday was expected to simply be a pro...
UCSF-Fresno Doctor Uses 'Promising' Drug on Covid-19 Patients
It's a four-syllable drug we may need to all learn by next month: "remdesivir." GV Wire spoke with the UCSF-Fresno doctor leading a local study on the drug. Dr. Eyad Almasri says he's already given the drug to four patients, and the hospital has only had it in stock for a...
10 COVID-19 Deaths at Visalia Nursing Home. Will It Be Evacuated?
Ten COVID-19 deaths have now been reported at a Valley nursing home and officials say an evacuation is possible. Redwood Springs Healthcare Center confirmed two additional deaths at the Visalia facility on Thursday. It's the largest publicly reported nursing home outbreak in California Evacuation a 'Worst Case Scenario' Spokesman Dave Oates told...
Is First FDA-Approved Saliva Test for COVID-19 Headed to California?
Testing for COVID-19 is now as easy as spitting into a tube. Rutgers University researchers have received U.S. government clearance for the first saliva test to help diagnose COVID-19. The new saliva collection method, which the Rutgers University Cell and DNA Repository developed in partnership with Spectrum Solutions and Accurate Diagnostic...