WASHINGTON — The White House on Tuesday projected 100,000 to 240,000 deaths in the U.S. from the coronavirus pandemic if current social distancing guidelines are maintained. President Donald Trump called American efforts to slow the spread of the coronavirus “a matter of life and death” and urged the public to...
Local Gas Stations Offer to Pump Gas for You at No Extra Charge
At least four local gas stations are offering some form of full-service options so you don't have to touch anything to avoid COVID-19. GV Wire spoke with owner Gurkarn Bains of the Fowler ARCO AM/PM at Highway 99 and Manning Avenue. He just started doing full service for everyone a...
Fresno Print Shop Offers Free Banners to Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Family-owned Professional Print & Mail in downtown Fresno is making banners free of charge to local businesses in need of help getting the word out about takeout, delivery, and curbside services. Free Banners for Businesses Businesses in Fresno and Clovis can receive a free 3-foot by 5-foot or 2-foot by...
Lemoore Sailors on Aircraft Carrier Facing Coronavirus Outbreak
The captain of a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier facing a growing outbreak of the coronavirus is asking for permission to isolate the bulk of his roughly 5,000 crew members onshore, which would take the warship out of duty in an effort to save lives. In a memo to Navy leaders, the captain...
Coronavirus Shows State Push for Public Transit is Hazardous to our Health
On March 11, 2020, the Legislative Analyst’s Office published a handout, which included a passage on the climate benefits of mass transit over private vehicles. Within days, a spreading virus made the case that our cars are a more hygienic means of travel than public transportation, where humanity is crammed...
Small Businesses Ask: When Will Federal Money Arrive?
When will the money arrive? That's the urgent question for small business owners devastated by the coronavirus outbreak. They're awaiting help from the $2 trillion rescue package signed into law Friday. But with bills fast coming due, no end to business closings and an economy that's all but shut down,...
Valley Stores Add 'Sneeze Guards' to Combat COVID-19 at Checkout
There's a little more separation between you and your checker at some Fresno area grocery stores. If you shop at Save Mart, you've likely seen the new "sneeze guards" installed over the past few days. Sneeze Guards Are Prevention Tool In a Facebook post, Save Mart described why it took...
Fighting COVID-19: UC Medical Centers Launch Clinical Trial to Assess Antiviral Drug
Four University of California medical centers — San Diego, San Francisco, Irvine, and Davis — have begun recruiting participants for a Phase III clinical trial to investigate the safety and efficacy of treating adult patients with COVID-19 with remdesivir. GV Wire reached out to UC San Diego for an interview,...
Fresno Printing Company Steps up to Produce Face Shields
Dumont Printing, a commercial printer in Fresno, is now printing something different. Face-shield masks for frontline workers battling the COVID-19 pandemic. GV Wire spoke with one of their representatives, Brenda Flum, over the phone to ask how this whole idea started. "Dumont Printing immediately started figuring out how to repurpose...
Mobile COVID-19 Testing Comes to Merced
Merced County will activate mobile COVID-19 testing sites for those showing symptoms of the disease, according to a news release from the county's health department. Testing will be done in two locations each week — one on the west side of the county and one on the east side. Specific...