One Fresno store is actually turning away customers without face masks at the front door. Plus, if you think you don't need a mask in a fast-food drive-thru, think again. Up until now, most stores were requiring just their employees to wear masks for health and safety in Fresno and...
Where Are Fresno COVID Antibody Tests? Health Officer: 'I Emailed the State.'
"We're not doing any antibody testing right now," answered interim Fresno County Health Officer Dr. Rais Vohra in response to a question Monday during a teleconference. "That's something that we're still waiting to start." His answer came on the heels of a large study by USC and the Los Angeles Department...
Los Angeles Study Suggests Virus Much More Widespread
LOS ANGELES — An estimated 320,000 adults in Los Angeles County may have been infected with coronavirus, according to preliminary results of a study that suggests the illness is far more widespread than current testing shows and the death rate is much lower. The study conducted April 10-11 by the...
Fresno COVID-19 Cases Jump Past 200 in Latest Report from Health Department
Ten more cases of COVID-19 were reported in Fresno County on Saturday, bringing the local total to 201 infections. The latest case count was reported in a news release from the Fresno County Health Department. Seventy cases have been attributed to community spread, while 36 are travel related and 60 resulted...
Fresno County Reports Two More Deaths From COVID-19
The Fresno County Public Health Department reported two more deaths Friday attributed to COVID-19. In a teleconference with reporters, the county said it has 191 cases, 36 of those travel-related, and 69 from community spread. The two deaths were both described as "elderly gentleman" by the county health department. That...
No More Questions, LA Makes Masks Mandatory Starting Friday
"Masks are mandatory" are the words going into effect for Los Angeles residents. It doesn't matter if you're a movie star, a politician, or a blue-collar worker. If you live in Los Angeles, you'd better cover-up. Order Takes Effect Midnight Starting at 12:01 a.m. Friday, the worker protection order takes...
Massive Effort to Get Los Angeles Homeless Into Hotels
LOS ANGELES — To curb the coronavirus spread, Los Angeles has embarked on a massive effort to bring thousands of homeless people off the streets and into hotels to protect them and others from infection. California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that money from the federal government would help...
‘We Are All Flying Blind’: Virus Testing Logjam Not Abating in California
LOS ANGELES — California is ramping up testing for coronavirus even as a backlog of 59,000 pending tests is growing, delaying some people from getting results for up to 12 days and leaving an incomplete picture of how widespread the outbreak is in the state. Testing rolled out slowly in...
Feds: Man Intentionally Derailed LA Train Near Hospital Ship
LOS ANGELES — A train engineer intentionally drove a speeding locomotive off a track at the Port of Los Angeles because he was suspicious about the presence of a Navy hospital ship docked there to help during the coronovirus crisis, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. The locomotive crashed through a series...
Wear a Homemade Mask, Mayor Tells L.A. Residents
LOS ANGELES — The mayor of Los Angeles urged 4 million residents to wear masks to combat the coronavirus when they walk out in public, even as state health officials shied away from requiring a coverup. Homemade cloth masks, or even a “tucked-in bandanna,” will help reduce the spread of...