A new model indicates California is moving in the right direction, at least to the tune of one day earlier than the same model last week. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation is a research institute working in the area of global health statistics and impact evaluation at the...
Fresno Extends Shelter-in-Place: Fines for Violations, Masks Mandatory for Workers
The city of Fresno has strengthened and extended its shelter-in-place emergency ordinance through May 6 to combat the coronavirus. The previous shelter-in-place order was set to expire at the end of Sunday. At a Friday morning teleconference, Mayor Lee Brand announced new measures that include requiring employees at essential businesses...
No Fresno Social-Distancing Fines for Right Now
The Fresno City Council did not discuss councilman Luis Chavez's plan to institute a warning then fines for not practicing social distancing at its Thursday meeting. But, something could still be in the works. There is a tentative City Hall news conference (through Zoom) Friday. While no one is officially...
Sheriff Mims’ Billboard Message: Stay Home
Sheriff Margaret Mims has a simple message during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stay home. Mims will appear in two billboards that should be up today. They are at Clovis Avenue, south of Shields Avenue, and Blackstone Avenue, south of McKinley. "Staying homes means saving lives," the message says. Thank you #outfrontmediaus...
Chavez Proposes Warning, Fines for Not Sheltering in Place
Fresno City Councilman Luis Chavez plans to introduce an ordinance at Thursday's meeting to warn, then fine people not complying with social distancing guidelines. It's all in the name of public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The whole purpose of this ... is to minimize person-to-person contact and reduce the...
Fresno Closes Playgrounds Because of COVID-19
The city of Fresno is shutting down its playgrounds immediately because of the COVID-19 threat. "The decision was made in accordance with the latest recommendations from the National Parks and Recreation Association to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and with an abundance of caution due to the inability to...
Trump Extends Virus Guidelines, Braces US for Big Death Toll
WASHINGTON — Bracing the nation for a coronavirus death toll that could exceed 100,000 people, President Donald Trump extended restrictive guidelines through April, bowing to public health experts who presented him with even more dire projections for the expanding coronavirus pandemic. It was a stark shift in tone by the Republican president,...