COVID-19

Health

Life Is 'Really Tough' For Refugees Trying To Settle In Pandemic America

Deborah Amos / NPR

Federal aid ends after 90 days, when refugees are expected to be self-sufficient. With the coronavirus on top of Trump administration cuts to the refugee program, the challenges are overwhelming.
Health

California Lifts Stay-At-Home Orders: 'Light At The End Of The Tunnel'

Bill Chappell / NPR

State health officials are breathing a sigh of relief. But they are also cautious: More than 40 million Californians live in counties where COVID-19 risk is deemed "widespread."
Health

Moderna Finds COVID-19 Vaccine Still Protects Against Emerging Strains

Bill Chappell / NPR

In a new round of tests, the drug company wants to see if booster doses of its vaccine will ramp up defenses against emerging strains of the coronavirus.
Health

California Lifts Virus Stay-At-Home Orders, Curfew Statewide

The Associated Press

California lifted regional stay-at-home orders across the state Monday in response to improving coronavirus conditions, returning the state to a system of county-by-county restrictions.
Public Safety

Delinquent Water Bills Could Create Problems For Consumers, Providers

Erik Anderson

State water customers and the agencies that rely on them are in trouble because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Health

Merck Stops Developing Both Of Its COVID-19 Vaccine Candidates

Bill Chappell / NPR

Merck, which previously made an Ebola vaccine, had been seen as a serious contender in the worldwide race to come up with an answer to the coronavirus.
Health

Some Seniors Face Shrinking Nest Eggs As They Care For Loved Ones During Pandemic

Sally Herships / NPR

Many senior citizens entered their golden years with more debt than previous generations, and now they're struggling financially as they try to provide care for an ailing relative during the pandemic.
Health

Biden To Implement Travel Restrictions To Combat New Coronavirus Variants

Jaclyn Diaz / NPR

Newly discovered variants of COVID-19 in South Africa and Brazil could make the virus more infectious and may decrease the efficacy of vaccines.
Health

San Diego County Reports 31 COVID-19 Deaths, 1,637 New Cases Of Virus

City News Service

San Diego County public health officials reported 1,637 new COVID-19 cases and 31 additional deaths Sunday — the 55th consecutive day with more than 1,000 new cases.
Health

2 In 5 Americans Live Where COVID-19 Strains Hospital ICUs

Carla K. Johnson and Nicky Forster / Associated Press”

U.S. hospital intensive care units in many parts of the country are straining to handle record numbers of COVID-19 patients. Some are running out of space and supplies, while scrambling to pay the soaring rates of temporary traveling nurses.