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California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state has signed a contract worth up to $1.4 billion with a company that will more than double the state's daily coronavirus testing capacity. -
KPBS Midday EditionKaiser Permanente already received its first shipment of flu vaccines and they want people to get them because lung damage from flu makes you more susceptible to other respiratory viruses, such as COVID-19. -
A person who works at the California Capitol has tested positive for the coronavirus and that's prompted the Senate to cancel the day's work. Wednesday's cancellation came during a critical final week when lawmakers must consider hundreds of measures. -
The news outlet sued San Diego County after the county denied its request for epidemiological reports sent to the state that include specific locations of outbreaks along with the dates they occurred. -
The Health Care and Essential Workers Protection Act would mandate the state to have a three-month supply of clean personal protective equipment for healthcare and essential workers. -
San Diego County public health officials reported 267 new COVID-19 infections and five additional deaths, increasing the regional totals to 36,994 cases and 665 deaths. -
KPBS Midday EditionSupervisor Jim Desmond has questioned COVID-19 restrictions. He also has invited controversial guests on his podcast who have made false statements about the coronavirus without being challenged. -
Supervisor Nathan Fletcher proposed almost $50 million in additional social services Tuesday, including assistance for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, ahead of the county board's vote on the fiscal year 2020-21 budget Tuesday afternoon. -
With schools and colleges moving online due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the San Diego Blood Bank put out a call to the public Tuesday asking for more blood donations as campus blood drives are canceled or put on hiatus. -
During the pandemic, social media platforms have played a major role in conveying information from health care leaders and government officials to communities about how to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Yet as quickly as new and accurate information on the virus becomes available, so too do counterfeit health products.
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