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KPBS Midday EditionSan Diego County officials announced additional outreach campaigns Tuesday to the region's Latino community, which has been the hardest-hit group in the COVID-19 pandemic. -
New research suggests that antibodies the immune system makes to fight the new coronavirus may only last a few months in people with mild illness. However, scientists say this does not mean all protection also is gone or that it won’t be possible to develop an effective vaccine. -
With many businesses unable to reopen because of rising numbers of coronavirus cases, the situation for San Diego’s undocumented population, who don't have jobs or government assistance, remains perilous. -
Local health experts say stay-home orders likely curbed behaviors that contribute to infections but that the pandemic may have also kept patients from seeking care. -
The California State University system is not planning to negotiate a furlough program for this fiscal year, but one "is most likely necessary" in the 2021-22 fiscal year because of revenue reductions related to the coronavirus outbreak, Chancellor Timothy P. White wrote. -
Calling COVID-19 "the county's top budgetary priority," county leaders released a statement announcing the Health and Human Services Agency will see an increase of $100 million to support the county's Testing, Tracing and Treatment Strategy, personal protective equipment, and other resources and efforts in its pandemic response. -
KPBS Midday EditionCalifornians with unruly hair or those needing skin care, nail care or massages will be able to get some services outdoors despite the current surge in coronavirus cases. -
San Diego County public health officials Monday announced 453 new COVID-19 infections, raising the total number of cases to 24,135, but no new deaths were reported. -
KPBS Midday EditionAll San Diego County public and private schools will be prohibited from reopening unless more is done to slow the spread of the coronavirus. -
Since March, restrictions put in place by both the U.S. and Mexico have supposedly closed the border to everyone without “essential" reasons to cross. But in many cases, the application of these restrictions has been inconsistent and possibly discriminatory.
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