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KPBS Midday EditionThe San Diego Regional Task Force on Homelessness delayed its annual homeless count, due to COVID-19 concerns. It is now set to take place Feb. 24. -
California workers would get up to two weeks of paid time off if they get sick from the coronavirus. -
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration confirmed the withdrawal Tuesday. But the agency says it still strongly encourages vaccination of workers. -
Some retailers are starting to get the first wave of the 400 million free masks being distributed by the federal government. -
The total number of new reported cases has decreased in the past week, signaling a possible downward trend in the community spread of COVID-19. -
The highly contagious variant has still led to breakthrough cases and a surge in infections worldwide. -
San Diego County's Health and Human Services Agency Monday reported 5,482 new COVID-19 cases and 20 additional deaths associated with the virus. -
The announcement comes after a judge struck down San Diego's COVID-19 vaccine mandate, saying only the state can make that a requirement. -
Students at Los Angeles Unified School District were being required to wear higher-grade, non-cloth masks starting Monday, and the district has also extended weekly COVID-19 testing, regardless of vaccination status, through the end of February. -
The laws governing Medicare don't provide coverage for self-administered diagnostic tests, including rapid antigen tests. Here's how older adults can get free tests anyway.
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