COVID-19

Health

Should Masking Last Beyond The Pandemic? Flu And Colds Are Down, Spurring A Debate

Blake Farmer / NPR

Hospitalizations are down 62% for childhood respiratory illnesses, a study shows. Masking and physical distancing are keeping a variety of viruses in check, but will these behaviors last?
Health

Many World Leaders Call For Treaty On Future Pandemics

Scott Neuman / NPR

Given a lack of international coordination that has beset the current coronavirus pandemic, whether such a treaty could be reached or adhered to is an open question.
Health

Evicted And Homeless Due To Pandemic — 'I Literally Had To Sleep In My Car'

Chris Arnold / NPR

Getting evicted during COVID can risk a person's health and doom their ability to find a home. The extension this week of a federal order preventing evictions could save many people from that fate.
Health

San Diego County Reports 290 COVID-19 Cases, As Migrants Test Positive

City News Service

Local public health officials reported 290 new infections among county residents and an uptick in hospitalizations.
Border & Immigration

39 Migrant Children Seeking Asylum Test Positive For COVID-19

City News Service

Max Rivlin-Nadler

Dozens of the more than 500 unaccompanied migrant children being held at the San Diego Convention Center, girls between the ages of 13 and 17, have tested positive for COVID-19.
KPBS Midday Edition

Biden, CDC Director Warn Of Virus Rebound If Nation Lets Up

Zeke Miller / Associated Press

President Joe Biden and CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky are making impassioned pleas to Americans not to let their guard down in the fight against COVID-19. She warned on Monday of a potential “fourth wave” of the virus.
Health

Passenger Vehicle Travel Rebounding To Pre-Pandemic Levels

David A. Lieb / Associated Press

Americans may be rounding a corner in their response to the coronavirus pandemic. New data shows that the number of daily passenger vehicle trips recently reached their pre-pandemic levels for the first time in a year.
Health

Federal Eviction Moratorium Extended Just 2 Days Before Expiration

Chris Arnold / NPR

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is extending an order preventing evictions. It was set to expire this week, which could have displaced staggering numbers of people from their homes.
Health

Federal Ban On Renter Evictions During COVID-19 Pandemic Is Extended

Ashraf Khalil and Michael Casey / Associated Press

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday moved to continue the pandemic-related protection, which had been scheduled to expire on Wednesday. The moratorium is extended through the end of June.
Health

World Health Organization Report Says Animals Likely Source Of COVID-19

Ken Moritsugu and Jamey Keaten / Associated Press

A joint WHO-China study on the origins of COVID-19 says that transmission from bats to humans through another animal is the most likely scenario and that a lab leak of the coronavirus is “extremely unlikely.”