COVID-19

Health

San Diego County Reports 430 COVID-19 Cases, 9 Deaths As Brewery Rule Changes

City News Service

San Diego County public health officials reported 430 new COVID-19 infections and nine deaths Thursday.
Health

San Diego Vaccinates 25% Of Eligible Population With First COVID-19 Dose

Jacob Aere

Twenty-five percent of San Diegans have now received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, and nearly 15% are fully vaccinated.
Health

MTS To Lower Youth Fares, Bring Back Free Transfers On Busses And Trolleys

Andrew Bowen

An overhaul to the way San Diego County’s Metropolitan Transit System collects fares is launching this summer with new functions that give transit riders more flexibility and cost savings.
Politics

California Could Get $150B From Federal Virus Relief Bill

Adam Beam / Associated Press

Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration says the massive new federal coronavirus relief bill will pump more than $150 billion into the state's economy. Nearly half of that money will go to Californians directly in the form of $1,400 checks and expanded unemployment benefits.
Health

Majority Approves Of Biden's Handling Of Pandemic, NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist Poll Finds

Domenico Montanaro / NPR

Sixty-two percent approve of the job the president is doing handling the pandemic, but he gets a lower 49% overall job approval rating, signaling potentially tough legislative fights ahead.
Health

PHOTOS: How 9 Health Workers Stay Strong In A Pandemic Year

NPR SPECIAL REPORT / NPR

On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic. We interviewed 9 health workers around the world to learn what's surprised them most — and how they've managed to cope.
Health

Imperial County To Get More COVID-19 Vaccine Under State’s New Approach

Jennifer Bowman

Imperial County officials have pleaded with the state for more equity in how it distributes the COVID-19 vaccine. Our partners inewsource report It appears the county may now get a boost from the state’s newest approach.
Health

Indoor Visits With Nursing Home Residents OK, New CDC Guidance Says

Scott Neuman / NPR

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services now recommends that visitors and residents, whether vaccinated or unvaccinated, be allowed to meet in person under most circumstances.
Health

ER Doctor Who Diagnosed First Confirmed NYC COVID-19 Case Reflects 1 Year Later

Danny Hajek / NPR

For four months last year, Dr. Angela Chen only saw her child through a window. A year into the global pandemic, the view is a different, but it's impossible to forget the memories of last spring.
Health

March 11, 2020: The Day Everything Changed

Laurel Wamsley / NPR

The WHO declared a pandemic. The NBA shut down its season. President Trump banned travel from Europe. Tom Hanks tested positive. On one day a year ago, the coronavirus became very real in America.