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San Diego County public health officials are working on a plan, but won't share details until it is further along.

The San Diego City Council voted Tuesday to require temporary supplemental paid sick leave for full-time San Diego staffers of companies that employ more than 500 workers in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mayor Todd Gloria Monday urged workers affected by the pandemic to apply for rent relief though San Diego's COVID-19 Housing Stability Assistance Program.

On Saturday morning, the U.S. border with Mexico was closed to all “non-essential” travel as part of the federal government’s effort to contain the Coronavirus pandemic. But people with valid reasons for crossing the border will still be able to.

"Do not believe the disinformation campaigns," Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf tweeted. "Please do not pass it along. Use trusted local and federal government sources."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office says it will issue revised guidelines for indoor church services after the Supreme Court lifted the state’s ban on indoor worship during the coronavirus pandemic.

On March 13, President Trump promised to mobilize private and public resources to respond to the coronavirus. NPR followed up on each promise and found little action had been taken.

A pilot program on flights from San Francisco to Hawaii would give on-the-spot tests for the virus that causes COVID-19. Travelers who test negative would not be required to quarantine upon arrival.

The students' lawyers argued that literacy is a fundamental skill to living in a democracy, and thus protected by the U.S. Constitution. In a landmark decision, a federal appeals court agreed.

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.