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El Centro Mayor Efrain Silva tells KPBS about the process of reopening the economy in Imperial County and the challenges of being an elected official during the COVID-19 pandemic. -
KPBS Midday EditionAdvances in digital technology have been inching health care toward remote access for years — but now that doctors, health care workers and patients have seen its advantages, it may become standard practice. -
A drive-by coronavirus testing center opened in Southeast San Diego today, one of the areas hardest hit by the pandemic in the county. But the limited amount of tests offered still doesn’t meet demand. -
California dentists are ready to get back to work, but they are facing a different world than the one before the COVID 19 shutdowns. -
County health officials say a private, drive-thru COVID-19 testing site did not have proper certifications. It was ordered to close this week. -
Liberty Call Distilling is giving out free bottles of hand sanitizer every weekend in Barrio Logan. -
Restaurants across San Diego are stepping up to feed healthcare workers and those who have lost their jobs due to the coronavirus. One local pizza chain is doing both. -
The San Diego Blood Bank is calling for plasma, especially from those who have recovered from COVID-19. -
Health officials are now recommending people cover their faces when they go out in public, to slow the spread of coronavirus. But there is a right and a wrong way to use those face coverings. -
After rebukes from doctors and advocates for elderly people, the California Department of Public Health refined a sweeping order that had required nursing homes to accept residents recovering from or suspected of having COVID-19.
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