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by Iridian Casarez on March 24, 2020 at 5:42PM

Public Health Looking for Info on Passengers from Three Flights

by Kimberly Wear on March 24, 2020 at 3:35PM

As COVID-19 infections increase across the globe and within our own state, travel is increasing the risk of exposure for individuals in our community. High-risk travel is no longer limited to international destinations.

Newsom Announces 'Soft Closure' of Parks, Beaches

by Laurel Rosenhall, CALmatters on March 24, 2020 at 10:15AM

Newsom attributed the increase to new data from such sources as Johns Hopkins University, Facebook, the infectious-disease analytics firm Bluedot and the mapping company Esri. “We sat down — based on the new modeling that came in this weekend — and we said we needed to update those numbers,” Newsom said. 

Public Health Officer Urges Vigilance to 'Improve our Odds'

by Thadeus Greenson on March 24, 2020 at 7:37AM

Humboldt County Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich stressed the importance of social distancing and sheltering in place in a video sent to local media Monday afternoon, even as the county Public Health lab reported no new cases of the COVID-19 virus. “The whole point of us all making this sacrifice is it improves our odds,” Frankovich said.

Water Policies Amid COVID-19 Differ Across Humboldt County

by Kimberly Wear on March 23, 2020 at 3:59PM

With COVID-19, California's Economy is in Uncharted Territory

by Ben Christopher, CALmatters on March 23, 2020 at 6:47AM

Add to that the unique costs of addressing a public health crisis. State legislators passed a bill allowing Gov. Newsom to spend up to $1 billion “for any purpose,” with much of it likely to go toward expanding the capacities of hospitals to treat the severely ill and of public health authorities to set up testing and quarantine sites.

Newsom, PG&E Strike Deal to End Company's Bankruptcy

by Judy Lin/CalMatters on March 23, 2020 at 6:16AM

PG&E filed for bankruptcy protection in January 2019, after being held financially responsible for a series of deadly and destructive wildfires in 2017 and 2018. Though many victims, insurers and bondholders had signed off on a reorganization plan, Newsom was the last holdout — worried that it would leave the company with too much debt and not enough changes.

Committee Formed to Help Local Businesses Navigate COVID-19 Impacts

by Thadeus Greenson on March 22, 2020 at 8:50AM

A handful of local organizations have banded together to form the COVID Economic Resilience Committee, which will focus on supporting local businesses through the pandemic. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND BUSINESS SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS FORM COLLABORATION TO RESPOND TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC

Public Health: 38 More COVID-19 Tests Today All Negative

by Thadeus Greenson on March 21, 2020 at 4:07PM

March 21 Results: 38 people tested 0 positive 38 negative People tested before the Public Health Laboratory came online March 7: • 6 tested by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or California Department of Public Health People whose tests were run by the Public Health Laboratory: • 103

Open Door Announces Changes, Explains COVID-19 Efforts

by Thadeus Greenson on March 21, 2020 at 3:48PM

Open Door Community Health Centers sent out a trio of press releases today announcing a variety of changes at its clinics, including that staff is currently  evaluating all scheduled appointments to determine which can be rescheduled to a future date in an effort to reduce pressure on the local healthcare system and potential COVID-19 exposure for staff and patients. "The current COVID-19 pandemic is a unique and rapidly changing event for our country and the world," one of the releases states.