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In a strong sign coronavirus is receding in California, the number of patients hospitalized with the virus fell over the weekend to levels not seen since weeks after shelter-at-home orders were enacted in spring, according to the California Department of Public Health.
Eric Wei, MD, MBA, senior vice president and chief quality officer of New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation says many health care workers were running on adrenaline during the surge in the city. “I think it was very scary to everyone,” he says. “And no matter how resilient you are, this was going to […]
To fight the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, public health officials have implemented a range of social distancing measures aimed at reducing the risk of person-to-person transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). However, physical separation can be nearly impossible in confined spaces such as jails, prisons, and detention centers throughout the […]
On a warm evening in late June, people flocked to alfresco tables set up along San Rafael’s main drag to sip sauvignon blanc and eat wood-oven pizza for Dining Under the Lights, an event to welcome Marin County residents back to one of their favorite pastimes. About a mile away, Crisalia Calderon was hunkered down […]
An increasing number of children are being infected with COVID-19 and more than 200 of them, including 29 patients in California, are suffering from severe inflammatory reactions that can be life threatening, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.
A computer problem that caused California to underreport the number of new coronavirus cases has been fixed, but the backlog of tests results could result in thousands more positive cases being added to the state’s total, a top health official said Friday.
An error involving the state’s automated system for Medi-Cal renewals triggered at least some of the drops in coverage, despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders that recipients remain on the rolls during the coronavirus crisis.
