California spent $200M on alternative hospitals that ultimately provided little help during pandemic
California spent nearly $200 million to set up, operate and staff alternate care sites that ultimately provided little help when the state's worst coronavirus surge spiraled out of control last winter, forcing exhausted hospital workers to treat patients in tents and cafeterias.
Millennials are blamed for COVID surge in San Francisco
Millennials accounted for half of the COVID cases in San Francisco in July.
Mask requirement returns for Walmart, Publix employees
Starting Monday, all Publix employees will be required to wear masks, and Walmart employees will be required to wear face coverings if they work in areas with high infection rates. It remains optional for customers.
Florida COVID hospitalizations break record
A day after it recorded the most new daily cases since the start of the pandemic, Florida on Sunday broke a previous record for current hospitalizations, as the number of patients in hospitals because of COVID-19 once again broke through the 10,000-person threshold.
As delta variant surges, Fauci warns more 'pain and suffering' ahead
The nation’s top infectious disease expert is warning that more “pain and suffering” is ahead as COVID-19 cases climb again and officials plead with unvaccinated Americans to get inoculated.
Unvaccinated people will "almost certainly" get infected, says Dr. Robert Wachter
UCSF Medicine Department Chair Dr. Robert Wachter spoke to Mornings on 2 on Sunday about the efforts to get more people vaccinated.
Expiration of eviction moratorium thrusts US into housing crisis
Millions of Americans are at risk of losing their homes now that the federal eviction moratorium has expired.
California learned a costly pandemic lesson about hospitals
California spent nearly $200 million to set up, operate and staff alternate care sites that ultimately provided little help when the state's worst coronavirus surge spiraled out of control last winter.
Rapid rise of COVID cases not causing Bay Area panic, yet
Amid a steady drumbeat of disturbing COVID-19 data, people are figuring out their own risk tolerance.
San Francisco pushes vaccines as infections see 10-fold increase amid Delta variant surge
San Francisco has one of the highest COVID-19 vaccination rates in the world, but it is still seeing a sharp 10-fold increase in infections, primarily among the unvaccinated.
BottleRock festival will require proof of vaccination or negative COVID test
Bottlerock festival will require all attendees to provide proof of full vaccination or a negative COVID test result upon each day of entry, the festival organizers announced Friday.
Michael Andrew, the unvaccinated US swimmer, goes maskless at Tokyo Olympics
Michael Andrew, the American swimmer already under scrutiny for saying he wasn't vaccinated against COVID-19, didn't wear a mask behind the scenes at the Tokyo Olympics.
All Broadway theaters to require vaccinations, masks through October
In response to the surging delta variant of the coronavirus, all Broadway theaters in New York City will now require proof of COVID vaccination to attend a show. Masks must also be worn, announced the Broadway League.
In virus hotspot, California deputy exemplifies COVID vaccine hesitancy
Vaccine hesitancy is a big factor in rural Lake County where only 52 percent of eligible residents have opted for the shot. That includes a sheriff's deputy, who contracted COVID himself.
San Francisco is considering indoor mask mandate
With the growing threat of the delta variant, Mayor London Breed said the city needs to consider being diligent despite having about 77% of its eligible population vaccinated.
Delta variant more transmissible than previously believed, according to new CDC report
According to an internal slide presentation shared within the Centers for Disease Control and obtained by the Washington Post and New York Times Thursday, the delta variant is as contagious as chickenpox, and infections among vaccinated people may be just as transmissible as those in unvaccinated people.
Sonoma County jail faces second COVID outbreak in six months
There was another COVID outbreak in Sonoma County Jail with 31 asymptomatic people in jail tested positive.
Over 25% of new COVID-19 cases in Los Angeles County are fully vaccinated people
In June fully vaccinated people accounted for 20% of all the new cases diagnosed in LA County, while unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people accounted for 80% of the cases.
Walmart mandates masks for all workers in areas with high infection rates
Walmart is reversing its mask policy and will require all its workers -- including those who are vaccinated -- to wear masks if they are in areas with high infection rates.
LAUSD to require weekly COVID testing for all students, staff, regardless of vaccination status
In a policy shift, the Los Angeles Unified School District announced Thursday it will require all students and district employees returning to in-person activities for the upcoming academic year to undergo "baseline and ongoing weekly COVID-testing," regardless of vaccination status.