By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Dozens of White House staffers, Trump campaigners, Republican lawmakers and others are testing positive for the coronavirus. The president, who […]
Category: Coronavirus Digest
President Trump to be admitted at Walter Reed Hospital for COVID-19
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer President Donald Trump is being flown to the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where he will stay for […]
Five LA grocery stores cited for breaking COVID-19 safety rules
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Four L.A. area Ralphs and one Food 4 Less grocery store — located in Studio City, Sherman Oaks, West Hollywood […]
Indoor nail salons, shopping malls to reopen
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Cal State Long Beach is facing a small COVID-19 outbreak among 22 undergrads caused by off-campus gatherings. — L.A. Times Indoor […]
LA K-12 schools to remain closed until at least November
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Counties in Southern California are struggling to meet the state’s criteria for progressing to a less-restrictive reopening tier. On Tuesday, […]
LA County avoids COVID-19 surge following Labor Day weekend
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer Coronavirus-related hospitalizations are decreasing in L.A. County. While there appears to be no surge caused by Labor Day weekend, health officials […]
70 LA businesses cited for COVID-19 violations
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer The next few weeks will be critical for Los Angeles in avoiding another surge and bringing the transmission rate — currently […]
LA County qualifies to transition to less restrictive state reopening tier
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer L.A. County has met the data thresholds required to move from the state’s purple reopening tier to the red […]
COVID-19 cases on the rise in LA County
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer County health officials are concerned over what appears to be an upward trend in COVID-19 cases. L.A. County’s “R” number, […]
COVID-19 testing sites see thousands of vacant appointments
By Emily Jo Wharry Contributing Writer COVID-19 testing sites across L.A. have thousands of empty appointment slots. In July, about 130,000 people were tested weekly. Now, […]