California to no longer fund new testing sites, may close underutilized test sites

[Significant quote: “A Newsom administration official confirmed that the state wants to see counties fill at least 80% of testing slots at each location. And if testing drops below 50% for a few days or longer, counties are warned, the sites could be transferred elsewhere.”] As coronavirus cases surge, California pauses multimillion-dollar testing expansion Los … Continue reading California to no longer fund new testing sites, may close underutilized test sites

Solano County details from Gov. Newsom’s Watch List, June 29 2020

By Roger Straw, June 30, 2020 See July 1 update: Solano County among 19 California counties ordered to close bars, indoors restaurant seating and more.  First below is an excerpt from the CA Dept. of Public Health’s Watch List, detailing recent increasing hospitalizations in Solano County and “key action steps” that Solano is taking in … Continue reading Solano County details from Gov. Newsom’s Watch List, June 29 2020

Solano County added to Gov. Newsom’s ‘Watch List’

[Editor: See July 1 update: Solano County among 19 California counties ordered to close bars, indoors restaurant seating and more.  – R.S.] Holiday blues: 19 counties now on watch list for more COVID-19 restrictions CalMatters, by Lauren Hepler, June 29, 2020 With the July 4 holiday weekend only days away, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced … Continue reading Solano County added to Gov. Newsom’s ‘Watch List’

Recklessness or reopening: Why are more young people getting coronavirus?

Millennial, Gen Z workers often on the front lines of retail, restaurants Mercury-News, by Nico Savidge and Leonardo Castañeda, June 28, 2020 A surge of coronavirus cases among young people is leading to a generational blame game as California and other states grapple with a second wave of the virus. Reports of outbreaks across the … Continue reading Recklessness or reopening: Why are more young people getting coronavirus?