Biden signs bill on COVID origins declassification
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as…
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Senior living company, 3 managers charged in COVID-19 deaths at LA facility
Irvine-based Silverado Senior Living Management Inc. and three of its managers at the time were charged in connection with 14 COVID-19-related deaths…
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Watch here: Rep. Ruiz and House Subcommittee investigate COVID origins
The House Subcommittee Investigating the Origins of COVID-19 will hold a hearing Wednesday looking at whether the virus accidentally leaked from a…
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What the end of California’s Covid-19 state of emergency means for Coachella Valley residents
California’s Covid-19 state of emergency expires today, nearly three years after Governor Gavin Newsom issued the declaration in the wake of his…
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LA County to lift COVID emergency declarations on March 31
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors agreed today to end the county’s local emergency declarations due to COVID-19 at the end of March, while…
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Palm Springs votes to end COVID-19 local emergency
The Palm Springs City Council voted to end the local emergency for COVID-19 after nearly three years. The action removes the city’s authority to…
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California won’t require COVID vaccine to attend schools
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California won’t make children get the coronavirus vaccine to attend schools, state public health officials said…
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Rep. Raul Ruiz appointed Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic
Local Congressman Dr. Raul Ruiz has been appointed as a Ranking Member of the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic. House Democratic…
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Local event will honor those lost to COVID-19
People who have lost their loved ones to COVID-19 are invited to partake in a remembrance event at Civic Center Park in Palm Desert on Saturday, Feb.…
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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11,…
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US will require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China
The U.S. announced new COVID-19 testing requirements Wednesday for all travelers from China, joining other nations imposing restrictions because of a…
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California Surgeon General discusses treatment options for COVID-19
As California faces rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations due to multiple respiratory viruses, the state’s top public health doctor has a…
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California to end mandatory pay for workers with COVID
By ADAM BEAM SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California will stop making companies pay employees who can’t work because they caught the coronavirus…
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No plans for a mask mandate in Riverside County as COVID cases spike
Riverside County is reporting a spike in coronavirus cases over the past week. This week, the county reported 4,437 new cases with more than 700 of…
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Indoor mask requirement looms again in LA County as COVID cases keep surging
COVID-19 infections continue surging in Los Angeles County, with the rising rates of new cases and hospital admissions again pushing the county into…
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RivCo COVID hospitalizations climb over 200 as local hospitals see a high volume of patients amid ‘tripledemic’
Local hospitals are seeing a surge of patients during the ‘tripledemic’ of the flu, coronavirus, and RSV. On Tuesday, COVID-19 hospitalizations…
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LA County returns to ‘strongly recommending’ masks indoors as COVID cases rise
With COVID-19 infection rates sharply increasing since the beginning of November, Los Angeles County today returned to “strongly recommending” that…
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Riverside County adds 90 new COVID-associated deaths after review of death records
Riverside County added an additional 90 deaths related to COVID-19. County health spokesperson Jose Arballo Jr said the additional deaths are a…
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Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine will cost $110-$130 per dose
Pfizer will charge $110 to $130 for a dose of its COVID-19 vaccine once the U.S. government stops buying the shots, but the drugmaker says it expects…
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CDC suspends country-specific Covid-19 travel advisories
By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer maintain a country-by-country list of travel…
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