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Coronavirus detectives: Here’s how counties try to track everyone exposed
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To handle the pandemic, the nation will need 30 contact tracers for every 100,000 Americans so for now many cities are only tracking the virus's spread through vulnerable populations.California
Frustrated Newsom calls on task force to fix coronavirus testing shortfall
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The effort will include five to seven testing "hubs" throughout the state in partnership with UC San Diego and UC Davis.California
California poised to sue Trump again to stop another clean car rollback
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Trump's loosening of fuel economy standards means that cars will be allowed to emit more climate-warming carbon dioxide as well as pollutants that cause smog and other air pollution.health
Here’s what happens to science when California’s researchers shelter in place
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California’s scientists are sheltering in place because of coronavirus restrictions, shutting down research, or switching to study the novel coronavirus.California
48,600 coronavirus test results still pending in California
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Streamlined reporting adds to the tally of tests for the novel coronavirus conducted in California - but results are still pending for tens of thousands of them.health
Ask an expert: How solid are California’s coronavirus projections?
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CalMatters speaks with Lee Riley at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health to understand projections that the virus could infect half the states.COVID-19
How overwhelmed is California’s health care system about to be?
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has said that if as many coronavirus patients as feared need hospitalization, surge capacity could be outstripped by up to 10,000 beds.health
California adds online triage for coronavirus to help with test shortages
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Private industry and public laboratories are stepping up to help, but will it arrive quickly enough?climate change
