COVID-19 Students’ mass migration back to college gets a failing grade By Victoria Knight | Kaiser Health News | September 17, 2020 Epidemiologists and disease modelers tried to predict what would happen when students moved back to campus.
Arts & Entertainment Movie theaters reopening in the Bay Area By Jeremy Hay | Bay City News | September 16, 2020 Movie buffs can graduate from the couch to the big screen in certain counties which have moved into a less restrictive tier for reopening.
education Coronavirus precautions at UC system likely until fall 2021 By Mikhail Zinshteyn | CALmatters | September 16, 2020 Zoom classes will need to stick around for at least another year at the U of C, according to the system’s top health official.
COVID-19 Coronavirus positivity rate hits record low By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | September 16, 2020 Good news at last from California's coronavirus testing: The percentage of people tested who have the virus has dropped significantly.
California Lack of antigen test reporting leaves country ‘blind to the pandemic’ By Rachana Pradhan and Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht | Kaiser Health News | September 16, 2020 A KHN review found more than 20 states either don't count or have incomplete data on the use of COVID-19 antigen tests.
California Tough to tell COVID from smoke inhalation symptoms — and flu season’s coming By Mark Kreidler | Kaiser Health News | September 16, 2020 This is complicating the jobs of health care workers as wildfires rage up and down the West Coast.
Bay Area Bay Area coronavirus updates | Tues., Sept. 15 By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | September 15, 2020 Marin County moves out most restrictive tier, allowing various businesses to reopen; officials warn flu symptoms may mask covid.
climate change Trump, Biden face off over California wildfires By Emily Hoeven | CALmatters | September 15, 2020 Presidential candidates leverage state's record-breaking fires to advance their respective political visions.
COVID-19 COVID exodus fills vacation towns with new medical pressures By Markian Hawryluk and Katheryn Houghton and Michelle Andrews | Kaiser Health News | September 15, 2020 As people leave COVID-stricken cities to settle semi-permanently in vacation communities, locals assess how these new residents are changing demands on medical services.
Bay Area Bay Area coronavirus updates | Mon., Sept. 14 By Eli Walsh | Bay City News | September 14, 2020 Free pop-up community COVID-19 testing events take place in Oakland this weekend; experts advise residents to get flu shots; and more