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Bay Area coronavirus updates | Thurs., Apr. 23
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70 new cases in Alameda County; Hayward providing testing of nursing home residents and employees; AIDS Walk moved online.Bay Area
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
At California Capitol, lawmakers want info; protesters want to end coronavirus stay-at-home
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Protesters gathered at the state Capitol to call for easing restrictions and lawmakers complained they haven't had a voice in managing the crisis.Bay Area
Bay Area coronavirus updates | Wed., Apr. 22
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Kaiser Permanente building new lab for coronavirus testing; 41 new cases in Alameda County.Bay Area
First death from COVID-19 occurred earlier than thought
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One person in Santa Clara County died of COVID-19 more than a month earlier than officials initially thought the first death occurred.Bay Area
‘Contact tracing’ efforts growing on COVID-19 battle
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The goal is to test contacts for novel coronavirus infection, and treat and isolate them if necessary, thus helping stem the virus' spread.
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Head of UCSF’s clinical labs details progress, challenges of COVID-19 testing
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As Senior Medical Director of Clinical Laboratories at UC San Francisco, Piedmonter Ed Thornborrow is in the room where it happens.Bay Area
