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Gov. Newsom expects full in-person return in the fall after state scraps color-coded tier system
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Announcement may lead to debate over mandating a full in-person return or offering distance learning option.Around Town
California’s COVID tiering system could be over by summer, but mask mandate remains
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The critical footnote to Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement is that the state see no new surges during the spring or summer and that regardless of tiering, mask mandates will remain in effect.California
California oversight of nursing homes called ‘befuddling,’ ‘broken’
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Officials have let the state’s largest nursing home owner and his companies operate 18 homes for years while failing to decide whether to grant the required licenses.California
State updates event guidance to allow limited crowds for live performances, private events
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Looser rules come with caveats, such as indoor private gatherings requiring covid testing or guests' proof of full vaccination and, after that, a cap of 150 attendees.California
Colleges and universities plan for normal-ish campus life in the fall
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Universities need full dorms and dining halls to make back some of the estimated $183 billion in losses from a year of remote education.COVID-19
How common is a damaging — and even fatal — post-covid heart condition in athletes?
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As athletes at all levels resume their sports, what risks do their hearts carry if they’ve had covid? Initial data shows the risk may be low but still possibly deadly.COVID-19
How California high schools plan to pull off ‘normal’ graduations
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Ceremonies will be outside, probably in shifts, on a sports field with bleachers, or like Fresno and Natomas, in a big pavilion and minor league ballpark.COVID-19
Physicians say delays in chronic care can trigger deaths, poor health
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Doctors fear the year-long delays in medical care during the pandemic could lead to early deaths and severe health problems.COVID-19
