LA health officials suggest 10-day masking
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The seven-day average daily case count in the county stood at 2,359 -- a 9% decrease from one week ago, when it was 2,595.

US to require COVID-19 testing for travelers from China

Other countries have taken similar steps in an effort to keep infections from spreading beyond China’s borders.

World governments using COVID-19 tech to expand global surveillance

Now, from Beijing to Jerusalem to Hyderabad, India, and Perth, Australia, The Associated Press has found that authorities used these technologies and data to halt travel for activists and ordinary people, harass marginalized communities and link people’s health information to other surveillance and law enforcement tools.

Long COVID: Could mono virus or fat cells be playing a role?

Scientists are still trying to figure out why some people get long COVID and why a small portion have lasting symptoms. Here's some of the latest evidence.

UC Strike Over: Workers ratify labor deal with university

The unions representing striking University of California graduate student workers and researchers announced final agreement on new contracts -- ending a 40-day walkout.

‘Hard road’ lies ahead for China as COVID-19 cases spiral

China has reduced testing and stopped reporting most mild COVID cases. China is among a few countries that managed to stop most domestic transmission of the virus in 2020, but it’s the last to end restrictions.

LA County enters 'medium' COVID activity level; transmission still high

Thanks to falling infection numbers, Los Angeles County Thursday moved out of the federal government's "high" COVID-19 activity category and into the "medium" level.

Thousands of LAUSD students attend acceleration day classes

Roughly 72,000 LAUSD students enrolled in the district's first "acceleration day" designed to help students recover learning lost during the pandemic.

More California inflation relief checks sent out
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The Franchise Tax Board recently revealed the exact dates the remaining Middle Class Tax Refund payments would be issued to eligible Californians.

Striking UC workers reach tentative deal with university

The union representing striking University of California graduate student workers and researchers reached a tentative labor deal with the university Friday, potentially signaling an end to the five-week work stoppage.

California to end mandatory pay for workers with COVID

California will stop making companies pay employees who can’t work because they caught COVID-19 while on the job.

California to end mandatory pay for workers with COVID
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California will stop making companies pay employees who can?t work because they caught the coronavirus while on the job.

COVID metrics declining, Ferrer optimistic
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New cases in Los Angeles County are down 21%, leaving health director Dr. Barbara Ferrer cautiously optimistic.

Fontana Unified School District celebrates one of the highest graduation rates in U.S.

The Fontana Unified School District is celebrating a historical feat. The district boasts a 98% graduation rate, according to U.S. News and World report rankings.

Big cities look to masks again in preparation for winter threat of COVID, flu, RSV

With the beginning of winter roughly a week away, major cities across the U.S. are looking to mask up once again for the purpose of combating not just COVID-19, but the flu and the respiratory illness RSV.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in LA County climb back above 1,300

Los Angeles County reported more than 4,200 new infections in its latest data. Another 16 virus-related deaths were also reported, raising the county's pandemic death toll to 34,368.