Inspector general faults California prisons for poor coronavirus checks

The report criticizes the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for vague rules and inadequately trained staff that allowed some visitors and employees to enter prisons before they were properly screened.

California adds 5 counties to the watchlist; Santa Cruz County is now off

Amador, Mendocino, Calaveras, Sierra and Inyo counties are now on the list of those facing more restrictions on business and school reopenings. Santa Cruz County was removed from the list.

After contracting the adenovirus, 6-year-old girl now on life support after a week

The family of Tyra Davis-Hamilton is baffled. Last week at this time she was playing at the park with her friends, now her family is planning her funeral.

LA County COVID-19 trends continue improving, but gatherings threaten recovery

Los Angeles County's public health director on Monday hailed work by residents and businesses to slow the spread of COVID-19, noting that the county now meets five of the state's six coronavirus-monitoring benchmarks.  

LAUSD superintendent details plan for COVID-19 testing, contact tracing for students, staff, families

Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner shared more details Monday of a COVID-19 testing and contact tracing program for school district staff, students and their families, with the testing set to begin with on-campus workers.

French nursing home sees 9 deaths in one week as coronavirus returns

Nine people with the virus died over the past week in a single nursing home in eastern France, and other French care homes are shutting their doors as the country battles a new rise in COVID-19 infections.

Application period opens for rent relief program in Los Angeles County

The application period opens Monday for a Los Angeles County program offering $100 million in rent relief for tenants financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

LAUSD to launch COVID-19 testing, tracking programs for students, staff, family

Los Angeles Unified School District superintendent Austin Beutner announced Sunday the launch of a program that will provide regular COVID-19 testing and contact tracing to school staff, students and their families.  

Coronavirus pandemic reshaping air travel as carriers struggle

Airlines are trying to convince a frightened public that measures like mandatory face masks and hospital-grade air filters make sitting in a plane safer than many other indoor settings during the coronavirus pandemic, but it isn’t working.

Trump makes call for new White House doctor's virus advice

Trump last week announced that Dr. Scott Atlas, a frequent guest on Fox News Channel, has joined the White House as a pandemic adviser.

New Zealand delays election after COVID-19 outbreak in Auckland

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has chosen to delay New Zealand’s national elections by four weeks as the country deals with a new coronavirus outbreak in its largest city Auckland.

LA County reports another 1,192 COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations falling

Los Angeles County reported 1,192 new cases of COVID-19 and nine more deaths on Sunday, bringing the county's totals to 221,950 cases and 5,254 fatalities.