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Giants broadcasters Mike Krukow (right) and Duane Kuiper before MLB game at Oracle Park in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, September 9, 2020. Kruk & Kuip have worked together for the past 30 years, although this season they are separated by plexiglass.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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San Francisco Giants coach Alyssa Nakken in the dugout before their game with the Cleveland Indians at Scottsdale Stadium Thursday, March 5, 2020, in Scottsdale, Arizona.Darryl Webb / Darryl WebbShow MoreShow Less
The Giants and A’s are preparing for another pandemic season, and the hope is for the full six weeks of training camp and the full 162-game schedule, which would be a refreshing upgrade from 2020.
Surveillance reports from the California Department of Public Health show there have been no flu outbreaks and just 26 deaths since September, compared to 94 outbreaks and 328 deaths by this time last year, a 92% drop in influenza fatalities.
The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has almost topped 500,000 a number so staggering, that a top health researcher said it’s hard to imagine an American who hasn’t lost a relative or doesn’t know someone who died.