California s Stringent Coronavirus Restrictions Worked
Public health experts credit the controversial L.A. County public health order and the state s regional order, both of which banned outdoor dining, with reducing the viral spread that overwhelmed hospitals with COVID patients last month. February 8, 2021, 10am PST | Irvin Dawid Share
The Golden State no longer leads the nation in the seven-day average of new cases of COVID-19; that title goes to Texas, though California is a close second on Feb. 6. In per capita cases, the Golden State plummeted to #19 with 35 cases per 100,000 people, according to Covid Act Now on Feb. 7. South Carolina leads with 64 cases per 100k. The national average is 36 cases per 100k.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) It s been nearly a year of virtual classes and 8-year-old Rishan Sivaraj says he s had enough. I want to go back to school, but I think it might happen this year, but I m not sure, said Sivaraj.
Siva Raj left his job several months ago to focus on his 8 and 14-year-old sons. Raj says the youngest one is doing OK but his concern grows deeper for his high school freshman. He barely eats a meal a day and he is bed most of the time. That s what he does with school and goes back to game station. and it s insane. He used to play football and was an extroverted kid and was very active kid. That has come to a grinding halt, said Raj.
Assemblywomen from Southern California have introduced a bill for the possibility to reopen amusement parks such as Universal Studios and Disneyland. They.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) After California s statewide stay-at-home order was lifted on Monday, nurses, medical professionals, and some lawmakers are questioning the decision, saying it s coming too early. The pandemic is still here, it is still real, we have a lot of patients that are very very sick! said Zenei Triunfo-Cortez, a registered nurse at Kaiser Permanente in South San Francisco, who is president of the California Nurses Association. She is calling the decision to lift the stay-at-home order premature. I have been a nurse for 40 years and I have never seen so many patients die in my career, says Triunfo-Cortez, whose thoughts are even echoed by some democratic lawmakers like State Senator Steven Glazer.