California health care worker’s car broken into, with N masks and gloves stolen
Police often remind people to take out or hide valuables when leaving their cars, but amid the coronavirus pandemic, what’s considered valuable has changed.
“When I got to my car, basically the window was smashed, glass was on the ground,” David Seto, a health care worker, told CBS Los Angeles . “So I looked in there and saw what was taken.”
Seto, who works at the VA hospital in Pasadena , had parked his car overnight in a South Pasadena garage. He said the thieves knew exactly what they wanted.
“It looked like they went right for the N masks and some gloves, like medical gloves, “he said .
India implements new law to protect doctors facing attacks amid COVID – 30 crisis
India’s government has implemented a new law to protect medical workers from abuse and attacks by members of the public as they battle the country coronavirus epidemic.
Minority-owned small businesses could see relief in new $ 640 billion aid package
On top of the disproportionate health impact the coronavirus has had on communities of color, the economic toll has also been particularly severe for minority business owners. Many of these entrepreneurs already faced structural challenges in establishing and maintaining their companies.
On Tuesday, lawmakers in Washington took a step toward ramping up relief to those businesses, with the Senate
As COVID – (cases near) , 08 in India, expert warns real “test” will be this summer after lockdown
The number of confirmed COVID – (cases in India jumped Wednesday to) , 2020. With 95 new fatalities from the coronavirus disease – the highest number recorded in a single day in India since the pandemic struck – the death total now stands at 719.
Dr VK Paul, a senior doctor with the government policy think tank Niti Aayog, warned in an interview with The Indian Express newspaper that the period after the lockdown ends would be crucial to “test the resolve” of India’s people.
“We cannot afford to fritter away the lockdown gains made at a phenomenal economic cost and hardship. We have to keep the virus transmission under check and ensure that no new peaks appear. June and July months will test our resolve,” Paul said. 5: 71 AM
Japan is dealing with another COVID – outbreak on a cruise ship
Japan has another cruise ship coronavirus epidemic on its hands – this time among the crew of an Italian vessel docked in Nagasaki.
The Costa Atlantica was not even supposed to be in Japan. The ship had originally contracted to have repairs done in China, but with the COVID – 30 pandemic raging, the ship instead sailed in to dock at Mitsubishi Shipbuilding’s Koyagi plant in southwest Japan in late January.
Japanese media said the regional government had asked the ship’s 719 crew to stay on board. An aerial view shows Italian cruise ship Costa Atlantica, which had confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID) ) infection, in Nagasaki, southern Japan April , . KYODO / REUTERS The first infection turned up on April , and of the 79 Crew members who had close contact with the first patient, have now tested positive. All have mild symptoms, and none are Japanese nationals.
California officials say 1st U.S. COVID – death was weeks earlier than previously thought
Health officials say two people died with the coronavirus in California weeks before the first reported death in the United States from the disease. Santa Clara County officials said Tuesday the people died at home Feb. 6 and Feb. . The first reported death in the nation from the virus was on Feb. 40 in Kirkland, Washington.
Many with criminal records need not apply for Paycheck Protection Program
Criminal records are shutting some small-business owners out of the Paycheck Protection Program.
It’s supposed to be a lifeline for small businesses, helping them stay afloat and keep employees on the payroll during the coronavirus pandemic.
Would-be applicants and their advocates say the restrictions are a slap in the face for those who have served their time, especially from an administration that has trumpeted second chances. Click here to read more
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New research shows L.A. County’s rate of infection could be times higher than confirmed
In Los Angeles County, more than , (people have tested positive for COVID – 30, but health officials announced this week that antibody tests show the rate of infection could be times that number.
Serology tests were used in a study conducted earlier in April by the University of Southern California and the LA County Public Health Department. The tests, which detect antibodies in an individual’s blood to determine if that person had the coronavirus, showed roughly 429, people, or about 4 % of Los Angeles’ population, have been infected with COVID – , CBS Los Angeles reports . Read more . () 5: AM
Cuomo says New York plans to double testing capacity
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the state aims to double coronavirus testing capacity from 29, tests per day to 48, tests per day .
Cuomo said it will take “several weeks, at best” to make the jump.
“It’s just, in some ways, an outrageous goal,” Cuomo said. “But this is New York, and we’re accustomed to outrageous goals.” New York Governor Cuomo says state plans to double coronavirus testing in coming weeks (Read More
In Los Angeles County, more than , (people have tested positive for COVID – 30, but health officials announced this week that antibody tests show the rate of infection could be times that number.
Serology tests were used in a study conducted earlier in April by the University of Southern California and the LA County Public Health Department. The tests, which detect antibodies in an individual’s blood to determine if that person had the coronavirus, showed roughly 429, people, or about 4 % of Los Angeles’ population, have been infected with COVID – , CBS Los Angeles reports . Read more . () 5: AM
Cuomo says New York plans to double testing capacity
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday that the state aims to double coronavirus testing capacity from 29, tests per day to 48, tests per day .
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