California Brings Back Indoor Mask Mandate As COVID-19 Cases Surge After Thanksgiving
California public health leaders are reinstituting a universal indoor mask requirement.
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California public health leaders are reinstituting a universal indoor mask requirement.
The United States has been through waves, spikes and surges of Covid-19 throughout the pandemic, and now there is concern that the nation may be entering a new winter surge.
Yolo County now has its first known case of the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Scientists say we are seeing the very beginning of Omicron in the community — and the impact is huge. It's kind of an early warning system that's helping public health officials respond before an outbreak.
While no official cases of the omicron COVID-19 variant have been found in Sacramento County just yet, public health leaders confirm that it has been detected in sewage samples.
Lab experts are speaking out after CDPH allowed its billion-dollar COVID lab to continue operating for nearly a year while failing to correct deficiencies that posed "immediate jeopardy to patient health and safety" likely to cause "serious injury or harm, or death."
Omicron has some experts worried it could be more transmissible and more resistant to vaccines than previous variants of the virus
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said confirmation of the first U.S. case of the COVID-19 omicron variant in California was not surprising, urging residents to "remain vigilant" and said there shouldn't be another shutdown heading into the holidays.
Researchers at UC Davis are helping the state identify and track COVID-19 strains in our area.
A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the omicron variant of COVID-19.
As of Tuesday, just over 25 percent of students have reported being at least partially vaccinated.
"This thing has mutated like crazy," said Dr. Robert Murphy, an infectious disease specialist with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. "There's at least 30 mutations in the spike protein. This is like way more than any other variant."
As of Sunday, the new COVID-19 variant, Omicron, has still not made its way to California. In fact, there are currently no cases in the United States.
Leaders in San Joaquin County are taking a stand against COVID-19 vaccine passports.
Davis could be one of the safest cities in California when it comes to coronavirus with strict mask-wearing policies and now an 84% vaccination rate.
With a deadline looming to report vaccination status, Sacramento City Unified says they've only heard back from about eight percent of students.
The city of Sacramento will now allow garages to be boarded up in new homes, if the garage doors are not delivered in time.
Stanislaus County has rescinded its mask order put in place earlier this year to limit the spread of COVID-19.
Woodland held its first drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic for children ages 5-11.
California has begun positioning equipment and locking in contracts with temporary health care workers in preparation for another possible winter surge of coronavirus cases, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
"It's hard though, when you know that you're doing good for the patients, but they're yelling at you. They're telling you it's not real. They're telling you that you're a murderer."
California Gov. Gavin Newsom will visit a COVID-19 vaccine and flu shot clinic in Los Angeles County on Wednesday to highlight the state's ongoing efforts to increase vaccination rates heading into the winter season.
A San Francisco Police Department officer who was placed on leave for missing the city's deadline to be inoculated has died after being stricken by COVID-19, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
A federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.
The city of Oroville is getting national attention for announcing they will not follow controversial orders issued by the governor or president. The fight stems from a number of federal and state pandemic protection mandates.
