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About 11,500 long-term care center workers are now sick with COVID. “It’s been like one coworker after another, after another, everyone getting sick,” one nursing assistant said.
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In the past week, the Biden administration launched two programs that aim to get rapid covid tests into the hands of every American. But the design of both efforts disadvantages people who already face the greatest barriers to testing.
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NSPR’s Sarah Bohannon recently spoke with Lisa Almaguer, communications manager for the Butte County Public Health Department, who said there’s been a rapid increase in COVID-19 cases in the county, and the omicron variant is likely driving the surge.
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As the pandemic has continued, and as omicron spreads, our understanding of the virus has changed. We asked a health expert to explain how it spreads, how long droplets stay in a room, and what you can do to improve a cloth mask (answer: not much).
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Updated COVID workplace rules go into effect today. Several of the changes increase protections for vaccinated workers.
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The Biden administration announced Friday that Americans can begin ordering free at-home COVID-19 tests starting Jan. 19. Orders can be placed using the website COVIDtests.gov.
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The omicron variant of COVID-19 is causing cases to rise around the nation, and the North State is not immune.
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As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California’s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled.
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Newsom's budget proposal Monday is just a wishlist; the spending plan will likely undergo changes during the six-month budget-building process.
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While some California courts pull back amid the Omicron surge, others forge ahead with business as usual.