Gov. Gavin Newsom Issues New Guidelines on Preventing Spread of COVID-19
In response to the novel coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has released new state guidelines for how Californians should interact with one another and in what number: advising specifically that all non-essential public gatherings in the state should be limited to no more than 250 people.
Grand Princess Passengers Arrive at Air Station in San Diego
Hundreds of passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship, which was hit with the coronavirus outbreak, have been flown to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar in San Diego. They’re being held there under quarantine.
Reporter: Matt Hoffman, KPBS
Ventura Congresswoman Self-Quarantines
Across the country, the novel coronavirus is also compelling many people to self-quarantine as a precautionary measure. That includes Democratic Congresswoman Julia Brownley of Ventura. She decided to quarantine herself after a person she met in Washington last week was diagnosed with the coronavirus.
Sacramento County Changes Strategy to Mitigate COVID-19 Spread
As the novel coronavirus continues to spread across the state and the nation, conferences have been canceled, universities are moving to online instruction and cities are banning large gatherings. The World Health Organization declared the virus a pandemic. But Sacramento County is dialing back community-wide efforts to contain the disease.
Reporter: Nina Sparling, KQED
Some Contractors Must Remain in Offices That Have Gone Remote
Because of the coronavirus, Silicon Valley companies like Google and Facebook are telling employees to work from home. But nearly half of Google’s workforce is reportedly made up of contractors. Now, contractors say they're the only ones working in their offices.
Reporter: Sam Harnett, KQED
COVID-19 Could Impact Census Count
The 2020 census documents are going into the mail starting today, but as coronavirus concerns increase, some are worried it could impact the process, since historically hard-to-count populations may be affected.
Reporter: Sarah Mizes-Tan, Capital Public Radio