Saturday, May 10

UCLA Health personnel continue to exercise caution after receiving vaccine

Emergency physician Kimon Ioannides won’t hold a party with his colleagues despite receiving the COVID-19 vaccine. Although COVID-19 vaccines arrived at UCLA Health, some health care workers at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, like Ioannides, remain cautious. Read more...

Photo: Although emergency physician Kimon Ioannides received a COVID-19 vaccine, he remains wary. (Finn Chitwood/Daily Bruin)


Stay-at-home order extended in Southern California as ICU capacities fall

This post was updated on Jan. 10 at 4:55 p.m. Southern California will remain in the state’s regional stay-at-home order for the time being because of low ICU capacity in the region, a state health official announced Tuesday. Read more...

Photo: LA County, which is part of the Southern California region, is set to remain in the state’s regional stay-at-home order for at least another four weeks. Even then, health officials project the region’s ICU capacity to remain at 0%, in which case the stay-at-home order will be extended further. (Kanishka Mehra/Photo editor)


UC whistleblower hotline leads to limited enforcement of COVID-19 protocols at UCLA

Some students are concerned about how their peers are handling the COVID-19 pandemic and think UCLA could do more to enforce COVID-19 guidelines. UCLA’s outline of student conduct and policies for COVID-19 gives regulations for large gatherings, and states that students can face academic consequences or exclusion from UCLA housing for violating UCLA’s policies. Read more...

Photo: (Katie Frei/Daily Bruin)


Southern California to enter stay-at-home order after ICU capacity falls below 15%

This post was updated Dec. 6 at 8:38 p.m. Southern California will enter the state’s regional stay-at-home order Sunday evening because of dropping intensive care unit capacity and rising COVID-19-related hospitalizations. Read more...

Photo: Southern California will enter the state’s regional stay-at-home order Sunday evening because of dropping intensive care unit capacity. Los Angeles County, which is in the Southern California region, will modify its stay-at-home order to match the state’s regional stay-at-home order. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)




California to provide tax relief for businesses affected by COVID-19 restrictions

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California businesses could receive temporary tax relief because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the new program, businesses that file less than $1 million in sales tax are eligible to have three extra months to pay their income taxes. Read more...

Photo: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday a tax relief plan intended to assist businesses struggling because of the pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)



1 32 33 34 35 36 49