A section of Wilshire Boulevard closed April 2 to expedite the construction of the Purple Line subway extension, but there are no confirmed plans to do the same in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: The Purple Line Extension is a high-speed subway project that will connect Westwood with Downtown Los Angeles. A portion of the project in Beverly Hills is being expedited while traffic is low during the COVID-19 shutdown. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated April 10 at 9:03 p.m. Los Angeles County officials announced Friday that the “safer at home” order will extend to May 15. Read more...
Medical students at UCLA are mobilizing volunteers to support health care workers in the fight against the novel coronavirus. LA COVID-19 Volunteers, established by UCLA medical students last month, now has over 300 student volunteers, who are assisting families of health care workers with free services such as child care, pet sitting and errands. Read more...
Photo: Medical students at UCLA are recruiting volunteers and finding ways to support health care workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. LA COVID-19 Volunteers, is one such venture. The organization, which was established last month, now has over 300 student volunteers. (Top left to right: courtesy of Rose Paneno, E Colin Reeves-Fortney & Prestige Portraits; Bottom left to right: courtesy of Tanya Datta)
Los Angeles City residents will be required to wear cloth face coverings while working or shopping at nonmedical essential businesses, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Tuesday. Read more...
Photo: Both workers and customers will be required to wear cloth face masks at nonmedical essential businesses, like Ralphs, starting Friday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Reported crime in Los Angeles decreased by 45% during the two weeks following “safer at home” orders issued March 19 compared to the two weeks prior. Read more...
Los Angeles County has expanded coronavirus testing availability to any county resident who shows symptoms of a coronavirus infection, rather than only those most vulnerable to the disease, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Monday. Read more...
Photo: A woman hands in a test specimen at a drive-thru coronavirus testing facility in front of Jackie Robinson Stadium. 12 other testing facilities are also operating in Los Angeles County as of Monday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA confirmed Wednesday that there are two new cases of the novel coronavirus in the university community, bringing the total up to nine. Both new cases are students who live in off-campus apartments that are not owned by the university, according to UCLA’s case update page. Read more...
Photo: Two more students in the UCLA community have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, bringing the total number of cases up to nine.
