This post was updated April 29 at 7:18 p.m. All Los Angeles County residents, both with and without symptoms, can receive a free test for the novel coronavirus as of Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles County residents can now receive a free test for COVID-19 even if they do not have any symptoms, LA Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
An electrician who worked for UCLA Facilities Management died from COVID-19 on Friday, a UCLA Health spokesperson confirmed. Emmanuel Gomez, a journeyman electrician working at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, died Friday at another hospital, according to a Teamsters Local 2010 webpage dedicated to Gomez. Read more...
Photo: An electrician who worked at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center died Friday from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. The employee was a member of the Teamsters Local 2010 union, which is working to set up a fund to help his family and is currently planning a memorial or vigil.
University police are looking for a man who entered an occupied off-campus residence and stole a bicycle on the 600 block of Gayley Avenue on Tuesday. Read more...
Campus Queries is a series in which Daily Bruin readers and staff present science-related questions for UCLA professors and experts to answer. Q: How long does the novel coronavirus last on some surfaces? Read more...
Photo: A recent study involving UCLA researchers found that the novel coronavirus remains infectious on certain surfaces for several hours to days, depending on the material. For example, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, the virus that causes the disease, can last for 72 hours on plastic and stainless steel but only four hours on copper. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA plans to give students the option to take classes remotely in fall quarter, even if some in-person classes are offered, university officials announced Tuesday. The decision comes in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which may prevent some students from traveling back to campus, said UCLA Chancellor Gene Block and Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Emily Carter in an email to students. Read more...
Photo: Even if some classes are offered in person in the fall, UCLA plans to allow students to take classes remotely if they are unable to travel back to campus. (Daily Bruin file photo)
All UCLA employees who work on campus will be required to submit a survey about their health status each day before coming to work starting Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: All UCLA employees working on campus will be required to monitor themselves for coronavirus symptoms and report to the UCLA symptom monitoring website starting Wednesday. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
Students filed class-action lawsuits against the University of California and California State University systems Monday, demanding refunds of student fees in light of campus closures. The students are suing for a reduction of on-campus services because of the COVID-19 pandemic, but will not sue for the cost of tuition or housing. Read more...
Photo: Students filed class-action lawsuits Monday against the University of California and the California State University systems, asking for refunds in student fees. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
