By Danny R. Johnson/Political News Editor SAN DIEGO–As coronavirus shutdowns halt commerce across the U.S., low-wage workers, many of whom live paycheck to paycheck, are being quickly stung. The affected jobs, by their nature, often require broad personal contact, such as running a cash register or cleaning hotel rooms. That substantially raises the risk of […]
Archives for March 2020
Gov. Newsom expands health care workforce to fight COVID-19
SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom Monday launched a major new initiative to expand California’s health care workforce and recruit health care professionals to address the COVID-19 surge. Health care professionals with an active license, public health professionals, medical retirees, medical and nursing students, or members of medical disaster response teams in California are all encouraged to join […]
Man arrested for alleged sexual assault at a Poway Community Park
POWAY–San Diego County Sheriff’s Department detectives arrested a man Monday accused of sexual assault of a 34-year-old woman at Poway Community Park Sunday. The suspect, Ryan Joseph Rasmussen, 39, was taken into custody without incident and was booked into jail on the charge of assault with intent to commit rape. Rasmussen grabbed the victim from […]
County restricts cruise ships with COVID-19 cases
SAN DIEGO–County health officials will restrict the acceptance of cruise ships with COVID-19 cases and have instituted new rules for the unloading of passengers and crew members off cruise ships arriving in San Diego. The first order, which goes into effect immediately, states: No passenger or employee may disembark a cruise ship in San Diego […]
COVID-19 cases surpass 500 in San Diego region
SAN DIEGO–County officials re-emphasized the need for residents to stay at home and practice social distancing as the number of local cases surpassed 500 Sunday. County health officials reported an additional 31 COVID-19 cases in San Diego County, bringing the total to 519. Of San Diego County’s cases, 298 (57.4%) were men and 219 (42.2%) were […]
Supercomputer helps benchmark cancer immunotherapy tool
(Newswise)–With the American Cancer Society estimating 1.76 million new cases and more than 600,000 deaths during 2019 in the U.S. alone, cancer remains a critical healthcare challenge. In efforts to help mitigate these numbers, researchers at Rice University used the Comet supercomputer at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) to evaluate their new molecular docking […]
County extends public health order indefinitely
SAN DIEGO–County officials have extended indefinitely its existing public health order to stop the spread of COVID-19 in San Diego county. The order was set to expire on March 31 and has been extended indefinitely. The order mandates the closures of non-essential businesses, including bars, restaurant dining areas, schools, gyms and fitness centers. Under the order, […]
Lessons from the Spanish Flu: Cities that enacted early isolation, other restrictions had lower rates of disease and mortality
(Newswise)–Large events are cancelled, restaurants and non-essential businesses are closed, and in many states, residents have been asked to shelter in place, all to limit the spread and impact of the COVID-19 virus. But are strict and early isolation and other preventative mandates really effective in minimizing the spread and impact of a disease outbreak? […]
La Jolla Institute for Immunology to host coronavirus immunotherapy clearinghouse
LA JOLLA–La Jolla Institute for Immunology (LJI) has been awarded a $1.73 million grant by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a Coronavirus Immunotherapy Consortium (CoVIC) as part of the foundation’s global efforts to stem the tide of the current coronavirus outbreak, the Institute said Thursday. Antibody therapies are often the first novel […]
Feeding San Diego launches emergency federal nutrition sites for youth in response to COVID-19
SAN DIEGO–This week, Feeding San Diego launched special meal distributions for children and teens across San Diego county. Free, hot meals are available for children Monday through Friday, and cold meals at one site on Saturdays. Meals are kid-friendly and nutritious, like whole-grain pizzas, homemade macaroni and cheese, and fresh burritos. “One in six children […]
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