Greetings, fellow Asian Americans! While we prefer to discuss community issues at our secret monthly meetings, where we tackle such topics as whether it’s time to reclaim Tiger Woods or if we should tell people what their Chinese tattoos really mean, the issues surrounding COVID-19 (aka coronavirus 2019) are urgent. Asian Americans are going through […]
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CR to Suspend Classes to Prep for Possible COVID-19 Closure
College of the Redwoods is suspending classes the week of March 23-27 to prepare for the “the eventuality that we will need to suspend face-to-face instruction,” according to a release. The decision comes on the heels of Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich’s announcement of the decision today to declare a local health emergency in […]
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UPDATE: Humboldt Declares Health Emergency for COVID-19, Announces Local Testing is Available
Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich has declared a local health emergency in response to the COVID-19 virus, describing it as a proactive step that will free additional resources and increase coordination between state, local and federal agencies. But, during a press conference this morning, Frankovich made clear that local conditions have not changed and […]
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How California is Responding to the Coronavirus (Video)
As more Californians test positive for the novel coronavirus, state health officials and Gov. Gavin Newsom are trying to control the outbreak. The U. S. response to the problem got off to a rocky start. Faulty tests and a shortage of test kits kept many people from being diagnosed. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tested […]
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Test for Second Possible Coronavirus Case ‘Indeterminate’
A novel coronavirus test on a second person who was showing symptoms of the respiratory disease after returning from a trip to mainland China has come back “indeterminate,” according to the county Department of Health and Human Services. “Regardless, we are managing the second individual exactly the same as the confirmed case as we have […]
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Coronavirus Case Treated at St. Joe’s on Sunday
St. Joseph Hospital treated the two individuals who were showing symptoms of a viral illness after traveling to mainland China — one of whom is Humboldt County’s first confirmed case of COVID-19, otherwise known as novel coronavirus. According to the hospital, the patients were evaluated at St. Joseph’s emergency room on Feb. 16. Read the […]
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Coronavirus Case Confirmed in Humboldt
According to a DHHS press release, Humboldt County has its first confirmed case of COVID-19, more commonly referred to as coronavirus. “It’s important to remember that the risk to the general public remains low at this time,” said Humboldt County Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich. “Despite the fact that Humboldt County now has a confirmed […]
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Social Media Rumors of Local Coronavirus Case Are False, Per Official Sources
Rumors spreading on Facebook this evening about a confirmed Coronavirus case locally are categorically false, per multiple sources. The rumors began spreading around 8 p.m., warning that a case of the virus that originated in Wuhan, China, had been confirmed in a patient — or two — at St. Joseph Hospital. But they are false, according […]