By Tom Tapp
07.04.2020 - 18:09 / hollywoodreporter.com
Over the weekend, Dr. Deborah Birx, the White House coronavirus task force coordinator, told Americans now is the time to avoid essential errands like going to the grocery store and pharmacy as public health leaders continue to urge tighter restrictions on normal life to flatten the coronavirus curve nationwide.
On Monday, those guidelines hit the West Coast as Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of Los Angeles County’s Department of Public Health, offered the same directives.
There seems to be a lot of debate about when our lives will, or should, go back to normal. Protesters are feeling like prisoners who are forced to stay inside their homes, while other seemingly more responsible Americans are voluntarily staying indoors to protect themselves and those they care about. I’m sure these types of conversations permeate most households, but here in my new abode, different debates are much more intense, at least to a 5-year-old.
Anywhere between 221,000 and 442,000 Los Angeles County residents could have been infected with the COVID-19 illness, per a newly released antibody study done in partnership between USC and the L.A. County Department of Public Health.
Most people know Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States, but Michael Jordan sees him as just another Chicagoan.
As President Donald Trump has been holding daily press briefings to provide updates on the COVID-19 pandemic, Piers Morgan is speaking out against his "friend," criticizing how he's been handling leading the nation amid the virus crisis. Speaking on Sunday morning to Brian Stelter on CNN's Reliable Sources, the British talk show host admitted that he's been watching Trump's daily briefings with "mounting horror." "I've known him a long time.
Los Angeles County on Friday recorded 40 more fatalities and 567 newly diagnosed cases of the novel coronavirus. L.A.
One day after reporting the highest number of fatalities across Los Angeles County during the coronavirus pandemic, the region has topped it once again by reporting 42 more deaths in a 24-hour period on Wednesday. Forty people lost their lives on Tuesday, with the total number of deaths across the county at 402 since the pandemic started.
An additional 25 people have died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County and there are 239 newly diagnosed cases as of Monday, marking the lowest daily increase reported over a 24-hour period since March 26. The total number of coronavirus cases countywide now stands at 9,420 as the area remains under strict Safer at Home guidelines through May 15.
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An additional 22 people have died from COVID-19 in Los Angeles County in the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of deaths in the area to 169 to date. L.A.
From the comfort of her own home while in self-quarantine, Gloria Estefan sent an important message about the novel coronavirus disease.
An additional 11 people have died from COVID-19 illness in Los Angeles County, bringing the total number of fatalities in the area to 65 to date. Of those who have died, nine were over the age of 65 and only two did not have underlying health issues.
A resident at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement home has tested positive for coronavirus, as nursing homes have become especially vulnerable to the illness.
Seven more individuals have died from coronavirus-related illness in Los Angeles County as the area reports an additional 686 newly diagnosed cases in a 48-hour time span. Dr.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson had a desperate request for US President Donald Trump during a phone call about the coronavirus pandemic - 'we need ventilators'.
By Anthony D'Alessandro
With the goal of supporting those affected by the coronavirus outbreak, many esports and gaming organizations are coming together to host live-stream events amid the global pandemic that currently sees almost all Americans social-distancing to curb the crisis.