People Race to Get Tested for COVID-19 Ahead of the Holidays
People were racing to get tested for COVID-19 before the holidays amid a time when demand is outpacing supply. On average in the past few weeks, the Santa Clara County
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Omicron Blamed for Up to 70% of Cases in Parts of California
The highly contagious omicron variant is evident in 50% to 70% of new coronavirus cases in parts of the most populous state heading into the holidays, California health officials said
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As COVID spikes, United, Delta cancel dozens of flights
United Airlines and Delta Air Lines on Thursday said they had each canceled dozens of Christmas Eve flights, as the spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant takes a toll on its flight
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FDA authorizes second antiviral pill to treat Covid-19
The US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday authorized Merck’s antiviral pill, molnupiravir, to treat Covid-19 “for the treatment of mild-to-moderate coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in adults with positive results of
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Man who kept diner open in defiance of state order dies of COVID-19
A man who defied state orders and kept his restaurant open last year during the pandemic, partly to pay medical bills, has died of complications from COVID-19. John Parney, 62,
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Researchers worry that low-income Californians may have trouble repaying unemployment benefits
A new state policy may require nearly 900,000 Californians to return their unemployment benefits because they weren’t working or looking for work, but some researchers worry the clawback campaign could
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California marijuana companies warn of impending industry collapse
Leading California cannabis companies warned Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday that the state’s legal industry was on the verge of collapse and needed immediate tax cuts and a rapid expansion
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New California rules end distinction between vaccinated and unvaccinated workers
Workplace regulators are poised on Thursday to extend California’s coronavirus pandemic regulations into next year with some revisions that business groups say could worsen the labor shortage. The main change
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Tourist favorite joins Europe’s ‘very high’ travel risk list
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention added three nations to its highest-risk category for travel on Monday, including tourist favorite Italy. In its weekly update of Covid-19 travel advisories,
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With taxes going up, cannabis operators threaten ‘California Weed Party’
Two and a half centuries after the Boston Tea Party, legal cannabis operators say it might be time for a California Weed Party. But rather than dump their agricultural product
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