Jackie Fortiér
Former Senior Health Reporter
(she/her)
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L.A. County remains in the "high" transmission category. -
Ticketed fans and stadium workers will get free KN95 masks — and will be strongly encouraged to use them. -
San Francisco loosens mask rules for vaccinated residents — will L.A. follow suit? -
Deaths due to COVID-19 continue to rise. -
Here’s how to decrease the chance of spreading COVID-19 while watching the Rams vs. the Bengals. -
For weeks the omicron surge has jammed hospital emergency rooms with patients. Many of them arrive by ambulance, creating long wait times. -
Nurses across the state held rallies Thursday to demand safe staffing levels and stronger workplace protections. -
California officials say asymptomatic health workers can stay on the job at strapped facilities, though L.A. County-run hospitals have so far not implemented the policy. -
The new state executive order makes it a misdemeanor to mark up test kit prices more than 10%. And, under a new White House policy, private health insurance will now be required to cover some at-home COVID tests. -
All four of the hospitals run by the L.A. County Department of Health Services have asked the state for staffing help, as more health workers test positive.
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