Jackie Fortiér
Former Senior Health Reporter
(she/her)
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L.A. County health officials have cracked down on some businesses that don’t comply with coronavirus safety protocols, issuing $23K in fines. -
Officials say a gender reveal party pyrotechnic sparked the 7,000-acre El Dorado blaze.
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Heat causes more deaths in the U.S. each year than floods, storms, and lightning combined.
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In the midst of efforts to control the pandemic, murky nursing home regulations and a lack of enforcement have kept residents trapped inside since mid-March.
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More than five months after the imposition of strict rules to stem the spread of the deadly coronavirus, some residents say they feel like they're in prison.
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That’s more COVID-19 cases than any other county in the U.S.
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While contact tracing has worked well in other countries, here in L.A. the high case numbers make it hard to keep up.
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Gov. Newsom says state nursing home inspectors will be tested for COVID-19 after a LA Times report questions whether they could be inadvertently spreading the virus to vulnerable residents and staff.
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As of yesterday, more than 4,000 people have died from COVID-19 in L.A. County.
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Employees who are required to get a negative test before going back to work could be taking up limited test kits.
Stories by Jackie Fortiér
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