A return to normalcy seems tantalizingly close. But even as restaurants and malls open up, a glaring reminder of the virus remains: face masks.
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With COVID-19 cases low in Santa Cruz, is it OK to start mixing households again?
As COVID-19 cases in Santa Cruz and California remain low, and vaccination increases, can you start having dinner parties again?
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California’s coronavirus case rate now the lowest in the continental U.S.
California’s latest seven-day new case rate — 40.3 per 100,000 people — is dramatically lower than the nationwide rate of 135.3 over that same time period.
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Only one county left in purple tier as California’s COVID-19 reopenings continue
The lone remaining denizen of the purple tier is Merced County after Inyo County advanced to the less-restrictive red tier Tuesday.
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COBRA is free for six months under the COVID relief bill. Do you qualify?
COBRA, the federal program that allows people who have lost their jobs to continue paying for their former employer’s healthcare plan, is free through Sept. 30.
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California’s COVID-19 death toll surpasses 60,000 even as conditions improve
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Are herd immunity and the California coronavirus variant preventing a West Coast spring surge?
With coronavirus cases and related hospitalizations climbing nationwide, is California also headed for a fourth wave in the COVID-19 pandemic?
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They tested negative for COVID — yet still they have ‘long covid’ symptoms.
Despite a negative covid test, people could have been infected with the coronavirus anyway. And some of them might face lingering health issues.
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Psychiatric and neurological problems are common in COVID-19’s wake, study finds
One-third of COVID-19 survivors were diagnosed with a psychiatric or neurological condition within six months of being infected with the coronavirus.
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If California is actually to reopen fully by June 15, here’s what has to happen
June 15 is the targeted reopening date California officials unveiled, as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to fall and more people are getting vaccinated.