News March 31, 2020 Santa Clara County Extends Stay-at-Home Order, Finally Discloses Hospitalization Stats By Grace Hase Public health officials announced the revised mandate at a news conference in which they also unveiled new social distancing criteria. Read More 34
News March 31, 2020 California Ramps Up Output of Ventilators as COVID Cases Grow By Nigel Duara and Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters Bloom Energy CEO KR Sridhar said his company had to quickly learn the inner workings of ventilators, a machine they hadn’t made before. Read More 0
News March 31, 2020 Coalition of Silicon Valley Landlords Give Renters a Break By Emanuel Lee Whether it’s foregoing rent hikes or reducing payments, a group of property owners says it’s time to support tenants in their time of need. Read More 1
News March 31, 2020 WATCH LIVE: Santa Clara County Extends Shelter-in-Place Order By Silicon Valley Newsroom Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody issues a new stay-at-home order that extends through at least the third day of May. Read More 6
News March 31, 2020 Let’s Make It Count: The 2020 Census is Officially Underway By Erik Chalhoub If there is an undercount in California, the state could lose a seat in Congress and receive less federal funding. Read More 0
Opinion March 31, 2020 Op-Ed: Already Cash-Strapped Community Clinics Struggle to Access Enough COVID-19 Tests By Dolores Alvarado and Maribel Montanez We need an immediate change in mindset as to how testing is distributed. We cannot allow this to be yet another social injustice. Read More 4
News March 30, 2020 WATCH: Santa Clara County DA Cautions Against Pandemic-Related Hate Crimes in New PSA By Silicon Valley Newsroom Law enforcement officials are sounding the alarm as people of Asian descent report being discriminated against because of the outbreak. Read More 18
News March 30, 2020 Coronavirus Live Blog, March 30, 2020: Shelter-in-Place Will Last Longer Than First Expected By Grace Hase Bay Area health officials confirmed today that the sweeping stay-at-home mandate will be extended through at least May 1. Read More 2
News March 30, 2020 Sacred Heart Maxes Out Due to ‘Overwhelming Demand’ By Emanuel Lee By the end of last week, the $11 million budgeted by the nonprofit to help families in need had already been tapped out. Read More 2
News March 30, 2020 Sunnyvale Woman Says Kaiser Denied Her Prescription Amid Pandemic-Related Shortage By Emanuel Lee A shortage of chloroquine, which sells under the brand name Plaquenil, is one of the many unforeseen consequences of the pandemic. Read More 4
News March 30, 2020 Red Cross Pleads for Donations Amid Critical Blood Shortage By Erik Chalhoub For the international aid organization, the sudden drop in blood donations amid the pandemic is a matter of life and death. Read More 6
News March 28, 2020 Santa Clara County Officials Remind Public to Stay at Home During COVID-19 Update By Grace Hase Residents are directed to stay home unless they need to venture out for essential errands, such as a trip to the grocery store or the pharmacy. Read More 4
News March 28, 2020 County Reports Highest Single-Day Jump in COVID-19 Deaths By Grace Hase So far, 591 people in the county have tested positive, though officials expect the actual number is much higher due to the lack of testing. Read More 5
News March 27, 2020 Santa Clara County Reports 32 New COVID-19 Cases, One Death on New Coronavirus Dashboard By Grace Hase Health officials unveiled the latest count on a new dashboard—part of an effort by the county to be more transparent about its pandemic response. Read More 2
News March 27, 2020 National Guard Preps Events Center for Coronavirus Patients By Jennifer Wadsworth Dr. Jennifer Tong, who’s leading the county’s surge plan for all local hospitals, said she expects patients to start filling the beds by Tuesday. Read More 5
Opinion March 27, 2020 Op-Ed: War May End in Yemen, But It Now Faces a Public Health Crisis of Pandemic Proportions By Jehan Hakim Yemen has known for years what it’s like to live in fear. It can not survive if COVID-19 enters. The stakes are so much higher now. Read More 5