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Three years after COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic on March 11, 2020, KCET brings you the latest on the coronavirus and perspectives on it has impacted Southern California. Visit the CDC website for the latest information.

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Vials of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine.
Here's what we know about the COVID-19 vaccines and how they are being distributed in L.A. County.
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After months of inaction, Congress finally appears close to passing a second coronavirus stimulus package. The agreement is likely to include additional unemployment assistance of $300 a week and one-time direct cash payments of between $600 and $700.
A healthcare worker tends to a COVID-19 patient. | iStock via Getty Images
Riverside County health officials today reported 6,741 newly diagnosed coronavirus cases and 13 virus-related deaths since Friday, as the number of available licensed intensive care unit beds countywide dwindled to zero.
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The massive surge in coronavirus cases has left hospitals scrambling to handle the increasing number of patients showing up at their doors. It's threatening to push Southern California's entire health care system to the breaking point. 
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A new report finds that as much as 90 percent of the population in dozens of poorer countries could be forced to wait until at least 2022 because wealthy countries are hoarding so much of the vaccine supply.
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As the U.S. sets new records for COVID-19 deaths and hospitalizations, Dr. Paul Farmer says the devastating death toll in the U.S. reflects decades of underinvestment in public health and centuries of social inequality.
A pedestrian wearing her facemask and holding a cup of coffee walks past a Closed sign hanging on the door of a small business in Los Angeles, California on November 30, 2020. | FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty Images
Citing rising coronavirus hospitalizations and deaths over the past month, Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced plans for a “regional stay-at-home order” that will be implemented in areas running low on ICU beds and force some businesses closures. 
People wait in line to receive food at a Food Bank distribution for those in need as the coronavirus pandemic continues on April 9, 2020 in Van Nuys, California. | Mario Tama/Getty Images
There are no easy decisions for leaders to make when it comes to handling the COVID-19 pandemic. Both principle and concern about risk are informing collective decision-making, but privilege also underlies many such deliberations.
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Without in-person events to launch their new books, authors are touring virtually.
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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The coronavirus continued its alarming spread across Los Angeles County today, with more than 40 additional fatalities and 2,700 new…
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