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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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Prison cells | Tim Pearce via Flickr
To avoid further spread of the virus, the state prison system wants to disable CPAP machines used by inmates with sleep apnea and other conditions. But inmates who rely on the machines — and a prominent expert — say that's a bad idea.
Sailor John Arkulary salutes the flag aboard the hospital ship USNS Mercy in Los Angeles April 13. | Luke Cunningham/US Navy
The Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy came to Los Angeles to treat patients who don't have COVID-19 and to ease the burden on the area's hospitals. And now it's dealing with a growing number of COVID-19 cases among its crew.
Health care workers are at AltaMed's Drive-thru COVID-19 testing in front of one of their clinics in East Los Angeles. | Courtesy of AltaMed Health Services
The coronavirus pandemic is threatening to bankrupt California's vast system of community health clinics, which one in six Californians depend on for basic health care needs.
Street vendor Lucas Tax sells inflatable toys and cotton candy outside the California Science Center at Exposition Park in Los Angeles on March 24, 2019. | Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images
Small business owners across Southern California have spent the last two weeks scrambling to apply for federal coronavirus stimulus funds. But many of L.A.'s most visible and colorful entrepreneurs are left out: street vendors.
Adelanto U.S. Immigration and Enforcement Processing Center. | Chris Carlson/AP
The ACLU of Southern California has filed a federal lawsuit against U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement, demanding the release of detainees at Adelanto ICE Processing Center in San Bernardino County due to concerns over coronavirus.
The lead pastor at Shield of Faith Family Church in Fontana is one of the plaintiffs in a religious freedom lawsuit targeting state and county stay-at-home orders. | Courtesy Shield of Faith Family Church
Three Southern California churches that want to keep holding in-person services during the coronavirus outbreak sued Governor Gavin Newsom and other officials on Monday.
Vergilio Leon says face masks have changed everything for him. He finds it's difficult to convey his expressions, but when he has to greet someone he'll throw up his arm and loudly say hello. | Chava Sanchez/LAist
What L.A. needs now is a robust new vocabulary of hand gestures that say, "Hello, neighbor. I care."
Leo Wong tries to navigate the web looking for information on SBA loans. | Photo courtesy of Leo Wong
Billions of dollars in emergency loans are flowing to small businesses, but in places dominated by immigrant-owned stores and restaurants like the San Gabriel Valley, some proprietors may be struggling to understand what to do and may not even apply.
PBS NewsHour Coronavirus Map
View PBS NewsHour's U.S. Coronavirus map, which is using data from Johns Hopkins and The Covid Tracking Project and is updated daily.
A volunteer in personal protective equipment (PPE) holds a specimen bag while conducting drive-through coronavirus testing at Malibu City Hall on April 8, 2020 in Malibu, California. | Mario Tama/Getty Images
It's happening: You're starting to feel sick. Could it be COVID-19? Where can you get a test? Can you even get a test? Things are changing day by day, but here's what we know as of April 9, 2020.
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