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COVID-19

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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Woman looking at bin of medical vials | Courtesy of the County of Los Angeles
As of March 23, about 5,700 people have been tested for COVID-19 in Los Angeles county, with a population of more than 10 million.
Breakfast packs with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, cereal, fruit and milk. | Chava Sanchez/LAist
To help, we've compiled this list of places that are offering financial assistance, food for adults and kids, and more.
L.A. Metro officials say staff is continuing to clean and disinfect all its buses and trains once a day, which happens overnight at their respective divisions. | Courtesy Los Angeles Metro
With California telling non-essential businesses to close in order to fight the spread of the new coronavirus, thousands of workers are now out of a job. But losses in some areas are creating demand - some employers in Southern California are hiring.
Flo Spiegel, a stitcher from Santa Clarita, is making masks for health care workers out of leftover fabric from her toddler's dresses. | Courtesy of Flo Spiegel
Around Los Angeles, stitchers and sew shops are using this time of self-quarantine to make masks to give away to health care workers increasingly desperate for protection from the coronavirus. But will medical institutions accept them?
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Friday’s Reporter Roundup, KPCC reporters discuss access to COVID-19 testing, preventing the virus in prisons and challenges surrounding the 2020 census count.
Alison Escarcega and Joseph Valenzuela couldn't get a marriage license because the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/Clerk's office in Norwalk is closed to the public. | Sharon McNary/LAist
Social distancing has closed government offices and many banquet venues, and made most of us avoid gatherings. It's a triple-whammy hitting couples who are planning weddings — and the wedding industry itself.
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The Reporter Roundup discusses COVID’s impact on college campuses and the workforce.
Plenty of leg room on the Red Line these days. | Chava Sanchez/LAist
As of Wednesday, the L.A. County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is running regular weekday service and agency officials say there are currently no plans to shut down.
Two beds crammed into the corner of the living room of a two-bedroom apartment in Monterey Park that sleeps up to 10 people a night. | Chava Sanchez/LAist
For some Chinese immigrants, social distancing is literally impossible. That's because many of them are packed into apartments, condos, and garage conversions — and by many, I mean 10, 15, even more.
Janet Jung has owned a beauty supply store in Venice for 30 years. Seniors are being asked to self-isolate to avoid infection with the coronavirus. | Emily Guerin/LAist
To fight the spread of the coronavirus among those most likely to develop severe illness, Gov. Gavin Newsom has told Californians aged 65 and older to isolate themselves at home.
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