Tag: coronavirus
Hollister council delays vote on use of ARPA funds
Hollister officials have yet to approve a spending plan for more than $9.7 million in federal Covid-19 relief funds, as city council members disagree...
Area dentist launches donation drive to battle Covid surge in India
In 2020, a South Valley dentist launched a donation drive of medical machines to help battle a shortage of ventilators in the Covid-19 fight.
Now,...
Newsom: California economy ‘fully reopening’ June 15
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced that the state is “setting our eyes on fully reopening by June 15—with commonsense measures like masking.”
Newsom...
Covid-19 variants from South Africa, UK found in San Benito
Two variants of the coronavirus that causes Covid-19 have been identified in recent weeks in San Benito County, according to local public health officials.
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Covid-19: By the numbers, Feb. 16
San Benito County Public Health officials’ Feb. 16 Covid-19 update shows the daily case rate and test positivity rate continue to decline locally.
The county’s...
South African coronavirus strain detected in two Bay Area counties
Public health officials say they’ve detected the first known cases of a South African Covid-19 variant in Santa Clara and Alameda counties.
Chief health officers...
Opinion: Node protesters keep losing; Covid-19 excuses
Instead of starting with the whole viral structure, this vaccine takes a single protein, the one responsible for the coronavirus spikes. This is a single RNA protein that programs for a single matching DNA protein. Since RNA brings a message to DNA, it is called the messenger.
New restaurants push ahead despite pandemic restrictions
Jon Cuilla and his fellow co-owners planned to open Pour Decisions Taproom in Hollister in September 2019. John Holder, the owner of Brew City Burgers in Gilroy, was thinking along roughly the same timeline. However, both of the ventures got delayed, and then the coronavirus pandemic hit.
Covid-19: A year of loss
Since then, as of Dec. 28, Covid-19 has killed 27 more people in San Benito County, and another 652 in Santa Clara County, according to public health officials. The rate of the virus’ spread has expanded exponentially—with more than 1,000 positive cases reported daily in recent weeks in Santa Clara, and a positivity rate of 68.3 new cases per 100,000 residents per day in San Benito.
Nail salons can open indoors in San Benito County
Nail salons can reopen indoors in San Benito County if they adhere to revised Covid-19 criteria issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom Sept. 22.
