Orange County’s health insurance plan for the elderly, poor and needy – called CalOptima – is quickly adapting services to a more remote model, in response to the spreading novel coronavirus, including allowing for three-month prescription refills and increased home services for its elderly members.
Tag: Orange County Coronavirus
Voice of OC’s reporting on COVID-19 in Orange County, from 2020 on. For highlights, see our COVID-19 coverage archive.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Irvine, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
UCI Doctors Say Hospital Administrators Failing to Provide Enough Protective Equipment
Doctors in at least one OC hospital, UC Irvine Medical Center, are ringing alarm bells of crucial supply shortages and a lack of adequate response by administrators to a local outbreak of the novel coronavirus.
Posted inCountywide, Norberto Santana Jr.
Santana: Coronavirus Requires Bold Civic Leadership in Orange County
It’s time for government leaders at the local, state and federal level to step up and work together to quickly figure out the nuts and bolts of pandemic response in an environment where they are clearly playing catch up.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
Weekly Drive Through Food Pantry Starts at Honda Center
Second Harvest Food Bank has launched weekly drive through service at the Honda Center to help them feed the hungry while maintaining the safety of the volunteers, staff and those coming to pick up the food through social distancing.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, Top Stories, Transportation
OC Buses Cutting Down Service Amid Coronavirus Fears
It’s the first round of cuts to bus service transportation officials have made responding to the public safety crisis, which has caused sharp drops in bus boardings for an agency that sees ridership fall year-by-year.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Irvine, Santa Ana, Top Stories
Evictions in Orange County Likely To Pause Due To Coronavirus
Multiple cities are considering eviction moratoriums for tenants impacted by coronavirus, meanwhile county court closures also likely impact any evictions from moving forward in the near term.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
Homeless Shelters and Housing Take Front Seat in Fight Against Coronavirus
While millions of Orange County residents hunker down at home to slow the spread of coronavirus, there’s a group of people who don’t have that option.
Posted inEmergencies & Disasters, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
OC Residents Get Creative to Combat Fear and Boredom During Stay Home Order
Despite fears of financial woes and bouts with anxiety, many working-class Orange County residents are staying positive and some are learning new skills as they follow the state’s stay home mandate to battle the novel Coronavirus.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Top Stories
How to Get Financial Help in OC During the Coronavirus
Amid a state mandate for all California residents to stay home, social service help like Medi-Cal and CalFresh can be applied for online.
Posted inCountywide, Emergencies & Disasters, Government, Health & Wellness, NEWS, State, Top Stories
OC Court Officials Revise Operations and Hearings After Public Outrage, But What Happens Next is Unclear
OC Court officials have partly backed off reopening courtrooms for hearings amid a higher court order to close for two weeks and public health orders for OC residents to stay at home, after scenes from the main courthouse in Santa Ana on Thursday drew outrage from attorneys and county officials.
