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Public Health

Santa Ana Officials Enact Their Own Mandatory Mask Order as Coronavirus Crisis Worsens

Orange County Coronavirus
By Brandon Pho | December 2, 2020

While there’s a statewide mandatory mask policy, Santa Ana became the latest Orange County city to adopt its own — all while strategies of enforcing such policies across the county and state remain in disarray.

Hospitalizations Climb As Second Coronavirus Wave Exposes New Case Rate Fronts Across OC

Orange County Coronavirus
By Brandon Pho and Spencer Custodio | November 12, 2020

The ever-growing number of people in the hospital comes just in time for a winter season where holiday traditions mean many indoor gatherings among families and family friends.

Huntington Beach’s Anti-Mask Bastion Status Puts its Latino Neighborhoods on Edge

CENTRAL COUNTY
By Brandon Pho | July 28, 2020

Huntington Beach residents’ defiance of health orders raises concern amongst the city’s Latinos, who more often work in industries with greater Coronavirus infection risk.

More OC Hospital Employees Protest Conditions They Say Led to Coronavirus Outbreak

Orange County Coronavirus
By Brandon Pho and Spencer Custodio | July 22, 2020

Medical workers at Kindred Hospital in Westminster protested hospital management’s handling of coronavirus patients, which they said led to an outbreak.

Uncertainty Continues for OC Restaurants and Bars Reckoning with Coronavirus

Economy
By Brandon Pho | July 2, 2020

Restaurant owners who suffered from a lack of sit-down dining business during the more restrictive months of the pandemic had to shutter again amid Coronavirus outbreaks and case spikes.

When Balancing Freedoms and Public Health, Courts Often Choose Health

Safety, Security & Justice
By Nick Gerda | June 1, 2020

The precedent – cited often in recent court decisions – goes back over a century, to a 1905 case where the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state’s power to mandate vaccinations during an epidemic.

OC Fair Allows Use of Property for Emergency Homeless Housing During Coronavirus

Emergencies & Disasters
By Brandon Pho | April 24, 2020

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced fair officials to grapple with their uncertain future, under public health orders to limit public interactions and restrictions on mass gatherings, with no guaranteed timeline of when those restrictions will ease.

Orange County Fair Could Be Cancelled This Year Due to Coronavirus

Orange County Coronavirus
By Brandon Pho | April 16, 2020

The possible cancellation falls in line with other fairs across the state wary of public health guidelines discouraging mass gatherings for months, at least, as people are already staying at home to help stop the spread of the coronavirus.

OC Fair Getting Travel Trailers, Looking at Buildings on Property for Coronavirus Emergency Medical Use

Orange County Coronavirus
By Brandon Pho | April 10, 2020

The OC Fair is getting travel trailers and is looking at three buildings on its 150-acre state property in Costa Mesa for potential emergency housing and medical services, as county officials try to find ways to stretch out hospital capacity for coronavirus response.

Why Does OC Have a Much Lower COVID Testing Rate Than San Diego County?

Orange County Coronavirus
By Nick Gerda | April 8, 2020

Other counties apparently have moved to make testing accessible in ways it currently is not in Orange County.

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