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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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All California Residents Ordered To Stay Home To Combat Coronavirus Spread
Governor Newsom orders residents to keep movements restricted to basics, such as gas, groceries, walks and exercise. The order caps off a confusing week for Orange County workers and employers.
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Options Limited For Those Stuck at County Walk-in Shelter Amidst Virus Outbreak
Orange County officials are scrambling to come up with a plan to combat the novel coronavirus for its main walk-in homeless shelter, where 450 people are living in tight quarters, a converted Santa Ana bus terminal that’s struggling to keep people separated from each other.
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Gaps In Coronavirus Outreach to Non-English Speaking Families & Businesses
Recent orders — and subsequent clarifications — by the county health officer weren’t immediately translated into non-English languages when they went into effect Tuesday. Meanwhile, local activists and doctors have taken it upon themselves to ensure key information about the novel coronavirus gets across to immigrant families and businesses where English isn’t the first language.
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OC Attorneys, Court Workers In Uproar After Being Called into Hearings Today Amid Coronavirus Fears
Attorneys are criticizing the move, calling it a public health risk – with attorneys, clients and court staff all slated to appear in one courtroom – amid orders by the county and health authorities to limit human contact in public settings to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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Questions Mount on Financial Relief for OC Workers as Coronavirus Closes Scores of Businesses
Questions over any potential rent, mortgage and lost income assistance are mounting in Orange County as scores of workers find themselves losing paychecks from business closures to help stop the spread of the novel Coronavirus.
