| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, March 20, 2020
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Is McDonald’s Coronavirus Safe For Its Workers? Some Angry Over Alleged Lack Of Soap, Gloves, Training  Some workers at a Los Angeles-area McDonald’s walked off the job Friday over what they say are the fast-food giant’s inadequate response to the coronavirus pandemic. The workers said they were angry over their hours being cut, and the restaurant chain allegedly failing to provide soap, gloves and any training on how to protect themselves […]
  
How You Can Be Infected By Coronavirus: UCLA Study Says Danger On Surfaces Or Aerosols Can Last For Days  A new study shows that COVID-19 remains for several hours to days on surfaces and in aerosols, and suggests that people may acquire it through the air and after touching contaminated objects, UCLA announced Friday. The study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggested that the virus is detectable for up to three […]
Orphaned Baby Koala `Thriving’ With Round-the-Clock Care An 8-month-old koala joey who almost died in mid-December is thriving with round-the-clock care by San Diego Zoo wildlife specialists, zoo officials announced Friday. The koala, named Omeo — pronounced ooh-me-ooh — lost his mother due to cancer late last year, when he was less than six months old and still in her pouch. To […]
OC Firefighter Has Coronavirus; County Cases Jump To 65 The county’s number of confirmed COVID-19 cases jumped to 65 Friday, with an Orange County Fire Authority firefighter among the ranks of the ill. Of the total, 28 were contracted by residents while traveling, seven from person-to-person spread and 26 were “community acquired,” according to Orange County Public Health officials. Four are under investigation as […]
L.A. County, State Under Stay-Home Orders As Coronavirus Spreads Los Angeles County residents were living under a stay-home order Friday in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, which has infected nearly 300 county residents, two of whom have died. As of Friday afternoon, the number of COVID-19 cases reported by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health was 292, including […]
OC Sheriff’s Department Modifies Jail Protocols Due to Coronavirus Concerns Based on coronavirus directives handed down by federal, state and local authorities, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department announced Friday it has implemented protocols designed to protect the health and safety of the public, personnel and those in custody at jail facilities. “The Orange County community is facing an unprecedented challenge, and the sheriff’s department has […]
Netflix Giving $100 Million For COVID-19 Relief in Creative Community Netflix is donating $100 million to help offset losses suffered in the creative community from the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the company announced Friday. “The Covid-19 crisis is devastating for many industries, including the creative community. Almost all television and film production has now ceased globally — leaving hundreds of thousands of crew and cast without […]
Federal Courthouses Closed through May 1 All federal courthouses for the Central District of California will be closed to the public through May 1 except for hearings on criminal duty matters, Chief U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips announced. In civil cases, no hearings will go forward except for emergency time-sensitive matters, such as requests for temporary restraining orders and preliminary injunctions, […]
Knott’s Berry Farm Extends COVID-19 Closure Until May The operators of Knott’s Berry Farm said Friday that the amusement park would stay closed until at least mid-May due to the coronavirus, extending the timeline of a previously announced closure for the rest of this month. “As we continue to follow regional and national health directives related to COVID-19, we want to provide the […]
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