| | | | Afternoon headlines for Friday, March 27, 2020
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It’s Here! Navy Hospital Ship ‘Mercy’ Docks In LA With 1,000 Beds For Coronavirus Victims  The hospital ship USNS Mercy sailed into the Port of Los Angeles Friday to provide relief for Southland hospitals preparing for an anticipated surge of thousands of coronavirus patients in the coming weeks. The 1,000-bed ship departed Naval Station San Diego Monday and entered the Port of Los Angeles around 8 a.m. Friday, docking at […]
  
Grim Coronavirus Discovery Of Pharmacy Worker’s Body In Home Near Palm Springs  Riverside County health officials said the body of a 25-year-old pharmacy technician from San Diego County who died of COVID-19 was found at a Coachella Valley home Wednesday. Officials said the man contracted the virus outside Riverside County but had been self-quarantining in La Quinta when he died. Because the man was not a Riverside […]
More Coronavirus Dead In LA: County’s Death Rate Tops New York  Five more deaths due to coronavirus were reported Friday in Los Angeles County, raising the total to 26, and the county’s mortality rate from the illness rose above the levels seen across the country and in New York City, which has been particularly hard-hit by the virus. Barbara Ferrer, head of the county Department of […]
Is Takeout Food Safe? USC Expert Says Don’t Worry, Be Happy  A USC professor is offering reassurance to the public about the safety of takeout food during the coronavirus crisis. “Restaurant kitchens can be one of the safest places in this coronavirus outbreak because they already practice strict hygiene protocols to avoid foodborne illness,” said Paula Cannon, a professor of molecular microbiology and immunology at the […]
Mayor: Teen Who Died of Possible COVID-19 Lacked Insurance, Delaying Treatment A 17-year-old Lancaster boy whose death was originally attributed to coronavirus but is now being investigated by federal health authorities sought treatment at an urgent-care center but was turned away because he had no insurance, according to the city’s mayor. In a video posted to YouTube, Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris said the unidentified teen […]
Coronavirus Cases on the Rise in OC; Two Inmates Diagnosed with COVID-19 Orange County’s confirmed coronavirus cases jumped to 321 Friday from 256 a day earlier, with two additional deaths reported by local health officials to bring the number of fatalities to three. Until Friday, the county’s only fatality was reported on Tuesday and involved a 75-year-old man who was hospitalized March 17 and died two days […]
Long Beach Coronavirus Cases Rise to 70, Among Them A Police Officer Long Beach city officials reported 16 more cases of coronavirus Friday, among them the first city police officer to test positive for the illness. The city, which maintains a health department separate from the county, now has a total of 70 cases. The police officer, who was not identified, is in isolation. City officials said […]
Suspected Coronavirus Case Closes Tower at John Wayne Airport The air traffic control tower at John Wayne Airport in Orange County was closed Friday due to a suspected case of coronavirus. The Federal Aviation Administration advised John Wayne Airport officials that the air traffic controller is “unconfirmed but presumed positive for COVID-19,” said Deanne Thompson, a spokeswoman for the airport. “Out of precaution, the […]
About 4,000 LADWP Customers Lose Power Five neighborhoods in the westside and South Los Angeles experienced power outages Friday, affecting about 4,000 customers. Department of Water and Power customers in Vermont Square, Harvard Park, Cheviot Hills, Sawtelle and Pico-Robertson lost power Friday morning, according to the DWP’s Albert Rodriguez. He said all customers had power restored by 1 p.m., except for […]
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