City Council weighs ending COVID emergency as pandemic impacts continue
Long Beach continues to report more coronavirus deaths per month than it does flu deaths for whole seasons.
It’s not too late to order free COVID-19 tests through USPS
Though the federal program was suspended on Sept. 2 due to lack of funding, the Biden administration reserved a supply of tests for the winter season, and the program has now resumed.
Long Beach approves design contract for ‘twin arch’ COVID-19 memorial project Downtown
Long Beach has set aside $850,000 for the COVID-19 memorial project that could be constructed at Lincoln Park in Downtown. The City Council approved a design contract Tuesday night to move forward with a “twin arch” concept.
Long Beach reports 2 coronavirus deaths as new daily cases remain high, other metrics drop
These are the first coronavirus-related deaths in a week and a half.
City Council could approve contract for design of COVID-19 memorial installation
Early concept renderings show two brushed-steel arches situated in Lincoln Park in Downtown Long Beach. The arches would have the names of people who died from COVID-19 etched into the inside of the arches, which could also hold a retractable covering for special events.
‘Triple-demic’: COVID cases surge in Long Beach, along with flu and RSV
As multiple viruses surge across the state, hospitals are working to add pediatric beds, but the number of children requiring hospitalization is outpacing the additions, state health officials said Tuesday.
The supply of COVID antivirals is increasing, but many patients aren’t using them
Health officials say a key difference between this upcoming winter and the last two is the wider availability of COVID antivirals like Paxlovid. But many infected people aren’t aware of their availability or have difficulty accessing them.
Indoor masking could return to LA County next week, but not in Long Beach, officials say
Both the county and city are seeing a surge in cases, which are underreported, but Long Beach officials said the next step will be only to highly recommend masking indoors, rather than mandate it.
LA County now ‘strongly recommending’ masks indoors as COVID cases rise
The recommendation falls short of a masking mandate, but masks are still required indoors at healthcare and congregate-care facilities, for anyone exposed to the virus in the past 10 days, and at locations where they are required by the operator.
Governor to end California coronavirus emergency in February
The move signals a symbolic end for some of the most restrictive elements of the pandemic, as it will dissolve the governor’s authority to alter or change laws to make it easier for the government to quickly respond to the public health crisis.