LOS ANGELES (CNS)—A wet and potentially damaging storm is expected to hit the Southland Jan. 28, bringing what forecasters are calling an “atmospheric river” of moisture that will persist into Jan. 29. Rain was already falling Jan. 2 over San Luis Obispo County, where the system remained largely stalled. “The front sags southward into Ventura…
Orange County Children’s Hospital Has Treated Hundreds of Patients for COVID
January 26, 2021
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Nearly 400 patients have required hospitalization at the Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC) for the COVID-19 virus since last March, The Epoch Times has learned. In all, CHOC has seen 4,071 positive COVID-19 virus cases since the pandemic began, including 61 patients who required intensive care unit (ICU) treatment. There have been 35 confirmed…
California Lifts Stay-at-Home Orders
SANTA ANA (CNS)—Citing improving conditions in hospitals, state health officials Jan. 25 lifted all regional stay-at-home orders, including in the 11-county Southern California region, but counties will still be subject to tight regulations of the restrictive “purple” tier of economic reopening guidelines. The regional stay-at-home order was imposed in Southern California last December when intensive…
A Tale of Two Counties: As LA Struggles With Vaccine Rollout, Orange County Makes ‘Great Strides’
January 21, 2021
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As Orange County prepares to open its next super vaccination site, its neighboring county to the north is struggling to keep pace with inoculations due to “extremely limited” supply. As it began expanding vaccinations to residents 65 and older, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) said Jan. 20 demand for the…
UCLA Researchers: Mask Mandates Could Add $1 Trillion to GDP
January 18, 2021
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LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Implementation of a nationwide mask mandate, combined with complementary public health measures, could reduce the coronavirus’ spread to essentially zero and have a potential $1 trillion impact on the U.S. GDP, according to University of California—Los Angeles (UCLA) Fielding School of Public Health researchers. The team’s research “makes clear that even as vaccines…
Incoming Santa Ana Winds Prompt Fire Warnings
January 14, 2021
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LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Santa Ana winds will make a return to Southern California Jan. 14, bringing the region a taste of warm winter weather but also raising the risk of wildfires with gusty and dry conditions. Winds began building Jan. 13 in some areas, most notably in the western San Fernando Valley, where gusts of 35…
Samaritan’s Purse Deploys Field Hospital in LA County
January 11, 2021
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LANCASTER, Calif.—Samaritan’s Purse is deploying a 50-plus bed emergency field hospital to the City of Lancaster in response to what the evangelical organization is calling a dire situation as the result of the surging COVID-19 outbreak in the state. The nondenominational organization points to the fact that California is among the states with the most…
Ambulance Crew Directive Reflects ‘Severity’ of Hospital Conditions in Los Angeles
A directive to Los Angeles County emergency crews to avoid bringing adult patients into county hospitals who have little chance of resuscitation, or are proclaimed dead, reflects the seriousness of overstressed hospital conditions during the pandemic, says one expert. Under the order, emergency medics are not to transport patients to hospitals if “reasonable efforts” to resuscitate failed. “That person could be declared dead in the field rather than being brought…
Ambulance Crew Directive Reflects ‘Severity’ of LA Hospital Conditions
A directive to Los Angeles County emergency crews to avoid bringing adult patients into county hospitals who have little chance of resuscitation, or are proclaimed dead, reflects the seriousness of overstressed hospital conditions during the pandemic, says one expert. Under the order, emergency medics are not to transport patients to hospitals if “reasonable efforts” to resuscitate have failed. “That person could be declared dead in the field…
Los Angeles Fire Captain Dies from COVID-19 Complications
January 5, 2021
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LOS ANGELES (CNS)—Mayor Eric Garcetti on Jan. 5 ordered flags in Los Angeles to fly at half-staff to mourn the death of Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) Captain George Roque, who died from coronavirus-related complications. “We honor his courage over more than 20 years of service to our city,” Garcetti said on Twitter. “We send…
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