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OC’s Chief Health Officer Provides Coronavirus Update, Says Flu Greater Risk Currently – NBC Los Angeles
Orange County’s chief health officer told the Board of Supervisors Tuesday the county faces a much greater risk from the flu than the coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people, mostly in China, but “all of the science on this is changing rapidly.” The virus, which was renamed COVID-19 on Tuesday by the World …
Santa Clara County Declares ‘Local Health Emergency’ Amid Novel Coronavirus – NBC Bay Area
Santa Clara County declared a local health emergency Monday which will be in effect for 30 days. This does not mean that residents are at greater risk of infection with the novel coronavirus, authorities said. Instead, will allow health authorities to be better prepared to respond to an outbreak. The declaration will also allow the …
Violence Against Healthcare Workers Continues Despite Hospital Safety Law – NBC Bay Area
They treat us when we’re sick, but now medical workers say they fear for their own health and safety after a rash of assaults at California hospitals. Employees working in healthcare are four times more likely to experience workplace violence than other private employees according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A recent …