KQED's The California Report Research: More Coronavirus Cases Than Previously Thought
Apr 21, 2020
14:15
Research Shows More People Had Coronavirus Than Previously Thought
What if far more people are infected with coronavirus than previously thought? A preliminary study that tested more than 800 adults in L.A. County for COVID-19 antibodies suggests that’s the case. Those antibodies indicate someone’s been exposed to the virus.
Reporter: Robert Garrova, KPCC
Legislators Want More Oversight of Pandemic Spending
In a legislative hearing yesterday, members of both parties said they wanted more oversight over how Governor Newsom is responding to the pandemic, especially when it comes to how money is being spent, like a recent deal to buy millions of masks from China.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED Politics
City Officials Watch Dwindling Tax Revenues
As tax revenues dwindle because of the business shutdown, the state’s largest cities are getting financial help from the federal government through the CARES Act. But smaller cities, at least for now, are on their own. So what’s like to run a smaller city during the pandemic?
Guest: Peter Weiss, Mayor of Oceanside
Judge: ICE Should Release Detainees at High Risk of COVID-19
A federal judge in southern California has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to consider releasing all detainees nationwide who are at high risk of contracting Covid-19.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
What if far more people are infected with coronavirus than previously thought? A preliminary study that tested more than 800 adults in L.A. County for COVID-19 antibodies suggests that’s the case. Those antibodies indicate someone’s been exposed to the virus.
Reporter: Robert Garrova, KPCC
Legislators Want More Oversight of Pandemic Spending
In a legislative hearing yesterday, members of both parties said they wanted more oversight over how Governor Newsom is responding to the pandemic, especially when it comes to how money is being spent, like a recent deal to buy millions of masks from China.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED Politics
City Officials Watch Dwindling Tax Revenues
As tax revenues dwindle because of the business shutdown, the state’s largest cities are getting financial help from the federal government through the CARES Act. But smaller cities, at least for now, are on their own. So what’s like to run a smaller city during the pandemic?
Guest: Peter Weiss, Mayor of Oceanside
Judge: ICE Should Release Detainees at High Risk of COVID-19
A federal judge in southern California has ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to consider releasing all detainees nationwide who are at high risk of contracting Covid-19.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
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