A Navy hospital ship docked in the Port of Los Angeles on Friday morning to assist hospitals in LA County stressed near their limits by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more...
Photo: The USNS Mercy docked in the Port of Los Angeles on Friday. The ship will treat patients that have tested negative for the new coronavirus to ease the burden on LA area hospitals during the pandemic. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA’s fifth confirmed case of COVID-19 is a staff member who has not worked on campus since March 13, UCLA announced Thursday. The newest case comes 10 days after UCLA reported its first case of the new coronavirus in the UCLA community. Read more...
This post was updated March 25 at 12:30 p.m. UCLA is prepared to convert several campus locations such as the Luskin Conference Center to rooms for COVID-19 patients if necessary, a university spokesperson said. Read more...
Photo: The Luskin Conference Center and other UCLA facilities may be converted into hospitals if needed in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Amid the coronavirus pandemic, shelves and streets are cleared as people stock up to stay home. Read more...
Westwood stakeholders are mobilizing to counteract the effects of the novel coronavirus pandemic on locals experiencing homelessness. North Westwood Neighborhood Council President Michael Skiles authorized a $1,000 emergency fund March 12 using the Neighborhood Council Emergency Authority. Read more...
Photo: With residents ordered to remain at home, many people are still out on the streets and camped at parks in Westwood. To help them, North Westwood Neighborhood Council President Michael Skiles approved $1,000 to supply locals experiencing homelessness with food and necessities during the pandemic. (Sofia Gonzalez/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 22 at 4:56 p.m. California Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered California residents to “stay at home” unless necessary at a Thursday press conference. Read more...
Photo: California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti both issued “safer at home” orders Thursday, asking residents of their jurisdictions to stay home unless necessary. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated March 16 at 10:59 p.m. Bars, restaurants and nightclubs across the city must close at midnight Sunday following an executive order from Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti. Read more...
Photo: Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed an executive order Sunday closing all bars, dine-in restaurants and nightclubs in an effort to prevent the spread of novel coronavirus. LA County has 69 cases of the disease, including one death, as of Sunday.
