March 26, 2020 | Bob Moffitt
There are a lot of questions about how to safely shop for food and how to clean it before bringing it into your home to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Here's what experts recommend and what some local stores are doing.
March 26, 2020
Some hospitals around the Sacramento region are accepting donations of N95 masks and other equipment to help health care workers during the coronavirus outbreak. Here's what they're looking for and how to donate.
March 24, 2020 | Ezra David Romero
People over 65 years old were the first population in California advised to socially distance or quarantine. Here’s how to protect seniors as the pandemic continues.
March 23, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
Early studies indicate that people can develop immunity to COVID-19 after contracting and surviving the illness. We’ve got the latest on coronavirus recovery, including at-home treatment.
March 23, 2020
Dr. Aimee Sisson, the public health director for Placer County, discusses the newly approved COVID-19 rapid test. The FDA gave approval for the test this past Saturday.
March 21, 2020
In the country's largest state, hospitals are preparing for the worst-case scenario while urging the public to comply with stay-at-home orders.
March 20, 2020 | Sammy Caiola
CapRadio listeners asked about ways to cope with anxiety, loneliness and boredom while following the stay-at-home directive for the Sacramento area. Here are some things you can do to keep a sense of calm.
March 17, 2020
Sacramento County health officials issued a directive calling on all residents to stay home "to the maximum extent possible" except for essential services to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus.
March 16, 2020 | Scott Rodd
In recent weeks, Capitol staffers have raised concerns about workplace safety during the coronavirus outbreak.
March 16, 2020 | Bob Moffitt
Much has been made of the effects of the COVID-19 virus on large cities and countries but the virus is still changing the lives of people in small towns.
Health Care NEWS
March 30, 2020
Aetna, Cigna and Humana now say they will waive most treatment costs associated with COVID-19 that would normally be picked up by patients enrolled in their health plans. Will other firms follow suit?
March 30, 2020
"The U.S. domestic market is so large that even a substantial decrease leaves a lot of traffic in the sky," says Ian Petchenik, of the aviation tracking site Flightradar24.com.
March 30, 2020
New York City has more than 36,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection. A look inside a Brooklyn hospital shows it has been rapidly transformed to handle COVID-19 patients.
March 30, 2020
As pregnant women and their doctors consider how the COVID-19 crisis is affecting pregnancy and care, maternity wards across the country are reconsidering policies on deliveries and visitors.
March 30, 2020
The Comfort will use its roughly 1,000 beds to treat patients who do not have the coronavirus disease COVID-19 but who urgently need other care.
