Hospitals Ask for Help Amid Surge in Staff Getting COVID-19
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (podtrac.com) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
Statewide, some hospitals are buckling under the pressure of Omicron. As the highly contagious variant continues to sweep through the state, a growing number of hospital staffers are testing positive.
Reporter: Jackie Fortier, KPCC
When Governor Gavin Newsom releases his new state budget on Monday, it will include $2.7 billion to expand the state’s COVID-19 response.
Reporter: Scott Shafer, KQED
Over the weekend, Los Angeles Unified teachers and students lined up at schools across L.A. to get a COVID test. They’re trying to beat a deadline to get a now required test before school starts on Tuesday.
Reporter: Caleigh Wells, KCRW
In an era of mounting student debt, a community college in Stockton is offering a little help. Administrators at San Joaquin Delta College have announced that COVID-19 relief dollars will be used to erase more than $3.5 million of student debt.
Reporter: Alice Woelfle, KQED
For months, the state of California has been working to help renters hurt by the pandemic. Now it’s launching a program to assist homeowners.
Reporter: David Wagner , KPCC
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices