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People often get really bored staying home not being able to leave the house. You can binge watch a series on netflix or any entertainment site. You could play bored games with your parents like ( clue, sorry, name 5). Also you can bake, try new recipes and us what you have in your pantry. You can do a virtual museum tour, the museums are now doing this thing where you can go online and explore the museum. (if you the in the tittle of this summary the article will pop up)

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Social distancing means keeping space from other people. COVID 19 can spread from a infected person coughing, sneezing near you. Working from home or do school work online can decrease the COVID 19 cases in your town. We should avoid large gatherings or small gatherings. Avoid using public transport. Stay at least 6ft from people in stores or any public area.

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California has over 37,629 cases and 1,430 deaths. to make sure we are all safe we should be wearing mask to cover your mouth and nose. People should be washing there hands or use sanitizer. We should all avoid going to stores or personally contact. We should all stay home and quarantine.

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Some symptoms of the virus is fever, cough, and shortness of breath. Some ways to protect yourself and others from getting the virus, is washing your hands very often, covering up your sneeze and cough try to keep your distance from other people, avoid touching any p;ace in your face, and lastly try to stay away from any public place.

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Diseases can make anyone sick regardless of their race or ethnicity.

Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 can cause people to avoid or reject others even though they are not at risk for spreading the virus.

For most people, the immediate risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus that causes COVID-19 is thought to be low.

Older adults and people of any age who have serious underlying medical conditions may be at higher risk for more serious complications from COVID-19.

Someone who has completed quarantine or has been released from isolation does not pose a risk of infection to other people.

For up-to-date information, visit CDC's coronavirus disease situation summary page.

Some people are at increased risk of getting COVID-19.

People who have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19 or people who live in or have recently been in an area with ongoing spread are at an increased risk of exposure.

There are simple things you can do to help keep yourself and others healthy.

Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing; going to the bathroom; and before eating or preparing food.

Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.

Stay home when you are sick.

Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.

You can help stop COVID-19 by knowing the signs and symptoms:

Fever

Cough

Shortness of breath

Seek medical advice if you

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Have been in close contact with a person known to have COVID-19 or live in or have recently traveled from an area with ongoing spread of COVID-19. Call ahead before you go to a doctor's office or emergency room. Tell them about your recent travel and your symptoms.

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Diseases can make anyone sick regardless of their race or ethnicity. Fear and anxiety about COVID-19 can cause people to avoid or reject others even though they are not at risk for spreading the virus. For most people, the immediate risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus that causes COVID-19 is thought to be low.

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The Corona virus is making millions of people jobless.

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The Corona virus is making millions of people jobless.

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Due to the corona virus millions of people in the U.S and in many other countries around the World are losing their jobs. This is because of the countless amount of restaurants, hotels, factories, warehouses, and offices that has been temporarily closed down to prevent the spread of the virus. Although there are still job benefits, its hard for some people to get it. This is affecting many people and the government is trying to help.

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The number of people seeking unemployment benefits shot up again last week, as 6.6 million more people filed initial claims, the Labor Department said Thursday. About 16.8 million have filed in the past three weeks, and analysts expect the numbers to keep rising.

In the prior week, ending March 28, a revised 6.9 million people filed first-time claims.

Jobless claims have skyrocketed in recent weeks, as countless restaurants, hotels, factories and offices have been forced to shut down to combat the spread of the coronavirus.
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California had the largest number of new claims in the week ending Saturday, with 925,450 - down from 1.058 million the prior week. Georgia's new claims totaled 388,175, nearly triple the previous week's. Michigan's initial claims totaled 384,844, topping the prior week's 304,335.

A report this week from Moody's Analytics said job losses are expected to mount at "staggering" levels in the coming weeks.

The firm estimated that some 45 million jobs are at risk of being eliminated, because they're not considered essential and can't be done remotely.

The potential loss of so many jobs is "harrowing" and "fuels our expectation that [unemployment insurance] claims will continue to accrue at historic rates in the near term," the Moody's report said. "The harsh reality is that the level of initial UI claims is unlikely to recede in the coming weeks."

Under the $2.2 trillion economic rescue package passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump, laid-off workers are eligible for enhanced unemployment benefits, including an extra check of $600 a week for the first four months.

But getting benefits can be a challenge. The job market's sudden collapse has created chaos in many state unemployment offices, with many people complaining that they can't reach anyone to file claims.
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Jobs Carnage Mounts: 17 Million File For Unemployment In 3 Weeks

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Many people are finding creative ways to help those who don't have much during this crisis. People are working on making hand washing stations and food stands. These stations are to help the most vulnerable stay clean and safe. This will probably be the cheapest and the best way to prevent the spread of Corona virus. These stations could be placed in some of the poorest communities around the world. This is one of the most efficient ways help fight this virus that is affecting many people around the world.

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From handwashing stations to digital advice hubs, initiatives are underway to protect the world's most vulnerable people from the global coronavirus epidemic

By Sonia Elks

LONDON, March 19 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From handwashing stations to digital advice hubs, initiatives are underway to protect the world's most vulnerable people from the global coronavirus epidemic.

While richer nations rush to bolster their health systems to cope, poorer nations with fewer resources are likely to struggle and suffer worse impacts, said humanitarian organisations, with refugee camps and war zones facing some of the worst risks.
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"Refugees, families displaced from their homes, and those living in crisis will be hit the hardest by this outbreak," said David Miliband, president of the International Rescue Committee (IRC), a charity working in more than 40 countries.

"As the world struggles to deal with the fallout of COVID-19 across its richest nations, the needs of the most vulnerable must not be neglected or forgotten," he said in a statement.

COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, emerged in China late last year and has infected more than 200,000 people and killed 9,000, according to a global tally kept by Johns Hopkins University.

Aid groups have warned of potentially devastating effects if the virus takes hold in refugee camps which often house huge numbers of people in cramped temporary shelters, or in countries in conflict like Yemen where health systems have collapsed.

URGENT ACTION

A range of projects are being launched to provide lifesaving facilities and information, as lockdowns and border closures pinch key supply chains and create new barriers to reaching those at risk.

A multi-million dollar fund has been set up to help the World Health Organization respond to coronavirus, with priority given to more vulnerable countries with weaker health systems.

With hygiene seen as a key first line of defence, health authorities and aid groups such as Oxfam are delivering extra soap, handwashing stations and other sanitation facilities to high-risk areas including refugee camps.

In Bangladesh, which recorded its first coronavirus death on Wednesday, women volunteers are educating people living in the world's largest refugee camp about hygiene. There have been no cases in the camp so far.

Aid groups are also turning to digital channels to share key health messages and support in global coronavirus hotspots.

And after lockdowns disrupted in-person support groups in China, the charity World Vision turned to social platforms including Weibo and WhatsApp to stay in touch with families with child-friendly health messages and advice.

"We need to be thinking creatively and using these low-cost digital messages," Erica Van Deren, senior program manager at World Vision, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.

"As people are doing social distancing and staying at home, as governments are putting restrictions up around gathering, people are turning to social media and to their phones for information."

Social enterprises and community groups have also helped to tackle shortages, from supplying face masks and soap to picking up shopping for elderly neighbours self-isolating at home.

As coronavirus hits economies, the poorest are likely to feel the longer-lasting effects, said Juliet Parker, director of operations at Action Against Hunger UK.

"Aside from the immediate impact on health facilities, which could be overwhelming, there is the longer-term impact this could have on poverty levels," she said, citing the possible impact on Africa, the world's poorest continent.

"It's too early to say what the scale of this might be, but it is conceivable that the humanitarian needs in some countries could increase if the price or demand for African exports is affected."

(Reporting by Sonia Elks @soniaelks; Editing by Katy Migiro. Please credit the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the charitable arm of Thomson Reuters, that covers the lives of people around the world who struggle to live freely or fairly. Visit http://news.trust.org)

Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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ways to keep yourself healthy while the covid-19 is to eat healthy. take your vitamins and have protein to keep your health up. keep yourself clean wash your hands a lot wear a mask when you go out to stores and different places. keep hand sanitizer in your car and many mask to keep you safe from catching it. it's very important to stay with a good immune system.

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The covid -19 has put a big input on the world mainly America. People  are stuck  in the house bored and feel like they have nothing to do.  For those who are staying home can do activitys with their family in the house. you can play boards games and learn life skills. u can learn how to cook and bench watch shows and movies. its a lot u can do at home learn new things for school. if your someone who likes to be active you wouldn't be bored because it can be a lot to do in your home.
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COVID-19 symptoms fever, tiredness, dry cough, etc.
To protect yourself from these symptoms. Wash your hands for at least 20 seconds soap and water will kill germs that may be on your hands. Maintain social distancing maintain at least 6 feet or 7 feet away from someone. Avoid touching, eyes, nose, and mouth. Cover your mouth with a face mask when out in public.

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This page includes advice from WHO on ways to protect yourself and prevent the spread of COVID-19. The downloadable infographics below provide guidance on general and specific topics related to the pandemic.
Stay aware of the latest COVID-19 information by regularly checking updates from WHO in addition to national and local public health authorities.
Find out more about getting vaccinated:

Keep yourself and others safe: Do it all!

Protect yourself and those around you:

Get vaccinated as soon as it's your turn and follow local guidance on vaccination.

Keep physical distance of at least 1 metre from others, even if they don't appear to be sick. Avoid crowds and close contact.

Wear a properly fitted mask when physical distancing is not possible and in poorly ventilated settings.

Clean your hands frequently with alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water.

Cover your mouth and nose with a bent elbow or tissue when you cough or sneeze. Dispose of used tissues immediately and clean hands regularly.

If you develop symptoms or test positive for COVID-19, self-isolate until you recover.

Wear a mask properly

To properly wear your mask:

Make sure your mask covers your nose, mouth and chin.

Clean your hands before you put your mask on, before and after you take it off, and after you touch it at any time.

When you take off your mask, store it in a clean plastic bag, and every day either wash it if it's a fabric mask or dispose of it in a trash bin if it's a medical mask.

Don't use masks with valves.

More about masks:

Make your environment safer

The risks of getting COVID-19 are higher in crowded and inadequately ventilated spaces where infected people spend long periods of time together in close proximity.

Outbreaks have been reported in places where people have gather, often in crowded indoor settings and where they talk loudly, shout, breathe heavily or sing such as restaurants, choir practices, fitness classes, nightclubs, offices and places of worship.

To make your environment as safe as possible:

Meet people outside. Outdoor gatherings are safer than indoor ones, particularly if indoor spaces are small and without outdoor air coming in.

If you can't avoid crowded or indoor settings, take these precautions:

Open a window to increase the amount of natural ventilation when indoors.

Wear a mask (see above for more details).

By following good respiratory hygiene you protect the people around you from viruses that cause colds, flu and COVID-19.

To ensure good hygiene you should:

Regularly and thoroughly clean your hands with either an alcohol-based hand rub or soap and water. This eliminates germs that may be on your hands, including viruses.

Cover your mouth and nose with your bent elbow or a tissue when you cough or sneeze. Dispose of the used tissue immediately into a closed bin and wash your hands.

Clean and disinfect surfaces frequently, especially those which are regularly touched, such as door handles, faucets and phone screens.

What to do if you feel unwell

If you feel unwell, here's what to do.

If you have a fever, cough and difficulty breathing, seek medical attention immediately.Call by telephone first and follow the directions of your local health authority.

Know the full range of symptoms of COVID-19. The most common symptoms of COVID-19 are fever, dry cough, tiredness and loss of taste or smell. Less common symptoms include aches and pains, headache, sore throat, red or irritated eyes, diarrhoea, a skin rash or discolouration of fingers or toes.

Stay home and self-isolate for 10 days from symptom onset, plus three days after symptoms cease. Call your health care provider or hotline for advice. Have someone bring you supplies. If you need to leave your house or have someone near you, wear a properly fitted mask to avoid infecting others.

Keep up to date on the latest information from trusted sources, such as WHO or your local and national health authorities. Local and national authorities and public health units are best placed to advise on what people in your area should be doing to protect themselves.

How COVID-19 infects people and how our bodies react.

How to visit healthcare facilities safely

COVID-19 symptoms and flu

Protect yourself and others from getting sick

Pregnancy & breastfeeding

How to cope with stress

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How to Stay Busy at Home During The Coronavirus

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The coronavirus has created many problems to America especially to small business are suffering since people need to stay in, many stores are loosing customers and money. Another thing is that many people have more free time and just don't know what do do with it. Well there a lot of things what you could do, like taking a virtual class, to learn something new or take exercise streaming sessions with instructors. Or find out what are some hobby's that you never knew you had for example, try a craft project like pick everything in a craft shop that you think you might need to create a masterpiece. play puzzle games or old school games to keep you entertained, for example play card games, dominoes, or if you have video games and a PS4 or an Xbox try that. Baking a cake seems good, baking and cooking things you never tried is a good idea ''try new things''. A good plan to do is stock up on piles of books to read with an adventure inside to imaged you in that adventure so you could forget about the crisis for the mean time. Other way start an indoor garden if you don't have a back or front yard, become a plant mom and connect with nature. Lastly if there's a thing that you wanted or want to changed about your house like the wall color or redecorate your house "just do it" build a whole office you might need while your at it.

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If social distancing has you stuck inside going stir crazy, there are several activities you can do to pass the time and keep yourself grounded, and many of those activities can be done with the help of local businesses. Ahead, you'll find our suggestions for how to stay busy during the coronavirus outbreak while also supporting small businesses in your area.

In the past, have you've bristled at the "what are your hobbies" question simply because you don't have time to do anything just for its own sake? Well, now you might actually have the bandwidth to pick up a hobby, and why not look to the arts and crafts arena? Find a small arts and crafts supply store in your area and purchase everything you'll need to create a masterpiece: think yarn and needles for knitting, needlepoint kits, or paints and canvases. If you're nervous about starting a new creative project, use the store as a resource - one of the best things about small businesses is that those who work at them are almost always extremely passionate about their area of expertise. They'll likely have advice on where you should start.

Another great way to put your brain to work is by doing a puzzle. Whether it's a traditional jigsaw or a book of Sudoku, puzzles are extremely stimulating, and they can be purchased at local game shops.

If you're looking to compete against someone other than yourself, get some board or card games from that small business. Ask the shopkeepers for their suggestions for the most invigorating and entertaining games that can include all your roommates.

All those books you've been meaning to read can finally get the attention they deserve. Reach out to your local book store to see how they're handling the coronavirus outbreak. If the show is delivering or open to quick pop-ins from a limited number of customers at a time, stock up on a pile of books and get to reading.

It might seem surprising but one of the most effective ways to practice self-care is to take care of something other than yourself. With that in mind, this might be the perfect opportunity to start an indoor garden. Start your plant lady journey by reaching out to your local plant store to find out which type of greenery will do best in your home and if the store is offering delivery during this time. For those of us who don't have yards to escape into while still social distancing, becoming a plant mom will be especially rewarding.

Is there an area of your home that you've long been wanting to fix up? Now is the time to take that project on. Install some shelves for to create a reading nook or hang a gallery wall. You could even build a whole home office space now that you won't be commuting into work again any time soon. Order all the supplies you need for this distracting home improvement job from your local hardware store and start the handiwork.

COVID-19 has been declared a global pandemic. Go to the CDC website for the latest information on symptoms, prevention, and other resources.

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How To Stay Busy At Home During The Coronavirus Outbreak - & Support Small Businesses At The Same Time

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If social distancing has you stuck inside going stir crazy, there are several activities you can do to pass the time and keep yourself grounded, and many of those activities can be done with the help of local businesses. Ahead, you'll find our suggestions for how to stay busy during the coronavirus outbreak while also supporting small businesses in your area.

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Coronavirus is a disease that people began making that easily spreads and has flu like symptoms. It spreads when a person sneezes or coughs and blows in the air tiny droplets of mucus or saliva and then it lands on someones nose, eyes, mouth or just breaths the air but its only when your near a person that is sick or has the disease. The symptoms are fever, cough, sore throat, cold, or the flu. Experts are still learning about is corona virus is dangerous to children and usually it causes a milder infection in children than older people. people that catched this sometimes doesnt have any serious problems sometimes get better when they get treated with rest and fluid. others that does have serious problems will get treated at the hospital. To protect yourself from this is to wear masks when going out for special needs, stay away from other people at least 6 feet away, wash your hands, and try not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.

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What Is Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus began making people sick with flu-like symptoms. The illness is called coronavirus disease-19 - COVID-19, for short. The virus spreads easily and has now affected people in many countries.

What Are the Signs & Symptoms of Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

COVID-19 causes a fever, cough, and trouble breathing. Some people have a sore throat. Symptoms are a bit like those people have with a cold or the flu. The virus can be more serious in some people, and may lead to illnesses like pneumonia.

How Does Coronavirus (COVID-19) Spread?

People can catch coronavirus from others who have the virus. This happens when an infected person sneezes or coughs, sending tiny droplets into the air. These can land in the nose, mouth, or eyes of someone nearby, or be breathed in.

People also can get infected if they touch an infected droplet on a surface and then touch their own nose, mouth, or eyes.

Experts are looking at whether the virus can spread through stool (poop).

Is Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dangerous to Children?

Experts are still learning about COVID-19. There are far fewer cases of the virus reported in children. Most of them caught the infection from someone they lived with or a family member. The virus seems to usually cause a milder infection in children than in adults or older people.

Call your doctor if your child or someone in your family has a fever, cough, or other flu-like symptoms. Tell the doctor if they have been near someone with COVID-19 or lived in or traveled to an area where lots of people have the coronavirus.

Make sure your children have all their vaccinations. Protect them against illnesses like measles and the flu. This helps keep them out of the doctor's office or hospital where they could be around other germs, including COVID-19. Plus, kids who have another infection may have a harder time getting better if they do get COVID-19.

How Is Coronavirus (COVID-19) Treated?

Most people with COVID-19, including children, do not have serious problems. They usually get better with rest and fluids. But it is important to keep kids with COVID-19 away from others who may have a harder time with the virus.

People who are very ill get care in a hospital with breathing help, IV fluids, and other treatments.

How Can I Protect Myself From Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

To protect yourself and your family:

Keep your family home and away from others as much as possible.

Avoid other people, especially those who are sick, and busy places until the outbreak is under control. Remember, COVID-19 can spread before a person has symptoms and even when someone has no symptoms.

If you need to go out, cloth face masks on adults and kids over 2 years old can help slow the spread of the virus:

Do not use a face mask meant for a health care worker because they're needed in hospitals and doctor's offices.

To see how to put on and remove masks, clean them, or make your own cloth mask, check the CDC's guide.

Try to stay at least 6 feet (2 meters) away from other people.

Wash your hands well and often. Wash for at least 20 seconds with soap and water or use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol. Teach your kids to do the same.

Try not to touch your eyes, nose, or mouth.

Use a household cleaner or wipe to clean and disinfect surfaces and objects that people touch a lot.

Follow recommendations from your local health authority, especially if there are people with coronavirus in your area.

Experts around the world are studying and tracking COVID-19 and are learning how to keep it from spreading.

Where Can I Learn More About Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

Check the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and World Health Organization (WHO) websites for up-to-date, reliable information about coronavirus.

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At the end of 2019, a new type of coronavirus began making people sick with flu-like symptoms. The illness is called coronavirus disease-19 - COVID-19, for short. The virus spreads easily and has now affected people in many countries. COVID-19 causes a fever, cough, and trouble breathing. Some people have a sore throat.

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There are many news that has a lot of info but sometimes they are false in which the host of untruths surrounds the the topic. The first myth is spraying chlorine or alcohol on the skin kills viruses on the body is a lie because it doesn't kill viruses within the body it just causes harm to your body. Only older people are at risk, not just older people it  an infect any age group, but the people that have preexisting health conditions are at more risk of getting severely ill. Children cannot catch COVID-19 is false any age can be infected but it doesn't mean that all children are immune to it, all it means is that they just get a less severely symptoms. COVID-19 is just like a flu, SARS-coV2 and COVID-19 are similar to the flu but corona is just more serious. Everyone with COVID-19 dies is another lie, coronavirus is fatal for some people. Cats ad dogs spread coronavirus, SARS-coV2 can infect the disease to cats and dogs but for this case they cant spread this disease nor get it because there was a dog that didn't have any symptoms of this part and the owner had this corona virus. Face masks can protect against coronavirus , disposable mask dont really provide much protection because it does not block the viral particles but it does help prevent from the disease from spreading. Hand dryers kill coronavirus, well it does not kill it the best way to protect yourself is by washing your hands.

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As the coronavirus outbreak continues, a host of misconceptions and half-truths surround it. In this feature, we dispel 28 of these myths.

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People may be sick with the virus for 1 to 14 days before developing symptoms. The most common symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are fever, tiredness, and dry cough. Most people (about 80%) recover from the disease without needing special treatment.

More rarely, the disease can be serious and even fatal. Older people, and people with other medical conditions (such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease), may be more vulnerable to becoming severely ill.

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I feel people should take the covid-19 seriously. It seems elderly and people with problems are more at risk. although people that are healthy are getting sick or dying too. The covid-19 can spread before people show symptoms. That´s why people should keep an eye out for the symptoms. Like it listen in my article . Kameron lane

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How Food Businesses Nationwide Are Handling Coronavirus

Since the first case of coronavirus in the U.S. was confirmed in February of this year, restaurants and food businesses around the country have been affected in various ways. As the virus continues to spread, we’ve asked food industry workers from coast to coast to send us notes about what they're seeing in their communities and how their businesses are being affected.  Restaurants pay an incredible amount in taxes—20 percent, whereas other industries that are subsidized by tax breaks from the government only pay 3 or 4 percent. Also Finally, the biggest problem for everybody right now is insurance. The insurance companies we’ve been paying for years. https://www.bonappetit.com/story/food-businesses-covid-19
Food businesses nationwide are hurting and some are not handling it well. They closed the dine  area and only kept the drive though open.  That cuts there financial business extremely. Small business are suffering to. such as hair sloan ,nails sloan and gyms.  Kameron lane

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A number of countries have advised against travel to either Mainland China, the province of Hubei, or just Wuhan. Other recommendations include frequent washing of hands with soap and water, not touching ones eyes, nose or mouth unless the hands are clean, and covering the mouth when one coughs.
People in high risk areas should take additional precautions even around people that are not displaying symptoms.

• “Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds.
•  “If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.
Anyone experiencing respiratory symptoms should cover a cough or sneeze with a tissue, promptly discard it in the trash, and wash their hands. I

•  Place mask carefully to cover mouth and nose and tie.

•    Replace masks with a new clean, dry mask as soon as they become damp
•   Do not re-use single-use masks
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People should be very careful on protecting there self from the covid-19. Like they should  make sure they wash there hands and wear masks. Also they should be social distancing.  Protect yourself by not touching your faces. Make sure you clean everything. You should also make sure the mask cover your mouth and noise.

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iIt's semi good news that the coronavirus spreading has been slowed down, because of social distancing and staying home. As we all know, Event's are getting shut down, you can't dine in at  restaurants because we don't know if the people we are by, have the virus. They say we would have a vaccine within a month or two but, we would have to wait at least a year and a half for it to be used. So for now, We just have to practice social distancing, stay home, and keep our hands clean.

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Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It's Wednesday, April 15. I'm Christopher Goffard, filling in for Julia Wick, and I'm writing from Los Angeles.

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We're now a month into Gov. Gavin Newsom's unprecedented stay-at-home order. When might he ease restrictions on the state's nearly 40 million people?

The governor says he's working with his counterparts in Oregon and Washington on a regional strategy. "I want you to know it's not, it will not be, a permanent state," Newsom said Tuesday.

The Democratic governor says social distancing and stay-at-home orders have worked to slow the virus, with hospitalization numbers lower than expected. But he says six goals must be met before the order is modified. He said California needs to increase testing to track potential cases, prevent the infection of high-risk people, expand hospital capacity to handle surges, develop therapeutics, ensure social distancing at schools and other gathering spots, and draft guidelines for future stay-at-home orders.
[Read the story "Gov. Gavin Newsom names six goals that must be met to lift California coronavirus order" in the Los Angeles Times]
Part of the problem: The lack of access to tests prevents us from knowing what percentage of the population is infected. "The whole issue of how much it's out there will drive the fundamental question of when could it end," said Diana Dooley, chief of staff to former Gov. Jerry Brown.
[Read more in "Reopening the economy requires testing, and the U.S. still isn't close" in the Los Angeles Times]
The cost to the economy has been harsh, with more than 2.3 million Californians filing for unemployment benefits in the last month.
Newsom has not given a timeline for when people might get back to work
"It's not helpful to give an end date if we don't know an end date," said Harvard's Lisa Berkman, in a story by Times staff writer Taryn Luna. "I don't think that any governor should be saying that we're going to end this in three, four or five weeks when it's completely unknown."

In an article by the Times' Rong-Gong Lin II, UCLA epidemiologist Dr. Robert Kim-Farley, who calls this "the most significant public health pandemic of our lifetimes," said he suspects that the number of new cases will flatten by late April into the middle of May.

By the end of May or into mid-June, in places where people have adhered to social distancing, Kim-Farley said he expects a significant drop in cases. He thinks stay-at-home orders could persist into mid-June. And in June and July, he said, some people may be returning to work. The people who were infected and recovered may get to return first. Restaurants may reopen, but with separated tables, and retail stores may limit customers in the fashion of supermarkets.

Expect more telecommuting and videoconferencing, Kim-Farley said. If large numbers of cases persist by summer's end, he added, it would not be smart to reopen schools.
[Read the story "A 2020 timeline: This is how California could reopen, from restaurants and schools to offices and sports" in the Los Angeles Times]
When might a vaccine be available? By optimistic projections, a year to a year and a half. But Kim-Farley says that within a month or two we should have news about promising medications.

Hospitals in California have not been overwhelmed by coronavirus patients, and UC San Francisco has sent a team of healthcare workers to New York City to help.

California's schools are expected to reopen in the fall, but the governor suggested the possibility of reconfigured classrooms and staggered start times.

(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

And now, here's what's happening across California:

TOP STORIES

Hospital ship infections. On the Navy hospital ship Mercy, sitting pier-side in Los Angeles, seven sailors have tested positive for the coronavirus. The Navy has removed 116 people from she ship. Los Angeles Times

POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT

Guaranteed pay? How do you keep the economy in "sleep mode" until the health crisis passes? The federal government should guarantee paychecks, according to George Soros and Eric Beinhocker. Los Angeles Times

CRIME AND COURTS

Pot and kickbacks. A tale of California's cannabis industry, involving the FBI and a motorcycle-driving union organizer who called himself Superman. San Francisco Chronicle

HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT

How to de-stress. Breathe deeply. Say, "It's all going to be OK." Here are 13 steps to staying sane during the pandemic. Los Angeles Times

CALIFORNIA CULTURE

CALIFORNIA ALMANAC

Los Angeles: sunny, 81. San Diego: sunny, 75. San Francisco: mostly sunny, 63. San Jose: mostly sunny, 78. Fresno: sunny, 81. Sacramento: mostly sunny, 81. More weather is here.

AND FINALLY

Today's California memory comes from Marie Lambe:

We drove to California from Illinois, just out of college and newly married, to start our new jobs, our new life and our new family in Fresno. I remember our first drive down Highway 99 with the oleanders in full bloom at the end of May. I had never seen something so beautiful. Having grown up in the Chicago area, Fresno was a culture shock. Forty-two years later, Fresno is still our home and we love it. Our children have grown and moved on with their lives, but our friends and memories are here. Now, when we go back to Chicago to visit, it is a culture shock and we always look forward to going back home to Fresno.
If you have a memory or story about the Golden State, share it with us. (Please keep your story to 100 words.) Please let us know what we can do to make this newsletter more useful to you. Send comments, complaints, ideas and unrelated book recommendations to Julia Wick. Follow her on Twitter @Sherlyholmes.

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Essential California: The road map to reopening

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Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter . It's Wednesday, April 15. I'm Christopher Goffard, filling in for Julia Wick, and I'm writing from Los Angeles. The stories shaping California Get up to speed with our Essential California newsletter, sent six days a week.

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How is the outbreak growing?

Seeing the total number of cases over time, on a country-by-country basis, can illustrate how the pandemic is expanding. These charts show cumulative cases - for instance, the number of people who have ever tested positive for coronavirus in a given country, regardless of whether they have recovered. An upward bend in a curve can indicate either a time of explosive growth of coronavirus cases in a given country or a change in how cases are defined or counted. Comparing across countries can also show where the pandemic is growing most rapidly at any point in time.
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Cumulative Cases By Days Since 50th Confirmed Case

Charting the outbreak day by day in each country allows us to see the succession of events as a global story. Because the epidemic began at different times in different countries, viewing each country's curve from the same starting point can allow us to more easily compare countries. The starting point for this chart is the day on which the 50th case was confirmed in each country, with the trend lines following the number of days since that event. As with the graph above, use the dropdown menus to visualize confirmed cases or deaths (totals or per 100,000 population), and linear or logarithmic scale.

Cumulative Cases By Date

For the ten countries with the highest absolute number of deaths, the lines below show the cumulative number of cases or deaths reported in that country at each date in time. Use the two dropdown menus to see either confirmed cases or deaths (absolute numbers or per 100,000 population), and linear or logarithmic scales. Increases in deaths may happen two or more weeks after the corresponding increase in cases, but the number of deaths may be more reliable than confirmed cases because deaths are more likely to be accurately reported. The logarithmic scale helps visualize early exponential growth.

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With the Covid 19 outbreak the government reported that 6.6 million or more workers lost their jobs. Stores, schools, and sporting events are being closed, cancelled. And all of the stores are requiring for people to wear mask and keep their distance with people at the store. And they are closing the stores earlier so they can stock up on all the items people need.

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The growing coronavirus pandemic has halted sporting events, shuttered schools and battered the travel industry. Yet few sectors of the economy may be more vulnerable to the disruption caused by the outbreak than retailers - a business that, despite the rise of ecommerce, still depends on luring customers out of their homes and into stores.

Some players, such as Apple and Urban Outfitters, are closing their doors altogether as they try to sit out the crisis; others are reducing their hours. Read on to learn how some of America's best-known retailers are responding to the emerging public health crisis.

Abercrombie & Fitch

The Ohio-based clothing store said it is closing all U.S. stores until March 28, while its online site will remain open. A&F subsidiaries Hollister and Gilly Hicks are also closed.

Apple

The maker of iPhones and MacBooks said it will close all retail stores until March 27.

Ashley Stewart

The women's clothing store has closed all its locations and plans to re-open them on March 29.

The clothing store has closed its locations but will keep its online store open, according to an Instagram post.

Express

The clothing store said Express and Express Factory Outlet locations are closed until March 27.

Fossil

The watch retailer has closed all U.S. stores until March 28.

GameStop

The video game store closed its locations temporarily and has switched to pick-up orders placed from its website.

Gap

The clothing company has closed 100 stores and reduced hours at its other U.S. locations.

Glossier

The makeup store said it will close all its locations until at least March 26 and delay a new store opening in Arizona.

IKEA

The Swedish furniture store has closed all 50 store locations and its planning studio in New York City.

JCPenney

The department store has reduced its hours so that locations close at 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 6 p.m. on Sundays. Six stores in Puerto Rico are temporarily closed.

Jenny Craig

More than 500 locations will close and services through Jenny Craig will be converted to home delivery of food and over-the-phone fitness coaching.

Kohl's

Kohl's, a seller of apparel, footwear, beauty and home products, is temporarily closing all of its stores across the U.S. as of Thursday, March 19. It did not say when it plans to re-open..

Kroger

The grocery chain is reducing its hours at locations in the Midwest and the South.

Lululemon

The athletic apparel store has closed its U.S. stores until March 27.

Lush Cosmetics

All 258 Lush stores across Canada and the U.S. will be temporarily closed until March 29, the company's owners said.

Macy's

The department store chain will be closed until March 31. That includes Bloomingdale's, Bluemercury, Macy's Backstage, Bloomingdales the Outlet and Market by Macy's stores.

Microsoft

The computer store's retail locations will be closed worldwide indefinitely, the company announced.

Nike

Nike has closed all of its stores worldwide until March 27.

Nordstrom

The upscale clothing chain will be closed for two weeks, the company announced.

Outdoor Voices

The clothing store will be closed until March 27.

Pandora

The jewelry store closed all its corporate-owned locations until further notice.

Party City

Store locations are closed until March 31.

Patagonia

Outdoor gear company Patagonia has closed its physical stores and online portal.

Peloton

All Peloton retail locations worldwide are closed until March 29, but employees will continue delivering its exercise bikes to people's homes.

Publix

All store locations close at 8 p.m. until further notice at this Florida-based grocery store.

Reformation

The women's clothing store said on Instagram it's closing all stores - it didn't give a date for re-opening.

REI

All 167 Recreational Equipment stores will be closed until March 27.

Sephora

The beauty store has closed its retail locations until April 3 but is keeping its online portal open.

Sprint

The cell phone service provider has closed some of its locations and reduced the hours at others to 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays.

Starbucks

Starbucks will close stores in areas like Seattle that are seeing wider coronavirus outbreaks. Elsewhere, the coffee chain will only serve customers "to go" in the U.S. and Canada.

T-Mobile

The cell phone service provider has closed all its indoor mall locations until further notice, including Metro by T-Mobile stores.

Target

Target locations aren't closing, but more workers will be assigned to focus on online orders and parking lot pickups.

Tommy Hilfiger

All Tommy Hilfiger locations are closed until March 29, parent company Phillips-Van Heusen said; that includes its Calvin Klein, Izod and Van Heusen stores, also.

Trader Joe's

The grocery store has modified store hours from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. until further notice.

TJX Companies

The owner of HomeGoods, HomeSense, Marshalls, TJ Maxx, Sierra Trading Post and Winners said all of its stores in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Australia are closed for two weeks. The company is also temporarily closing its tjmaxx.com, marshalls.com and sierra.com shopping sites.

Ulta Beauty

The makeup retailer has closed its stores until March 31.

Under Armour

The athletic clothing store has closed all U.S. stores until March 28.

Urban Outfitters

The clothing store has closed all of its locations until further notice. Sister stores Free People and Anthropologie are closed until March 28.

Victoria's Secret

All Victoria's Secret locations will be closed until March 29, said corporate owner L Brands; that includes Bath & Body Works and PINK stores.

Walmart

Walmart has reduced its hours to 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice.

Warby Parker

The eyeglasses retailer has closed all stores until March 27.

Williams-Sonoma

The home goods store has closed all its locations in the U.S. and Canada until April 2 and will leave its online portal open.

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The growing coronavirus pandemic has halted sporting events, shuttered schools and battered the travel industry. Yet few sectors of the economy may be more vulnerable to the disruption caused by the outbreak than retailers - a business that, despite the rise of ecommerce, still depends on luring customers out of their homes and into stores.

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People who are at higher risk for Covid 19 are older adults like people 65 years and older. People who might have medical conditions like lung or heart disease or diabetes can get Covid 19 . People who have asthma are also at high risk of getting the virus. They can get Covid 19 because the virus can cause an asthma attack, it can also affect your respiratory tract.

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Local EMS shares what it's like to transport COVID-19 patients from hospital to hospital

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The Compass Center began providing people with crisis intervention, counseling, and advocacy to all who are survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse and human trafficking in 1975. Their goal remains the same, but how they provide those services has changed within the last month.

COVID-19 has caused a lot of businesses to operate differently and The Compass Center is no exception. The counselors used to see clients face to face at their center, but the organization decided to go remote because of the latest pandemic.

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Symptoms for the COVID 19 are fevers and coughing, also not being able to breathe. To prevent having those symptoms you need to wash your hand almost every 2 hours and have to be for at least 20 seconds. Avoid close contact and avoid touching your face as in eyes, nose and mouth. Try not to be so close to people and keep 6 to 7 feet away from everyone because you never know if someone has it. Now if you go to places you have to have a cloth around your nose and mouth area or some places won't allow you to enter their company.

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Important update: Healthcare facilities

CDC has updated select ways to operate healthcare systems effectively in response to COVID-19 vaccination. Learn more

How to Protect Yourself and Others

COVID-19 Prevention Actions

There are many ways your actions can help protect you, your household, and your community from severe illness from COVID-19. CDC's COVID-19 hospital admission levels provide information about the amount of severe illness in the community where you are located to help you decide when to take action to protect yourself and others.

Prevention Actions to Use at All COVID-19 Community Levels

In addition to basic health and hygiene practices, like handwashing, CDC recommends some prevention actions at all COVID-19 hospital admission levels, which include:

To find COVID-19 vaccine locations near you: Search vaccines.gov, text your ZIP code to 438829, or call 1-800-232-0233.

Improving Ventilation and Spending Time Outdoors

Improving ventilation (moving air into, out of, or within a room) and filtration (trapping particles on a filter to remove them from the air) can help prevent virus particles from accumulating in indoor air. Improving ventilation and filtration can help protect you from getting infected with and spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. Spending time outside when possible instead of inside can also help: Viral particles spread between people more readily indoors than outdoors.

Actions that can improve ventilation and filtration include:

Bringing in as much outdoor air as possible-for example, opening windows.

Increasing air filtration in your heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system, such as by changing filters frequently and using filters that are properly fitted and provide higher filtration.

Using portable high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) cleaners.

Turning on exhaust fans and using other fans to improve air flow.

Turning your thermostat to the "ON" position instead of "AUTO" to ensure your HVAC system provides continuous airflow and filtration.

CDC's interactive ventilation tools can help you see how much you can improve ventilation in your home or school.

Moving indoor activities outdoors

You are less likely to be infected with COVID-19 during outdoor activities because virus particles do not build up in the air outdoors as much as they do indoors. As the COVID-19 hospital admission level rises, consider increasing the number of group activities you move outside.

Financial support may be available to certain entities, like schools, to make ventilation improvements.

Getting Tested for COVID-19

Get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms. A viral test tells you if you are infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, you should get tested for COVID-19 immediately. If you have been exposed to COVID-19 and do not have symptoms, you should test 5 full days after your exposure. If you do not test at the right time, you are more likely to get an inaccurate test result.

You may choose to get a PCR test at a testing site or healthcare facility. PCR tests are more likely to detect the virus compared to antigen tests. Rapid antigen tests provide results quickly and are available at testing sites or for use at-home. FDA recommends 2 negative antigen tests (if you have symptoms) or 3 negative antigen tests (if you do not have symptoms), performed 2 days (48 hours) apart to be confident that you do not have COVID-19.

Even when you don't have symptoms or a recent exposure to COVID-19, testing may help you make informed decisions about your health and your risk of spreading COVID-19 to others, especially those who are at higher risk of severe illness.

Following Recommendations for What to Do If You Have Been Exposed

If you were exposed to someone with COVID-19, you may have been infected with the virus. Follow CDC's recommendations for what to do if you were exposed. This includes wearing a high-quality mask when indoors around others (including inside your home) for 10 days, testing, and monitoring yourself for symptoms.

Staying Home When You Have Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

If you have COVID-19, you can spread it to others, even if you do not have symptoms. If you have symptoms, get tested and stay home until you have your results. If you have tested positive (even without symptoms), follow CDC's  isolation recommendations. These recommendations include staying home and away from others for at least 5 days (possibly more, depending on how the virus affects you) and wearing a high-quality mask when indoors around others for a period of time.

Seeking Treatment If You Have COVID-19 and Are at High Risk of Getting Very Sick

Effective treatments are now widely available and free, and you may be eligible.

Contact your healthcare provider, health department, or Community Health Center to learn about treatment options.

Don't delay! Treatment must be started within a few days after you first develop symptoms to be effective.

If you don't have timely access to a healthcare provider, check if a Test to Treat location is in your community. You can get tested, receive a prescription from a healthcare provider (either onsite or by telehealth), and have it filled all at one location.

Avoiding Contact with People Who Have Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19

Avoiding contact with people who have COVID-19, whether or not they feel sick, can reduce your risk of catching the virus from them. If possible, avoid being around a person who has COVID-19 until they can safely end home isolation. Sometimes it may not be practical for you to stay away from a person who has COVID-19 or you may want to help take care of them. In those situations, use as many prevention strategies as you can, such as practicing hand hygiene, consistently and correctly wearing a high-quality mask, improving ventilation, and keeping your distance, when possible, from the person who is sick or who tested positive.

Prevention Actions to Add as Needed

There are some additional prevention actions that may be done at any level, but CDC especially recommends considering in certain circumstances or at medium or high COVID-19 hospital admission levels.

Wearing Masks or Respirators

Masks are made to contain droplets and particles that you breathe, cough, or sneeze out. A variety of masks are available. Some masks provide a higher level of protection than others.

Respirators (for example, N95) are made to protect you by fitting closely on the face to filter out particles, including the virus that causes COVID-19. They can also block droplets and particles you breathe, cough, or sneeze out so you do not spread them to others. Respirators (for example, N95) provide higher protection than masks.

When wearing a mask or respirator (for example, N95), it is most important to choose one that you can wear correctly, that fits closely to your face over your mouth and nose, that provides good protection, and that is comfortable for you.

Increasing Space and Distance

Small particles that people breathe out can contain virus particles. The closer you are to a greater number of people, the more likely you are to be exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19. To avoid this possible exposure, you may want to avoid crowded areas, or keep distance between yourself and others. These actions also protect people who are at high risk for getting very sick from COVID-19 in settings where there are multiple risks for exposure.

Search for and find historical COVID-19 pages and files. Please note the content on these pages and files is no longer being updated and may be out of date.

Visit archive.cdc.gov for a historical snapshot of the COVID-19 website, capturing the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on June 28, 2023.

Visit the dynamic COVID-19 collection to search the COVID-19 website as far back as July 30, 2021.

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During this time of outbreak inmates in the Oakdale, Louisana prison have had five inmates die because of the virus that is going around. Attorney General William Barr has made an announcement that if you have been tested positive for the COVID 19 you will be immediately taken home and doing their sentence from there. About 42 cases have been confirmed in the prison.

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A federal prison in Louisiana has come into focus after five inmates housed at the facility died after contracting the coronavirus. Attorney General William Barr has urged the Bureau of Prisons to allow vulnerable inmates who qualify at FCI Oakdale I and other federal prisons to serve the rest of their sentences from home.

Oakdale, a low-security facility located about 200 miles west of New Orleans, typically houses 971 male inmates. The prison has reported 42 confirmed cases of COVID-19 among staff and inmates.

The Bureau of Prisons, which is responsible for 146,000 inmates spread across 122 facilities nationwide, said it had increased home confinement by 40% - affecting approximately 615 inmates since Barr's original request on March 26.

Advocates argue that Barr's directive, which now prioritizes some of the hardest-hit facilities like Oakdale, doesn't go far enough. On Monday, the ACLU filed a lawsuit seeking the release of inmates at the facility who are at a higher risk of serious illness or death from the virus. The suit argues that the attorney general did not establish concrete timelines and guidelines for local officials to release at-risk inmates.

CBS News spoke with four employees of FCI Oakdale, two of whom are union officials, and two mothers of inmates in the facility who expressed concerns about how the lack of preparedness for the virus has left inmates and staff sick and scared for their lives. CBS News agreed to let employees speak on the condition of anonymity.

One prison employee and a union official who works at the facility told CBS News that some of their colleagues who have been exposed to the virus in the main building have been assigned to work in Oakdale II, a smaller, adjacent facility on campus. That facility now has one confirmed case of the virus.

The bureau issued the following response when asked about the practice: "As much as possible, staff are being assigned to the same posts and not rotating, as an additional measure to mitigate the spread of the virus. Accommodations for staff who prefer to stay at the institution are available in the form of the previously-mentioned bunkhouse, shower and bathroom trailers and sleeping quarters in the staff training center."

Donald Fugitt, 35, is an inmate at the smaller facility, serving 17 and a half years for marijuana conspiracy. His mother, Carla Lunceford, said he suffers from asthma and was born with one lung smaller than the other, making him predisposed to respiratory illnesses.

Lunceford is also the primary caregiver and breadwinner for her family, taking care of Fugitt's two children while sending him commissary money and putting aside $4 for every 15-minute phone call they can get. Before the coronavirus pandemic, she worked as an inventory supervisor at a retail store in Texas, but she has since been laid off and is concerned that her son will suffer as a result.

"It's very devastating for us because to me that's the one thing that I can do for him, that's the one thing I can support him in, is to make sure he has what he needs," Lunceford said. "And now for us to not be able to do that as often as I could before - you know every time I sit down and make dinner for my family I think about, 'What is he doing without?' It's just heartbreaking."

Laurie Draper Jones is part of a group of mothers who offer each other support and exchange information about what goes on inside the prison. She is the mother of Jesse Ward, 39, an inmate in Oakdale I, who is serving 20 years after pleading guilty to a child pornography charge.

Jones works as a truck driver in Virginia, and since she still has a job during the nationwide economic downturn, she has chipped in, most recently by helping one out-of-work mother send money to her son inside Oakdale.

"When you have a loved one in prison you're serving time, too. We are all serving that sentence together," Jones explained. "It is not just one person behind bars and we go about our life, it is not that way. Every one of us was issued that same sentence. Every single day. Because you're going to sleep every night, not knowing if they're safe."

Jones has put in a request that her son is released to home confinement, but in the meantime, Ward has been assigned to work in the kitchen, cooking meals for the prison alongside 10 other inmates. She worries that inmates will hide symptoms out of fear of being transferred into solitary confinement to be isolated from others.

Jones communicates with inmates on the inside and produces a newsletter for them called the "Offender Connection," where she updates them on new cases or state laws that could affect their own cases. "Mostly, I try to always remind them that they matter and have not been forgotten."

Last week, an inmate wrote to her saying, "They've been hiding out in their cells, probably not wanting to get moved to quarantine. They discovered a couple guys in our dorm who were apparently in pretty bad shape and got taken out. Anyway, for the first time yesterday, they came around and took everyone's temperature instead of relying on self-reporting. That nabbed another two people that evening."

"I understand that the prison is not set up as a hospital, they are not set up for this. I totally understand that," Jones said through tears. "I believe the staff is afraid, just as afraid. They're all in this together. If this doesn't equal things out, I don't know what does. Staff and inmates alike are susceptible to the coronavirus so I understand everybody's scared."

Some correctional officers have been pulling far more than their normal eight-hour shifts, working overtime, sometimes more than 16 hours, due to a staffing shortage that has plagued the bureau long before the virus took hold, according to the prison employees CBS News spoke to. When asked for comment about the allegations of being overworked, the bureau did not address the issue and responded by saying, "We understand these are stressful times for both staff and inmates."

The bureau has, however, provided on-campus accommodations for staff. The "bunkhouse" has a sleeping area, shower and bathroom trailers.

Last week, the union that represents Oakdale's staff, as well as 700,000 other federal employees, filed a class-action lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons and other agencies seeking "hazard pay," which would increase their hourly wage by 25%.

"The staff are stretched too thin down there," said Heidi Burakiewicz, who represents the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) in the lawsuit. "They are doing a miraculous, amazing job, but I am so worried about how they're going to keep this going, especially if additional people keep getting sick."

After the rise in cases, correctional officers have been issued more personal protective equipment, or PPE. Employees report they were initially given gloves, but they are now also provided with a mask and gown, according to the BOP. While the masks are not N95s, employees are pleased with the progress and have been told N95s will reach their facility soon.

"The BOP is using multiple acquisition strategies to obtain more PPE in competition with other organizations," a bureau spokesperson told CBS News. "Globally, all supply chains for PPE are stretched thin but the BOP continues to work through a variety of sources to maintain the supplies needed to maintain normal operations."

The bureau on Monday issued guidance on the use of facemasks. The memo, obtained by CBS News, indicates inmates will be issued one cloth mask per week, and staff will be issued two until shipments of cloth masks, made by prison industries, arrive. When ready, those shipments of cloth masks will be prioritized to Oakdale, Elkton, Danbury and other high-risk institutions.

"Staff and inmates should be advised that masks are to be used in interacting with persons when social distancing is not possible," the memo explains. "The masks are to prevent spread by asymptomatic persons of COVID-19; they are not being used as Personal Protective Equipment."

Upon entry to the prison, all employees are subject to a health assessment and get their temperature taken by medical staff. The screening tool, available on BOP's website, asks employees whether they have a cough, trouble breathing and a runny or stuffy nose.

While more resources are being provided and additional help is reportedly coming, the employees and inmates who spoke with CBS News said the institution wasn't prepared.

"It's just something you never thought would have happened when it started happening. It was taken very lightly. Then when we started sending inmates out, then it became very serious," an Oakdale employee told CBS News in a phone interview.

"I have worked at a penitentiary where we've had disturbances on the yard and those things we're prepared for," the Oakdale employee explained. "This is something that's unlike anything I've ever experienced. This is nothing we could have prepared for. However, something that we should have possibly had supplies for considering our care level at our institution."

Ronald Morris, president of the AFGE Local 1007 union and maintenance worker foreman at the prison, said the situation at the prison is dire. "A lot of staff have the attitude that because we're law enforcement staff, you know, first responders, that we can't stay home," Morris told CBS News in a phone interview. "If we stay home, who's gonna operate the institution?"

The bureau, however, says it has sent an additional 43 health care staffers to the prison. The employees come from a "variety of disciplines ... to relieve and supplement the existing staff." Over the weekend, staffers were also provided an anonymous support hotline with a Washington, D.C., area code, "to share your concerns, receive support, and engage in problem-solving."

The community around the Oakdale facility in Louisiana have started showing their support. An Oakdale employee shared photos with CBS News showing the town's support for federal workers, with prayers on signs and balloons lining the road to the facility.

"We are deeply concerned for the health and welfare of those inmates who are entrusted to our care, and for our staff, their families, and the communities we live and work in. It is our highest priority to continue to do everything we can to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in our facilities," the bureau said in a Sunday statement.

But as for the inmates at Oakdale, Jesse Ward's mother, Laurie Jones, explains they are worried they have already been abandoned.

"It seems like it's fallen on deaf ears, nobody cares about the ones inside, " Jones told CBS News in a phone interview. "That's how they feel, they feel forgotten. They feel like they're the worst of society and nobody cares, and nobody cares if they live or die. But their family cares a lot. My son has served 13 years of a 20-year sentence. And we're afraid this is gonna be a death sentence now. He's four years from coming home, and this is not how it's supposed to end."
Cassidy McDonald contributed to this report.

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A federal prison in Louisiana has come into focus after five inmates housed at the facility died after contracting the coronavirus. Attorney General William Barr has urged the Bureau of Prisons to allow vulnerable inmates who qualify at FCI Oakdale I and other federal prisons to serve the rest of their sentences from home.

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With the coronavirus outbreak shutting down business in every state 6.6 million people have lost their jobs. Many economists say the actual job losses so far are almost certainly greater than last time and there is a big chance the amount with increases. For the small businesses Republicans have proposed $250 billion to a loan program for distressed. Economists say that maybe by the end of the mouth more than 20 million people will be out of work. The unemployment rate was 3.5 in February but now if 20 million go out of work the rate can be pushed to 15 percent.

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Jobless claims now exceed 16 million as shutdowns from the coronavirus pandemic widen and problems with getting benefits persist.

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With the coronavirus outbreak shutting businesses in every state, fresh evidence of the economic devastation was delivered Thursday as a government report showed that 6.6 million more workers had lost their jobs.

The Labor Department announcement, reflecting last week's filings for unemployment benefits, meant that more than 16 million people had been put out of work in just three weeks, an unheard-of figure. Two years of job losses from the last recession produced barely half that total.

Many economists say the actual job losses so far are almost certainly greater, and there is wide agreement that they will continue to mount.

It's as if "the economy as a whole has fallen into some sudden black hole," said Kathy Bostjancic, chief U.S. financial economist at Oxford Economics.

The Federal Reserve redoubled its effort to break that fall on Thursday with an ambitious plan to help companies and state and local governments gain access to funding. The Fed said its new and expanded programs could pump $2.3 trillion into the economy.

The central bank's intervention was welcomed in financial markets, with the S&P 500 stock index ending the day with a gain of almost 1.5 percent.

But additional relief from Washington hit a Senate roadblock over what to include. Republicans have proposed $250 billion to replenish a loan program for distressed small businesses, while Democrats want $250 billion more to assist hospitals and state and local governments dealing with coronavirus-related expenses and revenue shortfalls.

What it will take to stabilize the economy is no more than guesswork, many analysts say. The purposeful and sudden halt in economic activity has no precedent, and no one knows when the restrictions on movement and commerce enacted to slow infections will be lifted.

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Several economists expect that by the end of the month, more than 20 million people will have been thrown out of work, pushing the unemployment rate toward 15 percent. In February, it was 3.5 percent, a result of 113 straight months of job growth.

The country's gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the goods and services produced, could fall this quarter at an annual rate of as much as 35 percent from the preceding three months.

It is clear that this quarter will be "really terrible," Ms. Bostjancic said. "We just don't know the degree of terribleness."

Despite feverish efforts in many states to expand staffing and upgrade technological capacity, unemployment offices have been vastly overpowered by demand. Applicants in several of the hardest-hit places, like New York and California, say they've made dozens of attempts - even hundreds - to get through online or by telephone. Some have still not succeeded.

Kendall Clark, an information technology recruiter in The Woodlands, Texas, said she had not managed to file despite more than 1,200 attempts, some at 1 a.m.

"I'm stuck, I'm frustrated, and I don't really know where to go from here," said Ms. Clark, who lives with her husband and two sons. "The plan is that we don't pay some bills, but pay the mortgage so we don't lose the house."

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Kendall Clark has struggled to file for unemployment despite hundreds of attempts. Credit... Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times

Although each state sets the level and duration of its unemployment benefits, the federal $2 trillion emergency relief act passed two weeks ago expanded the program, widening eligibility and extending the period for compensation.

Those payments will be crucial in helping families survive the crisis, said Robert G. Valletta, senior vice president and associate director of research at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.

"It's exactly the kind of bridge that we need to make sure people are able to maintain some level of household stability and come out of this without complete devastation," he said. Once the epidemic recedes, the hope is that many laid-off workers will be rehired.

Even with a check from the government, though, covering bills can be a struggle.

Lyn Douglass and her husband, William Hickey, who live in the Los Angeles neighborhood of North Hollywood, are feeling the pinch, even though California has relatively generous unemployment benefits.

Mr. Hickey, 40, who worked at an events planning company for the past 14 years, was furloughed at the end of March and has no idea when he will get his job back. "I'm in a bit of a limbo state right now," he said. "It's terrifying."

Ms. Douglass, a casting producer and a wedding videographer, said her work started to dry up a few weeks earlier. Now nearly all of her spring gigs have been canceled.

They filed unemployment claims and have started receiving benefits, but said they had lost 75 percent of their average income. The state's benefits can replace 60 to 70 percent of wages up to a maximum of $450, but, Ms. Douglass said, "it's gotten to be so financially dire, I'm going to have to sell some of my cameras to pay rent."

The couple spent a day calling creditors asking for more lenient payment terms on their Target card, their cable bill and other expenses. Most were understanding, they said.

"We have to prioritize what we're purchasing - our cat food, our own food," Ms. Douglass, 40, said. "We would usually rent a movie on Vudu, but now that's out the window. Every dime is important to us."

More than 925,000 new claims were filed in California alone last week. New York, Michigan, Florida, Georgia and Texas also saw big jumps in the number of new applicants. Although the national figures are seasonally adjusted, the state totals are not.

Getting money immediately into the hands of people who need it not only helps households buy groceries and pay rent during an acute crisis but also aids in the economy's recovery.

"That helps to keep establishments open and running," said Cathy Barrera, founding economist of the Prysm Group, and that could help prevent a short, sharp shock from turning into a prolonged slump after the epidemic ebbs.

The government's relief package - which includes low-interest loans and grants for businesses, ready cash for individuals and expanded unemployment insurance - was enacted with that goal in mind.

Individuals should soon start receiving $1,200 emergency assistance checks. But Ms. Barrera worries that the expanded unemployment benefits won't come through rapidly enough.

"I am concerned that the way this relief has been channeled through the existing unemployment insurance system - which can be difficult to access in an expedient way - can be causing us some problems," she said.

Several states, including Connecticut, have warned that checks could be delayed up to five weeks because of the deluge. Others, like Florida, start benefits only when a claim is filed, regardless of the difficulties that applicants have had.

The new Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, for example, allows workers who don't normally qualify - like independent contractors, part-timers and recent hires - to receive weekly benefits.

But like many others, Kandy Thomas, a self-employed dog trainer and animal caregiver in Salt Lake City, found barriers to collecting. The state website she checked said that "these benefits are not yet available as we are awaiting further guidance from the U.S. Department of Labor on the process for implementing these programs."

"There's nothing for someone like me," Ms. Thomas said. "As soon as you say you're self-employed, you're done."

Ms. Thomas, who lives with three rescue dogs and has five chickens, said she usually earned $5,000 to $6,000 a month and sometimes as much as $10,000. She was booked solid during the spring and had to turn some clients away, she said, but over three days last month, everyone canceled. She has no money coming in now.

"This is the first time in 20 years I've had to worry," she said. "I was like, oh, my God, my whole world's falling apart. The first week, I was a mess. I was so depressed, so sickened. But you can't worry about what you can't control. I'm strong, and I always have been."

Normally, most states offer roughly half of a worker's previous wage for up to 26 weeks of unemployment, but the benefits can vary widely among states.

At the end of 2019, the average weekly benefit in Mississippi was $215, and just 9 percent of unemployed workers there were eligible to receive any payments, according to a Brookings Institution analysis. In Massachusetts, the average weekly benefit was $550, and 57 percent of jobless workers qualified.

In Florida and North Carolina, benefits last for only 12 weeks.

Under the new federal law, jobless workers will get an additional $600 each week through July. They will also be able to receive benefits for an additional 13 weeks.

Many states have yet to send out the $600 supplement. New York started issuing the additional money this week. The Texas Workforce Commission is working to start the payments by Sunday, a spokesman said. Other states estimate longer delays.

In Utah, Ms. Thomas said she was not counting on receiving any jobless benefits, but plans to use the $1,200 stimulus check - when she receives it - to help cover some bills, including her business and health insurance.

"Thank God for my chickens," she said. "They've been giving me eggs when I can't find any in the store."

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Coronavirus cases in California surged past 5,700 - with more than 120 deaths - as ICU hospital beds began filling up with patients, and officials tried to enforce unprecedented social distancing measures they believe are the state's best chance to slow the spread of the virus.

Los Angeles County has seen 32 deaths and more than 1,818 cases; Santa Clara County, the second hardest-hit county in the state, has reported 25 deaths and 591 cases.

On a sunny Southern California weekend, beaches, hiking trials, recreation areas and many streets were empty amid calls for people to stay in thei r home except for essential trips and exercise in their neighborhoods. Police were out in force, turning away people trying to use closed facilities.

Most beaches, trails, recreation facilities and nonessential businesses were closed because of the state and local orders, and many obeyed.

A Ventura County Sheriff's Department cruiser could be seen guarding the entrance to a popular trail in Wildwood Regional Park in Thousand Oaks, upon which hundreds of hikers and families descended Saturday. In Venice, a Los Angeles Police Department helicopter was seen circling a skate park, announcing that people who did not leave the area would be "arrested for trespassing."

In Manhattan Beach, a man received a $1,000 citation for surfing in a restricted area Saturday morning after he ignored numerous warnings by police and lifeguards cautioning him not to go in the water, Manhattan Beach Police Sgt. Mike Sistoni said. It was the only citation for failing to follow the stay-at-home orders the department had issued, he said.

"Everybody else was in compliance," Sistoni said. "People have been pretty good about it."

Still, crowds continued to flock to some outdoor areas, officials said.

Many state parks already were closed to vehicle traffic, but those that remained open Saturday "once again experienced visitation surges that made it impossible for the public to implement appropriate social/ physical distancing practices," California State Parks said in a statement.

As a result, the state parks system Sunday announced that it was temporarily cutting off vehicle access to all 280 state parks.

There were signs Saturday that hospitals were beginning to see the coronavirus strain.

The number of coronavirus patients in California's intensive care unit beds doubled overnight, rising from 200 on Friday to 410 on Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said.

The number of hospitalized patients testing positive for the coronavirus that causes the respiratory disease known as COVID-19 rose by 38.6% - from 746 on Friday to 1,034 on Saturday, Newsom said.

"We're blessed that we're just at 410, devastating for the individuals there and their family members and loved ones," Newsom said at a press conference in Sunnyvale on Saturday. "But by comparison and contrast to other parts of this country, that number seems relatively modest."

A Los Angeles Times data analysis found that California has 7,200 intensive-care beds across more than 365 hospitals. In total, the state has more than 70,000 beds. The Times data analysis shows roughly one intensive-care bed for every 5,500 people in California.

About half of California's total intensive-care beds - 3,700 - are in the five-county area around Los Angeles, according to data from 2018, the most recent available. In the nine-county Bay Area, there are roughly 1,400 ICU beds for a population of 7.6 million people.

Intensive-care beds allow for a higher level of treatment than regular beds, a level of care some COVID-19 patients require. Those unable to breathe properly may need a breathing tube inserted into their throat and to be hooked up to a ventilator, which physically pushes oxygen into the lungs.

In San Bernardino County, 12 people at a Yucaipa nursing facility tested positive for the virus Saturday after a resident of the facility died of COVID-19 earlier in the week, county health officials said. At least one of the people who tested positive worked at the facility, which officials did not immediately name.

The 89-year-old woman had underlying health conditions and died Thursday, officials said.

In addition, a resident of a second Yucaipa nursing facility has symptoms of the illness, officials said. County public health staffers are working with both facilities to expedite testing of all residents and employees, they said.

"This is the first instance we have had in our county of a concentrated COVID-19 outbreak," said Erin Gustafson, acting county health officer, in a statement. "The county will do everything within its ability and authority to minimize the tragedy this pandemic has the potential to create in our communities."

The L.A. County Department of Public Health is monitoring 14 institutional facilities that have reported one or more confirmed cases of the virus among residents and staff, including three extended-care homes that have reported three or more cases, officials said Friday.

A growing number of cases have also been reported among first responders and inmates in Southern California.

A total of 24 Los Angeles police employees have tested positive, along with six Los Angeles firefighters. "All of these individuals are self-isolating at home and recovering," according to a city statement.

One Long Beach police officer and 13 Long Beach firefighters also had tested positive as of Friday.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department said Saturday that two more of its deputies had tested positive, bringing the total to three.

The department also was notified that the first Riverside County Jail inmate had tested positive for the virus, Sheriff Chad Bianco said in a video statement. The inmate became symptomatic "several days ago" and was isolated and treated, Bianco said. He had little contact with other inmates but some others are isolated; none are symptomatic, Bianco said.

Bianco said the county's jail system has a strategic plan in place to contain and limit the virus' spread.

"Unlike some jurisdictions, I have no intention of preemptively releasing inmates out of fear something may or may not happen," Bianco said. "I feel very strongly that the inmates we have remaining in custody pose a much greater risk to public safety than the risk this virus poses to them while they are in custody."

Earlier Saturday, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes announced that he would soon begin releasing inmates with 60 days or fewer of their sentences remaining in an effort to reduce the population of the Men's Central Jail in Santa Ana, according to the City News Service. Earlier in the week, an inmate in his 40s was placed in isolation after testing positive for the coronavirus, the sheriff's department said.
Times staff writer Richard Winton contributed to this report.

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