Los Angeles TimesSports How the coronavirus is affecting sports leagues and events Los Angeles Times - Austin KnoblauchSports leagues and federations across the world are addressing the coronavirus outbreak. Most North American sports leagues, including Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL are monitoring
Los Angeles TimesPublic Health When should schools close due to coronavirus? Here are California’s guidelines Los Angeles Times - Sonali KohliAcross California, some schools have begun closing and universities are moving to online learning or making preparations to do so as educators ramp up preparations to deal with the global outbreak of novel
Los Angeles TimesBusiness Column: As coronavirus spreads, how safe is a trip to the supermarket? Los Angeles Times - David LazarusTimothy Blair was shopping at a Ralphs supermarket in West Los Angeles the other day, and he had the same thought that I and possibly many other people have had while traversing the produce aisles. Is
Los Angeles TimesBusiness Will the coronavirus outbreak sink the cruise industry? Los Angeles Times - Hugo MartínWith hopes of tapping into a market of up to 83 million passengers, the world’s largest cruise company three years ago launched a new ship built specifically for Chinese vacationers. The Majestic Princess,
Los Angeles TimesTravel What will it cost to change your travel plans amid coronavirus fears? Los Angeles Times - Mary ForgioneThere are about 110,000 confirmed cases of the new coronavirus worldwide, according to the World Health Organization. And more cases are reported in new places every day. As a result, travelers (especially
Los Angeles TimesCruise Ship Travel U.S. has a coronavirus warning for its citizens: Don’t travel on cruise ships Los Angeles Times - Laura NewberryThe State Department on Sunday urged U.S. citizens to not travel on cruise ships, warning that passengers on the hulking vessels are more likely to contract the coronavirus infection and could be subject
Los Angeles TimesMedical Conditions Coronavirus cases in California top 60; officials warn of greater spread Los Angeles Times - Alex WigglesworthIn a growing sign of how coronavirus is disrupting California, Stanford University said Friday night that it will move classes online for the final two weeks of the winter quarter. Stanford also said events
Los Angeles TimesBusiness Coronavirus could inflict biggest blow to travel industry since Great Recession Los Angeles Times - Hugo MartínFor the last decade, the U.S. travel industry has been enjoying an unusually long stretch of growing demand, pushed by a strong economy and relatively cheap jet fuel. But the outbreak of the coronavirus
Los Angeles TimesHarvard Business School ‘Can everyone mute?’ Coronavirus means we must telecommute. We’re not ready Los Angeles Times - Sam DeanOn Thursday morning, as the number of new coronavirus cases in California climbed, crates of telecommunications equipment and prefabricated sound isolation booths started arriving at the Playa Vista headquarters
Los Angeles TimesNews Where are the coronavirus cases in the United States? Los Angeles Times - Amina KhanThe new coronavirus responsible for the outbreak of COVID-19 has infected at least 233 people in the United States, with most of the cases clustered in the Northeast or along the West Coast. As of Thursday,
Los Angeles TimesNews The coronavirus is inspiring memes, parodies and art in Asia as a way to cope Los Angeles Times - David PiersonThings felt bleak in Hong Kong for Kathy Mak. The city had just reported its first death from the coronavirus, store shelves were being cleared of basic supplies and the outbreak was giving a months-old
Los Angeles TimesPolitics Trump's frustration with coronavirus: He can’t make a deal with it Los Angeles Times - Noah BiermanBy his own account, President Trump never met a political or business rival or problem he couldn’t sweet-talk or club into submission with tariffs, threats or tweets. But the coronavirus outbreak that
Los Angeles TimesBusiness Column: Stockpiling sanitizer, toilet paper is understandable. But is it rational? Los Angeles Times - David LazarusJudy Parra, office manager of the Los Angeles chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, called Costco this week about purchasing about a dozen cases of bottled water for an upcoming event.
Los Angeles TimesTravel Questions you should ask before canceling a trip because of coronavirus fears Los Angeles Times - Catharine HammOne of the more difficult decisions a traveler must make is when to call it a day and cancel a trip. It’s more fraught if the unknown factor is a virus that seems to be complicating every aspect of travel.
Los Angeles TimesCoronavirus (Covid-19) Despite coronavirus concerns, the L.A. Marathon will go on, officials say Los Angeles Times - Soumya KarlamanglaAs the Los Angeles Marathon approaches, some athletes and city residents are worried that the race could be a hotbed for the spread of the novel coronavirus. The marathon, scheduled for Sunday, is one
Los Angeles TimesNews Coronavirus cases on Grand Princess cruise ship pose new danger in California Los Angeles Times - Soumya KarlamanglaGov. Gavin Newsom declared a coronavirus state of emergency Wednesday, hours after California announced its first death, involving a person who got sick on a cruise ship possibly more than half-filled
Los Angeles TimesTravel (Australia) On Grand Princess, confusion, missteps reigned as coronavirus spread, passengers say Los Angeles Times - Anita ChabriaAs authorities race to track down thousands of passengers who traveled last month on a cruise ship linked to a coronavirus outbreak, passengers on the vessel — both current and those exposed earlier —
Los Angeles TimesCoronavirus (Covid-19) Coronavirus plan for California prisons raises inmate and advocate concerns Los Angeles Times - Paige St. JohnCalifornia prison administrators preparing for the threat of coronavirus within the state’s sprawling lockup system are basing those plans off their existing protocol for inmate flu. But they will not
Los Angeles TimesSports How sports leagues, federations and teams are addressing coronavirus outbreak Los Angeles Times - Austin KnoblauchSports leagues and federations across the world are addressing the spread of the coronavirus. While most North American sports leagues, including Major League Baseball, the NBA, the NFL and the NHL are
Los Angeles TimesCalifornia Department of Public Health California coronavirus spread prompts emergency declarations: What you need to know Los Angeles Times - Colleen ShalbyGovernment officials across California are taking new steps to try to control the novel coronavirus, which continues to spread across the state. There are now more than 50 patients in California with virus,
Los Angeles TimesNews A coronavirus danger: Touching your face. Here is how to stop doing it Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIWe all touch our face. With this new coronavirus outbreak, how do we stop? Touching our faces is a real health risk. So in this new world, not only is nose picking thought to be gross, but so is nose mouth
Los Angeles TimesPublic Health Coronavirus stalks the aged and infirm, who face the most serious, lethal risk Los Angeles Times - Anita ChabriaAfter the novel coronavirus broke out not far from her Northern California home, Christina Arnold began to worry about herself and her two teenage sons. All three are asthmatic, putting them at a higher
Los Angeles TimesPublic Health How bad could this coronavirus outbreak get? Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIThere’s no question the coronavirus outbreak is bad, with nearly 90,000 people infected and 3,000 dead in less than three months. What everyone wants to know is how much worse the outbreak will get. No
Los Angeles TimesNews Wondering how planes and ships are being disinfected to fight coronavirus? Here’s how Los Angeles Times - Hugo MartínThe coronavirus outbreak has spurred Delta Air Lines to new heights of cabin cleaning: spritzing the interior of flights from Asia and Italy with a mist of “a highly effective, EPA-registered disinfectant.”
Los Angeles TimesPublic Health Q&A: I have a cough and fever. Should I get checked for coronavirus? Los Angeles Times - Melissa HealyHealth officials say 86,000 people around the world have been infected with the new coronavirus from China, and nearly 3,000 have died. With COVID-19 cases turning up on six continents, that cough or fever
Los Angeles TimesMedical Conditions Here’s where coronavirus cases have been reported in California Los Angeles Times - Alex WigglesworthCases of the coronavirus have begun to mount in the United States and are expected to continue to grow in the coming weeks as the virus spreads and testing increases. “We are facing a historic public challenge,”
Los Angeles TimesNews How this coronavirus kills its victims Los Angeles Times - Rong-Gong Lin IIThe new coronavirus spreading rapidly around the globe can be deadly because it targets a very vulnerable and essential part of the body — the lungs. The coronaviruses that can set you back with a common
Los Angeles TimesPets Can pets get the coronavirus? Answers aren’t crystal clear Los Angeles Times - Deborah NetburnAs coronavirus cases continue to multiply around the globe, it is natural to worry about your own safety, as well as the safety of your family and friends. But do you also need to worry about your pets?
Los Angeles TimesBusiness From movies to concerts: Five ways the coronavirus is affecting Hollywood and entertainment Los Angeles Times - Ryan FaughnderFears about a coronavirus pandemic have prompted comparisons to the 2011 Steven Soderbergh thriller “Contagion.” Even Goop founder Gwyneth Paltrow, who starred in the movie, noted the parallel on social
