Precautions include health screenings, staggered mealtimes, no group dining halls, no in-person counseling, and more hotel rooms to shelter survivors.
In light of the pandemic, disaster aid has had to evolve to respond to large-scale disasters such as wildfires. Through a fast-track process, the standards could be developed within a few months and Cal/OSHA will be hiring back retired inspectors to address understaffing. California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) will develop emergency statewide standards with stricter precautions for workplaces against the “occupational health emergency” brought on by the pandemic. 
There have been 6,767,453 people infected with the coronavirus and at least 200,643 have died in the United States. Just 13% of childcare assistance goes to student parents, 53% of student parents face food insecurity and 66% experience housing insecurity. This op-ed urges colleges to not abandon the 1 in 5 college students who have children and have been stretched thin during the pandemic. Many drivers are able to earn a living by participating in an emergency home food delivery program that serves the city’s low-income families. Some estimates show that demand for for-hire rides dropped 84% compared to pre-pandemic levels. #Lights out wellness drivers
In New York, taxi drivers have very few passengers amid the pandemic.In some cases, people were not able to find a doctor and in others, hospitals cancelled certain medical procedures to focus resources on COVID-19. This 5-minute podcast explores how the pandemic has delayed medical care for severe conditions for about 1 in every 5 households.The downward trend in coronavirus cases could move Los Angeles County down to a less restrictive tier for reopening as early as October. Though the COVID-19 death toll has risen this week, California’s battle with COVID-19 is showing improvements through several metrics including the seven-day positivity rate and number of new cases, total patients hospitalized, and patients in intensive care units, which have all been dropping for weeks.
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