Tag: Voice of San Diego
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What It’s Like to Run a Business During the Pandemic
In this video, we hear from several business owners about their experience over the past month. Many are eager to know what’s next, while others wonder whether they’ll make it through at all.
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Officials, Hospitals Differ on Why San Diego Is Testing Far Below Capacity
San Diego is performing far fewer coronavirus tests than it’s capable of. A public health officer said it’s because hospitals lack protective equipment. Several hospitals said that’s not true and they simply lack a wider testing strategy.
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The Dark Explanations Behind the Drop in Domestic Violence Calls
Though police departments have reported drops in domestic violence calls, service providers say they’re as busy as ever and that the calls they’re getting are more urgent. The pandemic has also caused a whole new set of challenges in preventing and responding to intimate partner violence.
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San Diego Is Taking a Wait-and-See Approach to Ramping Up Virus Tracing
The process of easing coronavirus restrictions will depend on how effectively local public health officials can identify sick patients and alert others who may have had contact with them. San Diego is looking at the state for guidance, which is evaluating apps that could end up revealing one’s movements.
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San Diego’s Coronavirus Testing Is Stagnant
Officials in San Diego have repeatedly said that local hospitals are steadily increasing their COVID-19 testing capacity. Yet the number of tests performed has held steady and even went down last week, according to county data.