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  A nurse's plea: 'Please tell me my life is worth a LITTLE of your discomfort?'

  

  latimes.com

  To healthcare workers on the front lines of the coronavirus crisis, encountering people who indignantly refuse face coverings can feel like a slap in the face.

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  Already overworked and strained Los Angeles County ICU doctors brace themselves for another anticipated surge in COVID-19 patients

  

  businessinsider.com

  Summary List PlacementDoctors in Los Angeles County — the country's most populous county home to more...

  Summary List PlacementDoctors in Los Angeles County — the country's most populous county home to more than 10 million residents — are planning multiple measures to handle an anticipated rise in the current surge of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations.  Los Angeles County has seen a sharp increase in novel coronavirus infections, hospitalizations, and death since November, with public health experts mainly attributing it to...

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  How California went from a leader in the Covid fight to a state in despair

  

  theguardian.com

  California was the first state to lock down and avoided overwhelming its hospitals. Nine months later,...

  California was the first state to lock down and avoided overwhelming its hospitals. Nine months later, its leaders are struggling as conditions worsenAt the San Joaquin hospital in California’s Central Valley, nurses cover infectious Covid-19 patients with clear, tent-like barriers – or, when those aren’t available, white sheets – as they are wheeled through the ICU.“It’s for everybody’s protection,” said Jessica Vasquez, an ICU...

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  T-shirt? Towel? Some experts say it's time to get beyond states' anything-goes approach to masks

  

  latimes.com

  Cloth mask, surgical mask, N95, bandanna: Rules on face coverings vary widely, and public health experts...

  Cloth mask, surgical mask, N95, bandanna: Rules on face coverings vary widely, and public health experts say standardization is needed to fight COVID-19.

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