UCSC Health Services Remain Operational
The UC Santa Cruz Student Health Center is open and will remain open during spring quarter. In-person visits are limited to students living on campus who experience acute injury or illness. Everyone accessing in-person care will be screened for fever and respiratory symptoms before entering….
How a Lack of Coordination Among Government, Industry and Society Resulted in a Dismal Response to COVID-19 in the U.S.
The United States reported 244,228 cases of COVID-19 as of 5:00 a.m. on April 3, according to The New York Times. The same morning, there were 10,062 cases in South Korea. Both countries reported their first cases of COVID-19 on Jan. 20. By Feb. 16,…
Santa Cruz County Confirms First Death due to COVID-19
As of 1 p.m. on March 29, there are 44 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and one death resulting from the virus in Santa Cruz County. The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency announced the county’s first COVID-19-related death on March 29. According to a county…
Food Not Bombs Provides Shelter to 180 Houseless Residents
As of March 26 at 3 p.m., there are 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Santa Cruz County. There are over 1,000 houseless residents in Santa Cruz. Unhoused and unprotected, they are some of the most vulnerable to COVID-19. The City of Santa Cruz cleared…
Campus Moves to Protect Students from COVID-19
By Haneen Zain and Elena Neale Updated: March 13, 2020 3:22 p.m. UC Santa Cruz suspended all in-person classes from March 11 through April 3 after a second case of COVID-19, or coronavirus disease 2019, was confirmed in Santa Cruz County on March 9. The…