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Category Archives: Health
Hold On: Sheltering Homeless at the Recreation Center Is Not a Done Deal–There’s Nothing in Writing
Sarah Conner, president of the Pacific Palisades Residents Association, shared good news on April 19 that she had heard from L.A. Recreation and Parks Commissioner Joe Halper that “the City will not be opening any more recreation centers to shelter...
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Sign Up to Have Your Coronavirus Questions Answered by Councilman Mike Bonin
Councilman Mike Bonin sent out the following notice on Thursday: “This Saturday [April 18], I am hosting a telephone Town Hall event about the COVID-19 crisis to answer your questions. The town hall will be held via teleconference on Saturday...
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Face Masks: To Wear or Not to Wear and Other Questions that Don’t Have Answers
Today on the County of Los Angeles COVID-19 update to the public, one reporter asked if a person needed to wear a mask when jogging. “No” was the response. But businesses that are open are required to provide employees with...
Posted in Community, Health
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Former Taliban Hostage Puts Covid-19 and Home Quarantine in Perspective
I saw my neighbor outside picking up her newspaper this morning and asked how she was doing. “I am so over this,” she said. I agreed, and added, “I’m done.” Of course, we’re not done. Los Angeles residents have been...
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Window Between Worlds Introduces Free Art Workshop
As people are “trapped” in their homes, and errands are confined to a run to the grocery store or restaurant take-out, stress can mount. The national healing arts nonprofit, A Window Between Worlds (AWBW), is offering a free resource for...
Living Through Our Own “Groundhog Day” Sequel
By BOB VICKREY Special to Circling the News We have suddenly found ourselves caught in a time-loop and are now unwittingly living the same day over-and-over again, just like poor Bill Murray did in the movie “Groundhog Day.” While practicing...
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Seven Arrows Uses 3D Technology to Make Masks
Seven Arrows, a private kindergarten through sixth-grade school located in Pacific Palisades, has now made 45 visors and strap locks for face shields and dozens of HEPA filter masks to aid in the coronavirus fight. The school (located on La...
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What Are the Underlying Medical Conditions Mentioned with Coronavirus Deaths?
(Editor’s note: This is the third in stories about the Coronavirus.) On Saturday, L.A. County Department of Public Health, released the following statement about the 265 deaths attributed to the coronavirus: “Eighty three percent of people who died had underlying...
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A Message from Msg. Liam Kidney at Corpus Christi Church
(Editor’s note: This is Holy Week for Christians, with Maunday Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday usually marked with religious observances and family gatherings. Circling the News reached out to Father Kidney, who responded with the following letter.) My Dear...
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Is It Possible that Southern California Was Exposed to the Coronavirus in December?
Fortunately, most of Los Angeles hasn’t yet seen the spike of coronavirus patients that people in New York/New Jersey have, but is there explanation? In an April 6 Sacramento Bee story (“Here’s When Experts Predict New Coronavirus Cases Will Peak...
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