On March 12th, California will no longer require masking in schools. It instead, will strongly recommend masks in the classroom. The state will also leave the decision to the school districts to require masks or not. The decision comes as the state ends the indoor mandate for unvaccinated people. The state will continue to strongly Read More…
Speaking in a giant Fontana warehouse filled with PPE, California Governor Gavin Newsom laid his future “SMARTER” plan for the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. SMARTER is an acronym for Shots, Masks, Awareness, Readiness, Testing, Education and Rx. Newsom’s plan calls for a task force to handle any outbreaks, new variants and rapidly address Read More…
California Governor Gavin Newsom will end the statewide mask mandate on February 15th. Newsom sent out a tweet citing dropping COVID cases since the Omicron peak. Cases have dropped by 65%. Newsom says hospitalizations have stabilized across the state. The governor says unvaccinated people still need to wear masks in indoor settings. He also encourages Read More…
The city of Fontana will offer free COVID test kits to residents only at two drive through events. The events are scheduled for Thursday, January 20th from 11am to 5pm. Distribution will take place at the Don Day Community Center at 14501 Live Oak Avenue and Cypress Community Center at 8380 Sierra Avenue. Residents can Read More…
California Governor Newsom will deploy the national guard to assist staff at COVID test sites. The guard will help boost capacity as test sites around the state become overwhelmed with increased traffic as more people test for COVID. Two-hundred guard members will be deployed to take on tasks such as clinical staffing and crowd control. Read More…
An indoor mask mandate is back. Rising COVID cases and the new Omicron variant is forcing state health officials to require the wearing of masks at all indoor public spaces. The mandate was already in place for Los Angeles County. Riverside, San Bernardino and Orange Counties did not have an indoor mask mandate in place. Read More…
Governor Gavin Newsom has announced California will become the first state in the nation to mandate COVID-19 vaccines for all students starting at kindergarten age through high school. Once the vaccines receive full approval from the FDA, all students attending school will be required to get the shot. There is already a mandate in place Read More…
All students attending in-person classes at any of Chaffey College’s three campuses must provide proof of vaccination. In addition the board approved mandates for employees and volunteers. Chaffey College has campuses in Chino, Fontana and Rancho Cucamonga. The college is following similar mandates at other UC and State University schools in California.
A new California mandate now requires proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for large indoor gatherings of 1,000 people or more. The state also made a recommendation for large outdoor gatherings but has not mandated vaccines or covid tests. Attendees can no longer “self-attest” to having the vaccine or a test. They will Read More…
Residents in San Bernardino County 16 years and older are now eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. There are three FDA approved vaccines being administered across the county. “This represents another milestone in our effort to get this pandemic under control and return life to normal in San Bernardino County,” said the County’s Interim Health Read More…