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NATIONAL TESTING SUPPLY SHORTAGE IMPACTING SAN BERNIARDINO COUNTY
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Indigo Collective Sil drives through Pasadena, CA to “chill out” at Indigo Collective.
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or the immediate short term, San Bernardino County will be limiting COVID-19 testing in response to severe supply chain disruptions. The County hopes to resume its expanded testing regime by this week, once it obtains adequate testing supplies. “There have been concerns about testing supply shortages throughout the state and
within our county,” said Interim County Public Health Director Corwin Porter. “We are continuously trying to obtain the necessary resources to ensure that we can provide testing in our county at peak capacity.” The supply shortage is not limited to San Bernardino County, but rather is affecting communities around the state and the nation. According to a recent survey by the Association
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for Molecular Pathology, more than 70% of U.S. clinical laboratories have suffered significant delays to COVID-19 testing programs as a result of ongoing supply chain disruptions. The organization said that the expansion of COVD-19 testing capacity at laboratories around the country has put pressure on supply
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RIVERSIDE COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WARNS OF COVID-19 SCAMS
San Gabriel Valley community leader and former elected official Mary Ann Lutz announced her candidacy for District Area 5 of the Citrus Community College Board at the November 3 General Election. “I am thrilled to announce my candidacy for College Board with the support of the amazing Governing Board Member Joanne Montgomery. Trustee Montgomery has provided the district with trong leadership for over twenty years. I will build on her legacy as the new Board Member insuring that the district thrives despite the challenging times in which we now live.” Montgomery announced her retirement
A federal grand jury indicted an Orange County man on charges that he fraudulently obtained access to Boeing employees’ retirement accounts and siphoned their money by making hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of fraudulent money transfers to himself. Hoa Vo, 30, whose aliases include “Hoa Thanh Tran Vo” and “Andy Vo,” of Santa Ana, is charged with three counts of bank fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft. According to the indictment, from January 2019 to June 2019, Vo obtained the
In recent days, the Thermal Sheriff’s Station has received reports of suspected scam attempts related to COVID-19 or questions regarding the legitimacy of those offers. COVID-19 scams can come in the form of robocalls, emails or online sellers offering cures, tests, vaccinations, assistance in applying for CARES funds, or offering significant amounts of money to help cover medical costs, business costs or new business funding. The people behind these offers may claim to be with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the
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San Marino Seafood and Market Sil drives through San Marino, CA to chat with George Banks, owner of San Marino Seafood and Market.