COVID-19, Protest, Teaching, and Me
"After only six weeks back in the classroom, nearly all doors slowly closed: no café tete-a-tetes to solve the world’s problems or even our own, no exploring the nooks and crannies of the Bay Area,[Read more]
Tag Archives: COVID-19
COVID-19 may worsen in Oakland, Alameda County
COVID-19 may worsen in Alameda County. Protests at San Quentin calls for "mass releases."
Increasing percent of hospital patients in Alameda County are COVID-19 patients
"9.1% of hospital patients in Alameda County were confirmed COVID-19 positive, higher than 6.3% last week."
COVID-19 cases surge in East Oakland’s flatlands
COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Oakland and have surged in Alameda County in recent weeks. As of July 26, Oakland has 4,156 positive cases. In Alameda County, there are 10,438 cases and 178 deaths,[Read more]
California COVID-19 cases at all time high; Oakland nurse Janine Paiste-Ponder dies of COVID-19
"Nurses were sometimes assigned five patients at once, including positive and non-positive patients."
Crafting a Mask to Match my Coronavirus Crown
Oakland Voices Alumna Kat Ferreira makes her own artistic mask to match a hand-crafted crown during COVID-19.
Alameda County pauses reopening plan, allows outdoor dining
COVID-19 cases have increased and delayed Alameda County's reopening plans.
Educators Propose Safety Precautions As OUSD Seeks To Reopen Some Preschools Next Week
OUSD needs to successfully negotiate Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with seven labor unions before school of any type can resume.
COVID-19 in Oakland: OUSD and al fresco dining updates
Oakland now has 3,259 positive COVID-19 cases. Alameda County is at 8,478 cases (data as of July 14), nearly doubling the number of cases from just a month ago (there were 4,390 cases on June[Read more]
Oakland’s BIPOC-owned vandalized businesses tell their story
Oakland Voices Correspondents chat with several small, BIPOC-owned businesses in Oakland following the vandalism that affected more than 200 businesses.
