The number of reported COVID-19 cases here in Irvine and across Orange County appears low. However, the numbers do not tell the full story because Orange County is doing far less testing than nearby counties.
Orange County has tested about 0.95% of the population. By comparison, San Diego County has tested 1.6% of the County population, and Riverside County has tested 2.1%.
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Theatre curtains are down. Dance studios, practice rooms, and classrooms are locked tight. Faculty members are available only in “virtual” classrooms.
As someone who appreciates the amazing local talent and wide range of performing arts productions at Irvine colleges and universities, I have been wondering how this new stay-at-home regimen is impacting the academic performing arts community.
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Just days before the first cases of the coronavirus pandemic began to hit California, hundreds of Irvine volunteers completed their remarkable six-month effort to gather thousands of Irvine voter signatures on petitions in support of the “Build the Great Park Veterans Cemetery” initiative.
Instead of respecting this monumental citizen Initiative effort, Irvine Mayor Christina Shea went out of her way to attack and undermine the initiative petitioners.
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Irvine Community News & Views is launching a new series of articles, discussing the current situation at IUSD and TUSD schools, now that students have shifted to an e-learning environment.
Students, teachers, and parents are having to adjust to the “new normal” of online classrooms.
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As a 78-year old resident in excellent health who has been reading the medical literature voraciously, I have concluded that the most effective way to stay safe from COVID-19 is certainly to stay at home.
To be safe, you should assume that everyone outside your immediate household is infected with the virus, whether or not they appear sick or say they are sick.
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