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A former Sears building in Riverside will serve as a temporary hospital for Riverside County during the COVID-19 epidemic. The 90,0000-square-foot building in the 5200 block of Arlington Ave. will be the county’s second federal medical station, with 125 beds and equipment from the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

San Bernardino County residents must wear a face covering while out in public in order to help slow the spread of the Coronavirus. An order to that effect was issued Tuesday by Dr. Erin Gustafson, the county’s acting public officer, according to a statement on the county’s website. Violators may …

Palm Springs has placed a moratorium on evicting renters who can’t pay their rent because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Council members last week unanimously approved the suspension, which applies to residential and commercial tenants and will remain in place until the crisis is over, according to a statement on the …

Riverside will hold a “call in public comment” during its virtual city council meeting today. The meeting is scheduled to be held at 1 p.m., and anyone who wants to comment on an agenda item can call 951-826-8600, according to a statement on the city’s website. Calls will be limited …

Riverside County’s public health officer delivered sobering news Wednesday regarding the spread of the Coronavirus. The county, which had 371 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths related to it as of Wednesday morning, will likely run out of intensive care unit beds by April 12 and ventilators by April  …

A Hemet medical clinic is providing free drive-thru tests for Covid-19. Only people with symptoms of the illness – and who also have a doctor’s order requiring a test – are allowed to attend the program at the Hemet Global Medical Center, said Jeff Corless, program spokesman. “We had a …