Students and staff line up for a COVID-19 test at a walk-up site at the El Sereno Middle School in Los Angeles on January 4, 2022. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Stars and Stripes is making stories on the coronavirus pandemic available free of charge. LOS ANGELES (Tribune News Service) — As coronavirus cases soared across Los Angeles last week, Jennifer Chan entered Olvera Street’s Casa California in search of the colorful and decorative papel picado for her baby shower. It almost seems reasonable, but experts say the end of the pandemic is unlikely to be that simple, or come that fast. “A lot of people have followed the steps, like getting vaccinated and being masked, so we should continue this tradition.”___©2022 Los Angeles Times.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 08, 2022 22:12 UTC