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Closed playgrounds and picnic areas are seen closed amid the global coronavirus pandemic outbreak, in Roseville, Calif., on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Californians endured a weekend of stepped-up restrictions aimed at keeping them home as much as possible while hospitals and health officials scrambled Sunday to ready themselves for a week that could see the feared dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. The government's top infectious-disease expert warned Sunday that the coronavirus outbreak could kill 100,000 to 200,000 Americans as smoldering hotspots in nursing homes and a growing list of stricken cities heightened the sense of dread across the country. (AP Photo/Don Thompson)

Closed playgrounds and picnic areas are seen closed amid the global coronavirus pandemic outbreak, in Roseville, Calif., on Sunday, March 29, 2020. Californians endured a weekend of stepped-up restrictions aimed at keeping them home as much as possible while hospitals and health officials scrambled Sunday to ready themselves for a week that could see the feared dramatic surge in coronavirus cases. The government's top infectious-disease expert warned Sunday that the coronavi…

March 30, 2020

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Retired docs, nursing, med students: California wants you
March 30, 2020 10:04 p.m.

Retired docs, nursing, med students: California wants you

LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is recruiting thousands of retired health care workers along with medical and nursing students to help as emergency hospitals that could include sites like the Los Angeles Coliseum and other sports arenas handle an anticipated flood of coronavirus patients, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.