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An Update On How The City Of Oakland Is Handling The Coronavirus

KALW | By Jeneé Darden,
Hana Baba
Published May 4, 2020 at 6:27 PM PDT
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The number of COVID-19 cases in Oakland rose over the weekend, just as Bay Area counties relax shelter-in-place rules. But more testing resources are coming to Oakland. And the city is increasing the number of hotel rooms for the homeless community. 

Click the play button to listen to this interview.

"More testing sites are opening in Alameda County this week, including in West Oakland."

Testing in Oakland is free and open to people who live and work in Alameda County. According to Mayor Schaaf, you don’t need insurance and undocumented people may be tested too. Call 311 or visit oaklandca.gov/testing.

And if you’re in the mood for a short documentary during quarantine, watch "Where Is East Oakland."
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Jeneé Darden
Jeneé Darden is an award-winning journalist, author, public speaker and proud Oakland native. She is the executive producer and host of the weekly arts segment Sights & Sounds as well as the series Sights + Sounds Magazine. Jeneé also covers East Oakland for KALW. Jeneé has reported for NPR, Marketplace, KQED, KPCC, The Los Angeles Times, Ebony magazine, Refinery29 and other outlets. In 2005, she reported on the London transit bombings for Time magazine. Prior to coming to KALW, she hosted the podcast Mental Health and Wellness Radio.
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Hana Baba
Hana Baba is host of Crosscurrents, KALW's weeknight newsmagazine that broadcasts on KALW Public Radio in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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