Rong-Gong Lin II is a Metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. He won the California Newspaper Publishers Assn.’s Freedom of Information Award and the University of Florida’s Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award. He was a finalist for the Ursula and Gilbert Farfel Prize for Excellence in Investigative Reporting and the Knight Award for Public Service. A San Francisco area native, he graduated from UC Berkeley in 2004.
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Los niveles del virus COVID han aumentado considerablemente en las aguas residuales de todo el país
July 15, 2024
COVID’s spread is being aided by people who are still going to work or traveling while sick. Doctors say it’s important for people who are sick to avoid putting others at risk.
July 16, 2024
COVID virus levels have jumped significantly in wastewater across the nation, an indication the summer bump is continuing to grow.
July 15, 2024
Los casos de COVID y las hospitalizaciones aumentan en el condado de Los Ángeles, y algunos de los que se reinfectaron recientemente con las variantes FLiRT consideran que el último episodio es el peor hasta el momento.
July 8, 2024
COVID cases and hospitalizations rise in L.A. County — and some of those recently reinfected with the FLiRT variants are finding the latest bout the worst yet.
July 8, 2024
The latest daily tally of new coronavirus cases is the highest since February, when the winter peak was falling. And it’s an undercount.
July 1, 2024
This month has been particularly active from a seismic standpoint in Southern California.
June 24, 2024
A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck underneath the L.A. neighborhood of El Sereno on Monday, causing weak shaking throughout the Eastside and the San Gabriel Valley.
June 25, 2024
The new COVID FLiRT subvariants are continuing to increase their dominance, fueling a rise in Los Angeles County cases and coronavirus levels in California wastewater.
June 24, 2024
While the numbers of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations are relatively low, the uptick is an indication of an expected summer wave, health experts say.
June 15, 2024