kareen wynter has the details. >> whether it's the upcoming festival lunar new year celebrations and february 30 are. >> to win the game. >> or the highly anticipated rams. 49 ers matchup at stadium on sunday. health leaders are reminding the public to celebrate responsibly with the region slowly recovering from the devastating effects of the covid search during the holiday season with improvements in test availability. >> it's now good idea to test whenever possible. if you're gathering with others, particularly if indoor in indoor, crowded places where people are unmasked. la county director of public health doctor barbara for air said while los angeles and the state of california are seeing a decline in the number of daily new infections and the test positivity rate. >> which is also drop significantly from record highs. the anyone gathering hosting or attending football viewing parties should celebrate safely to avoid prolonging this pandemic. one concern is that while the numbers are improving, both the county and state are still reporting covid case rates double their respectiv

kareen wynter has details. whether it's the upcoming festival lunar new year celebrations and february 30 yards to win the game. >> or the highly anticipated rams. 49 ers matchup at stadium on sunday. health leaders are reminding the public to celebrate responsibly with the region slowly recovering from the devastating effects of the covid search during the holiday season with improvements in test availability. >> it's now good idea to test whenever possible. >> if you're gathering with others, particularly if indoor in indoor, crowded places where people are unmasked. la county director of public health doctor barbara for air said while los angeles and the state of california are seeing a decline in the number of daily new infections and the test positivity rate. >> which is also drop significantly from record highs. the anyone gathering hosting or attending football viewing parties should celebrate safely to avoid prolonging this pandemic. one concern is that while the numbers are improving, both the county a

. >> reporter kareen wynter explains. >> strict rules for fraternities ahead of spring recruiting. but some students say it will take more than enhanced security measures to fully protect those on campus. >> big changes on the campus of usc with the start of the new semester following the scandal involving abuse allegations at several fraternity houses. while some fraternities remain suspended, most of%them will be allowed to have parties again in march. but there are new policies in place. usc announced security guards must be posted at stairs or hallways near bedrooms before it was up to each chapter to hire private security to manage entrance is now security vendors will be selected in consultation with the university. there's a lot of measures that you can do to to try to fix the problem. but i think i agree it's kind of. >> it's in the institution. it's something that needs to be rooted out its source rather than just kind of like. creating all these provisions. these new mandates follow recent allegations of abuse and reports of victims being drugged at some frat houses. univ

. >> kareen wynter explains flurona. >> we're nearly 2 years into this pandemic, but it's just been really one wave after another with the latest surge that could once again put hospitals over the edge from the uptick in covid patients being admitted with new infections and severe staffing shortages at medical facilities with health care workers unable to treat those who are ill since they've also been sidelined by the virus. doctor thomas and county officials described the challenge local hospitals are now facing with the omicron virus being so much more transmissible. we do have a lot of our frontline health care workers who have contracted the virus to isolate. so it has caused the issue with staffing. it's the people that haven't been vaccinated. >> there are now in the hospital and we want to prevent that because even our hospital staff is getting sick and they have to quarantine for 5 days and then and then get a test to show that they are negative. so all that's going to have an impact on all on and on. just about every segment of of our life in the next few weeks. doctor also menti

. >> kareen wynter has details now on what's being called flurona. >> we're nearly 2 years into this pandemic, but it's just been really one wave after another with the latest surge that could once again put hospitals over the edge from the uptick in covid patients being admitted with new infections and severe staffing shortages at medical facilities with health care workers unable to treat those who are ill since they've also been sidelined by the virus. doctor thomas and county officials described the challenge local hospitals are now facing with the omicron virus being so much more transmissible. we do have a lot of our frontline health care workers who have contracted the virus to isolate. so it has caused the issue with staffing. it's the people that haven't been vaccinated. >> there are now in the hospital and we want to prevent that because even our hospital staff is getting sick and they have to quarantine for 5 days and then and then get a test to show that they are negative. so all that's going to have an impact on all on and on. just about every segment of of our life in t

there's concern about a double infection of flu and covid-19 reporter kareen wynter has details on what's being called flurona. >> we're nearly 2 years into this pandemic, but it's just been really one wave after another with the latest surge that could once again put hospitals over the edge from the uptick in covid patients being admitted with new infections and severe staffing shortages at medical facilities with health care workers unable to treat those who are ill since they've also been sidelined by the virus. doctor thomas. yeah. to garp and county officials described the challenge local hospitals are now facing with the omicron virus being so much more transmissible. we do have a lot of our frontline health care workers who have contracted the virus to isolate. so it has caused the issue with staffing. it's the people that haven't been vaccinated. >> there are now in the hospital and we want to prevent that because even our hospital staff is getting sick and they have to quarantine for 5 days and then and then get a test to show that they are negative. so all that's going to have a