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Ventura Commission Approves Controversial 75-Unit Apartment Project Despite Parking, Size Concerns

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El número de casos sospechosos de ébola se reduce significativamente tras procesarse un retraso en los datos

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Por Deidre McPhillips, CNN

Hay 344 casos confirmados de ébola en la República Democrática del Congo, incluidos 60 fallecimientos, informó este miércoles la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS).

El número de casos sospechosos se ha reducido considerablemente tras procesar los casos pendientes, pasando de más de 1.000 la semana pasada a 116.

En Uganda, se han confirmado 15 casos y una muerte por la enfermedad, según funcionarios de la OMS.

Sin embargo, la magnitud total del brote sigue siendo desconocida, ya que el rastreo de contactos continúa rezagado.

“Solo alrededor del 45 % de los contactos han sido monitoreados y, para adelantarnos al brote, necesitamos que esa cifra supere el 90 %”, dijo este miércoles en una conferencia de prensa el director general de la OMS, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “La inseguridad, los desplazamientos y las poblaciones móviles hacen que el rastreo de contactos sea especialmente difícil”.

Tedros señaló que otros desafíos para responder al brote incluyen ampliar la capacidad de pruebas, las “restricciones generales de viaje” impuestas por algunos países que están “interrumpiendo las cadenas de suministro y obstaculizando la respuesta”, la desconfianza de las comunidades y la falta de vacunas o tratamientos para combatir la enfermedad.

Actualmente hay tres vacunas en desarrollo dirigidas específicamente contra la cepa Bundibugyo, dijeron este miércoles funcionarios de la OMS. La vacuna desarrollada por Moderna y la creada por la Universidad de Oxford junto con el Serum Institute of India podrían estar listas para ensayos clínicos en dos o tres meses, mientras que una tercera, desarrollada por IAVI, tardará al menos siete meses.

El antiviral oral obeldesivir también podría estar disponible a través de ensayos clínicos en las próximas semanas. Los expertos afirman que podría ofrecerse a los contactos de casos confirmados y probables a medida que se intensifiquen los esfuerzos de rastreo.

Consultado sobre el plan del Gobierno de Trump para tratar a estadounidenses expuestos al ébola en Kenya, Tedros dijo que existe “colaboración en todos los niveles”.

“Con base en su evaluación de riesgos, pueden hacer lo que consideren adecuado para ellos”, afirmó. “Pero realmente agradezco el firme compromiso y apoyo que veo en la respuesta a este brote de ébola”.

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Organic Soup Kitchen Ramps Up Support as Nutrition Insecurity Rises in Santa Barbara County

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Amid mounting pressures from inflation, housing costs, and healthcare expenses, a growing number of Santa Barbara County residents are struggling to consistently access nutritious food, according to Organic Soup Kitchen. […]

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San Clemente couple arrested with two kilograms of ketamine and thousands in cash while heading to probation appointment

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SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (KEYT) – Thousands of pills and pounds of other illicit substances were seized from storage units and a local home after a woman dropping off her boyfriend for a probation appointment was found to have about two kilograms of ketamine and $8000 in cash in the vehicle.

On May 29, around 1 p.m., a police officer spoke with a 45-year-old man and his 39-year-old girlfriend, both from San Clemente, in their vehicle in the 3800 block of Alamo Street stated a press release Wednesday from the Simi Valley Police Department.

According to Simi Valley Police, the 39-year-old was dropping off her boyfriend for his probation appointment and, in accordance with the terms of his probation, the vehicle registered to the 45-year-old San Clemente man was searched by an officer.

Officers located $8000 in cash and around two kilograms of ketamine inside the vehicle and both people were arrested for possession and transportation of Ketamine for sales noted the Simi Valley Police Department.

Detectives then obtained search warrants that were served at the couple's home in the 600 bock of Calle Del Cerrito and multiple storage units in San Clemente that same evening shared the local police agency.

The Simi Valley Police Department shared that detectives seized the following during the May 29 searches in San Clemente:

  • 85,000 counterfeit Adderal pills
  • 25,000 Ecstasy pills
  • 30 pounds of Ketamine
  • One pound of fentanyl
  • Seven pounds of cocaine
  • Ten pounds of Psilocybin
  • $13,505 in U.S. currency
  • $13,750 in gold and silver currency

According to Simi Valley Police, the estimated street value of the seized narcotics is around $2.1 million and an initial investigation indicates that the pair are involved in the manufacturing of illicit substances at the their home as well as delivering those controlled substances to locations in Orange, Los Angeles, and Ventura counties.

The duo were booked into the Ventura County Main Jail on multiple drug-related charges shared the Simi Valley Police Department.

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