California Judge Blocks Transfer Of Coronavirus Patients Pending Hearing

Mealey's (February 24, 2020, 11:51 AM EST) -- LOS ANGELES — A California federal judge on Feb. 21 granted the city of Costa Mesa’s request to temporarily block a federal and state plan to transfer up to 50 patients infected with a novel coronavirus to a facility in the city until a hearing on the plan is held on Feb. 24 (Costa Mesa, et al. v. United States, et al., No. 8:20-00368, C.D. Calif.)....