Humboldt Countyโs Joint Information Center put out a Facebook post today to answer some of the most common questions to come their way as Humboldt navigates its reopening amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Hereโs a list of 14 questions and answers on everything from whether the mall has the green light to open (spoiler alert: it does not yet) to how come information was released about potential exposure at the Aztec Grill in McKinleyville but not at other places.
Read the responses below:
๐. ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ฎ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ข๐๐, ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐-๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐?
a. That is up to the individual restaurant.
๐. ๐๐จ ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง? ๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ง ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ-๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ง๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง?
a. Neither hair nor nail salons are currently cleared to open in Humboldt County. The governor has left the timing of that to counties, and in Humboldt County weโre focusing on restaurants first.
๐. ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญโ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ?
a. Itโs hard to eat with a mask on. Servers and other employees are required to wear them, and per the Health Officerโs Order, facial coverings are mandatory among all people over the age of 12 who are able to wear them. Masking for children age 2 to 12 is strongly recommended. Mask-wearing is among the most available and most effective protective factors available to us.
๐. ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง?
a. Weโre working on one and hope to have it on our website by end of business today (May 27).
๐. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฌ?
a. Total hospitalizations from the beginning of the event are twelve. We do not release information about people currently hospitalized.
๐. ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฐ๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง?
a. There are some who think we are opening too slowly, and others who think we are opening too fast. The Health Officer and Sheriff are working together to move forward safely, while acknowledging the extraordinary costs of keeping businesses shuttered. While opening restaurants does represent an increase in risk, the Health Officer has the authority to slow or even stop the certification process if needed. In extreme situations, she could even reverse the opening process. Weโre all hoping that does not become necessary.
๐. ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฐ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐
๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ณ๐๐ & ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฌ? ๐๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ?
a. OptumServe is the private brand of the state testing facility at Redwood Acres. An Alternative Care Site or ACS is also located at Redwood Acres in preparation for a possible medical surge beyond what hospitals can manage. There currently is no surge hospitals canโt manage, and the ACS is currently vacant.
๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ?
a. Certified retail businesses are listed as of now, and weโre working to create lists of additional certified businesses by sector. If you have a question about a specific business reopening application, please call 441-5000.
๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง?
a. When their sector is open and they have received their certificate.
๐๐. ๐๐ฌ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฐ๐ง๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐๐ง ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐: โ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฒ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐งโ๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐๐ญ.โ ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ ๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐ก๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ, ๐๐ฏ๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ ๐๐จ๐งโ๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐๐ก ๐ฌ๐๐๐๐ซ. ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง.
a. Yes. We will do that. Good suggestion.
๐๐. [๐๐ง ๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ณ๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ] ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐? ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ?
a. This is the second time the Joint Information Center has reached out publicly about possible exposures. Both instances were prompted by our need to identify and notify people who did not know they had been exposed to the virus. In all other cases, Public Health was able to trace exposures, and a broad public announcement was unnecessary.
๐๐. ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ข๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ?
a. Restaurant insurance is beyond the purview of the Joint Information Center.
๐๐. ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ง?
a. Malls have not yet been cleared to open by the state, but Bayshore Mall has submitted a reopening application and will likely be ready to go when the sector is open.
๐๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ? [๐๐๐]
a. The IHSS Public Authority is working with care providers, recipients and the union to set up a distribution system to care providers. Sounds like there should be a process in place within the next week. If you are asking about a specific need, please call 707-476-2100.
๐๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฎ๐ฉ-๐ญ๐จ-๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐
๐๐๐๐๐จ๐จ๐ค ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ฑ-๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ-๐ข๐ง-๐ฅ๐๐ฐโ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซโ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐. ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐๐ฏ๐ ๐ช๐ฎ๐๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ค๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฌ๐จ๐๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ ๐จ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐! ๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐๐๐ญ, ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐๐ข๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐-๐๐๐-๐๐๐๐, ๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ข๐ง๐๐จ@๐๐จ.๐ก๐ฎ๐ฆ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ญ.๐๐.๐ฎ๐ฌ.
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