Second Case of COVID-19 Confirmed in Mendocino, Public Health Tightens Shelter-in-Place

novel coronavirus Covid-19 MendocinoInformation from the Mendocino County Public Health Officer:

Today, March 24, 2020, the County Health Officer revised Mendocino County’s order to align with California’s Order. This Order goes into effect today, March 24, 2020, at 10:00 p.m. and will be in place until further notice. The major changes in the Order includes: stricter list of essential business to align with the State order, closure of all parks within Mendocino County and the order will be in place until rescinded. We urge all residents to closely follow the restrictions in both the County and State Health Orders.

This revision is especially important, as the County Health Officer Dr. Noemi Doohan has confirmed a second case of COVID-19 in our community.

Regarding the new COVID-19 case, Dr. Doohan stated, “This case is related to high risk travel and it does not appear to indicate community spread. This person is on home isolation and does not pose a risk to the public and will be actively monitored by public health officials along with their primary healthcare provider. The clinic where this case was identified used proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and handled this case in an exemplary manner that protected their healthcare workers, staff and patients from exposure. The Health Officer was informed of this case this morning. We will continue to release announcements of new cases promptly, within hours, when possible.”

This Order is to ensure that the maximum number of people shelter in their places of residence to the maximum extent possible, in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. The Order directs all residents to remain at their place of residence, except to conduct Essential ActivitiesEssential Business, and Essential Government Functions (defined in the Order).

 

This Public Health Order limits activity, travel and business functions to only the most basic and essential needs, and prohibits transient lodging for non-essential purposes. To the extent that individuals must use shared or outdoor spaces, all must maintain social distancing of at least six feet between themselves and others while outside their residence. Our goal is to protect the public’s health by minimizing the spread of this pandemic.

“We have been working closely with our state partners to identify areas of the local Public Health Order that can be modified to closely mirror Governor Newsom’s statewide Shelter-In-Place Order,” said Dr. Doohan. “We owe our seniors, healthcare workers and other vulnerable populations in our community our strict adherence to this order, for their protection.”

Essential Activities (exemptions to the Shelter-In-Place Order) include:

  • Tasks essential to maintain health and safety, such as obtaining medicine or seeing a doctor;
  • Getting necessary services or supplies for themselves or their family or household members, such as getting food and supplies, pet food, and getting supplies necessary for staying at home;
  • Engaging in outdoor activity, such as walking or running provided that you maintain at least six feet of social distancing and be we within walking/biking distance from home; (Please note that all parks are closed in Mendocino County)
  • Performing work providing essential services at an Essential Business or Essential Government function (defined below);
  • Caring for a family member in another household;
  • Caring for elderly, minors, dependents, persons with disabilities, or other vulnerable persons.

The business community is advised to refer to Section 9 of the Order attached for the revised list of essential business.

Violations of this Order are considered a threat to our county’s health, and adherence is enforceable by law. A coordinated response of all law enforcement agencies in Mendocino County has been implemented. The Health Officer will continue to evaluate this rapidly evolving situation, and may modify this Order if needed.

By adhering to the Order, Mendocino County can help “flatten the curve.” Governor Gavin Newsom in a recent news conference shared the following statement: “Just assume that you potentially are contagious and act accordingly. Socially distance yourself from others. Just use common sense. Be a good neighbor. Be a good citizen.” Our actions can save lives. If all Californians adhere to sheltering-in-place we can help stop the spread of COVID-19.

Remember:

  • Keep a distance of at least six feet away from others
  • Don’t shake hands
  • Wash your hands thoroughly and often
  • Don’t touch your face with un-washed hands
  • Cover coughs and sneezes (into your elbow and away from others, not hands)
  • Regularly clean high-traffic surfaces
  • If you are sick stay home unless you need to seek medical care in which case you should call ahead
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tax payer
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tax payer
4 years ago

151,600 apparently die each day globally, give or take a few. Of this 100,000 die of age related illness. 6,316 people die each hour.

Yeah,sure
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Yeah,sure
4 years ago
Reply to  tax payer

Thanks for the stats, Captain Obvious.
🙄🙄🙄🙄

Thirdeye
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Thirdeye
4 years ago
Reply to  tax payer

Yeah, global death statistics lent us great comfort after 9/11 too. No biggie.

The Real Brian
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The Real Brian
4 years ago
Reply to  Thirdeye

Right?

And with stats like that we should consider 2 more Vietnams inside a month as totally cool.

Thirdeye
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Thirdeye
4 years ago
Reply to  The Real Brian

Sounds logical to me.

FanOfGuest
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FanOfGuest
4 years ago

Thanks for the beat down negative Nancy. Those were unknown facts to me….depopulation is the cure.

Jaekelopterus
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Jaekelopterus
4 years ago
Reply to  FanOfGuest

Start with yourself.

Thirdeye
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Thirdeye
4 years ago

We just topped Italy in number of active cases and are fixing to blow past them in number of deaths soon at the rate we’re going. U-S-A! U-S-A! NUM-BER-ONE! NUM-BER-ONE!

Hold up
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Hold up
4 years ago
Reply to  Thirdeye

Thirdeye, Did John Hopkins page stop adding cases? As of 12:30 3/25 the US is still trailing Italy and 869 cases doesn’t seem like it’s going to “blow past” Italy’s 7500 that soon. I guess we have to agree on what length of time soon actually represents.

The Real Brian
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The Real Brian
4 years ago
Reply to  Hold up

https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/#countries

We are behind Italy in cases until tomorrow or the next day.

We’ve been averaging 10k cases diagnosed for a few days. Italy has plateaued around 5k. And we have increases in testing in many states.

As far as the deaths, I think about 2 weeks or less we will surpass them. Hope I’m wrong.

Check out World o Meters link, if you don’t already know.

And check out the other stuff they track:

https://www.worldometers.info

Sars-cov-2
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Sars-cov-2
4 years ago

Good move to close county parks .
India locked down 1.5 billion people for three weeks yesterday ! Meanwhile the president of the United States says flu/automobiles accidents kills lots of people and we don’t shut economy for that .Love or hate him Our president does not care about health of his people.

https://apnews.com/176c1393bb1d93a2fb39d2f714d04f8b

“To save India and every Indian, there will be a total ban on venturing out,” Modi said Tuesday night, acknowledging that the 21-day lockdown would be a major blow to the economy, but insisting that the alternative could set the country back 21 years.

The move puts nearly one-fifth of the world’s population under lockdown.

The Real Brian
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The Real Brian
4 years ago
Reply to  Sars-cov-2

Nama stay 6 feet back.

J steezy
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J steezy
4 years ago
Reply to  The Real Brian

Damn, that was good lol

thetallone
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thetallone
4 years ago

I don’t get the secrecy about letting us know where the infected people are located-even generally, like what town. What clinic was it? What would it hurt to give out this information? Transparency. You are a public servant, so serve the friggin’ public.