FDA Emergency Use Authorization for Point of Care Coronavirus (COVID-19) Test
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/22/2020 11:25 PM
Washington, DC...The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued the first emergency use authorization for a point-of-care COVID-19 diagnostic for the Cepheid Xpert Xpress SARS-CoV-2 test. “The test we’re authorizing today will be able to provide Americans with results within hours, rather than days like the existing tests, and the company plans to roll it out by March 30, which is an incredibly rapid timeline for such an effort. With new tools like point-of-care diagnostics, we are moving into a new phase of testing, where tests will be much more easily accessible to Americans who need them,” said HHS Secretary Alex Azar. “With the development of point of care diagnostics, Americans who need tests will be able to get results faster than ever before. More and more options for reliable, convenient testing are becoming available at an incredibly rapid pace, thanks to the hard work of our FDA team and the ingenuity of American industry.”
Amador County Health Officer Issues Stay at Home Order
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/21/2020 09:21 AM
Sutter Creek, CA – With increasing cases statewide of novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) Amador County Health Officer Dr. Rita Kerr is issuing a Stay at Home Order for all residents of Amador County. This order serves to enhance measures already being taken to slow the spread and preserve critical health care capacity. The intent of this Order is to supplement and clarify the statewide order to stay at home issued by the Governor on March 19, 2020, and to ensure the maximum number of people self-isolate in their places of residence to the maximum extent feasible.
The order announced by Dr. Kerr will begin immediately and last for at least two weeks, until 11:59 PM on April 3, 2020.
Governor Newsom Requests President Trump Deploy USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to Port of Los Angeles
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/20/2020 09:00 AM
Sacramento, CA....Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has sent a letter to President Donald Trump requesting the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through September 1, 2020, to help decompress the state’s health care delivery system in Los Angeles in response to COVID-19.
U.S. Covid-19 Infections Rise to 16,638, Deaths 216, Recovered 121
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/20/2020 01:24 PM
Baltimore, MD...The latest from the Coronavirus dashboard from Johns Hopkins University. As the infections start to spread in North American it tells the magnitude and spread of the problem. If you dig into it you can see when a country peaked and when they started the recovery phase. It is a great source for actual data including those who have recovered. Just click the image below...
County Public Health Department on Local Implementation of Stay at Home Order
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/20/2020 02:48 PM
San Andreas, CA...On the evening of March 19, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Public Health issued a stay at home order for individuals living in the State of California. Exceptions to this order apply to sixteen essential services including: Chemical Sector; Commercial Facilities Sector; Communications Sector; Critical Manufacturing Sector; Dams Sector; Defense Industrial Base Sector; Emergency Services Sector; Energy Sector; Financial Services Sector; Food and Agriculture Sector; Government Facilities Sector; Healthcare and Public Health Sector; Information Technology Sector; Nuclear Reactors, Materials, and Waste Sector; Transportation Systems Sector; and Water and Wastewater Systems Sector. These sixteen essential functions are critical to the health and well-being of Californians. If you are unclear if you are part of providing an essential service, please contact your employer.
Dignity Health Offers Free Virtual Urgent Care Visits for Patients Experiencing COVID-19 Symptoms
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/20/2020 04:07 PM
San Andreas, CA....Dignity Health Mark Twain Medical Center today announced the launch of a free virtual urgent care service, Virtual Care Anywhere, for anyone in our community experiencing mild to moderate symptoms of the new coronavirus. Virtual urgent care visits are being encouraged as an initial care option for anyone who would like to discuss symptoms characteristic of COVID-19 with a health care professional.
Yosemite National Park Now Closed to All Visitors Until Further Notice
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/20/2020 04:19 PM
Yosemite, CA...Yosemite National Park is announcing modifications to operations at the request of the local health department. As of 3:00 pm today, Friday, March 20, 2020, Yosemite National Park is closed to all park visitors until further notice. This closure will be enforced 24-hours a day/7-days a week and there will be no access permitted to Yosemite National Park.
COVID-19 Guidance For Calaveras County Business Sectors
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/19/2020 02:38 PM
San Andreas, CA...Following Governor Newsom’s recently released guidance, Calaveras Public Health has updated their COVID-19 webpage and includes a “Businesses tab” that will be updated as the situation changes. The website now includes information about business closures, social distancing, etc. Below are the guidance measures for certain business sectors and resources to assist businesses and keep our residents safe.
Governor Gavin Newsom Issues Stay at Home Order for 40 Million Californians
Posted by: thepinetree on 03/19/2020 08:14 PM
Sacramento, CA...Today, Governor Gavin Newsom issued a stay at home order to protect the health and well-being of all Californians and to establish consistency across the state in order to slow the spread of COVID-19. The California State Public Health Officer and Director of the California Department of Public Health is ordering all individuals living in the State of California to stay home or at their place of residence.