Tag: COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic landed in San Diego county on March 9, 2020 with a woman who had traveled abroad and brought the virus back to this region.
With almost a year of hindsight, what do social service providers think could have been better planned or better executed?
McAlister Institute, a social service agency that partners with county Health and Human Services...
The La Mesa city council unanimously approved a resolution on Tuesday which caps restaurant delivery fees from third-party providers such as GrubHub, UberEats, Postmates and others at 15% in an effort to support small business owners.
Verbiage from the resolution states it shall be unlawful for a third-party food delivery company to charge a restaurant fees that total more than...
San Diego Board of Supervisors Chairman Nathan Fletcher delivered the State of the County address from the county’s Emergency Medical Operation Center on Feb. 18. Major topics of the address were the county’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, post-pandemic recovery, racial equality and racial injustice, economic injustice, and the continuation of county-led projects such as Waterfront Park and the...
Lynn Schuette began attending the Feeling Fit class at the Lemon Grove Senior Center about three years ago. The 72-year-old artist from Encanto, along with about 50 other seniors attending went from two to five classes a week, to nothing when the first stay-at-home orders went into affect in mid-March last year. This left Schuette and many other seniors...
San Diego County District 2 Supervisor Joel Anderson said a Jan. 12 proposal he made during a Board of Supervisors meeting about amendments to pandemic-related business closure ordinances had three points he wanted to clarify.
He said the county of San Diego should provide scientific data showing any activity is a health risk before it is limited or restricted; that...
The American Red Cross is now testing blood, platelet and plasma donations for COVID-19 antibodies with each blood draw.
A COVID-19 specific antibody test may indicate if an individual’s immune system produced antibodies to the coronavirus, even if they never experienced symptoms.
Interim Red Cross Regional Communications Director Christine Welch said individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 may have antibodies in...
The year 2020 was unlike any year in recent memory. From a global pandemic that found its way into the homes and businesses of East County to marches for social justice amidst tinges of white supremacy and police brutality, punctuated by a presidential election that saw the outgoing president encourage his supporters to protest the results.
But in between the...
Sharp HealthCare had more than 300 COVID-19 patients in its system as of Dec.7. About 116 of those are at Sharp Grossmont Hospital, just over 100 at Sharp Chula Vista and 15 at Sharp Coronado; Sharp Memorial has around 66.
Sharp Grossmont Hospital CEO Scott Evans said this is a significant increase from where they were just a few weeks...
On Tuesday, Nov. 23, 2020, the County Health and Human Services Agency confirmed 1,546 new COVID-19 cases, passing a record set just a few days prior. The rise in cases and hospitalizations, and San Diego’s readmittance to the purple tier, has cast a shadow on the winter holidays.
According to the U.S. Center for Disease Control in June, nearly 40%...
San Diego County moved into the COVID-19 purple tier on Nov. 10, setting tighter restrictions, giving local businesses large and small three days to comply. With Small Business Saturday coming Nov. 28, this left local chambers of commerce struggling to help their members prepare for a restrictive holiday season.
La Mesa Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Mary England said the three-day...
