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Report regarding the status of San Mateo County Health Officer Shelter in Place Orders related to COVID-19, the modified delivery of City government services and operation of programs and facilities, and departmental plans for the phased restoration of operations as restrictions are eased by the County Health Officer. (Sharon Ranals, Assistant City Manager / Parks and Recreation Director)
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RECOMMENDATION
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It is recommended that the City Council receive an update on the current status of modified operations under San Mateo County Health Officer Shelter in Place COVID-19 Order, review departmental plans to gradually restore operations as restrictions are eased by the County Health Officer, and provide direction to staff.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
A novel coronavirus, named "COVID-19" by the World Health Organization (WHO), was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, in December 2019. The virus has since spread rapidly throughout the world. The WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, when there were 118,000 confirmed cases and 4,000 deaths in over 110 countries and territories. Today there have been almost 3.6 million confirmed cases, with over 250,000 deaths across 212 countries. As of May 5, 2020, there are 1,315 confirmed cases in San Mateo County, with 56 deaths. Because of limited testing capacity, the number of cases detected through testing represents only a small portion of the total number of likely cases.
In early March of 2020, national, state, county, and local governments declared health emergencies for COVID-19 to confer special authority and leverage resources to address the crisis, as follows: United States, March 13; California, March 4; San Mateo County, March 10; and City of South San Francisco, March 11. In an effort to slow the spread of the virus and mitigate the impact on delivery of critical healthcare services, California issued an Executive Order that went into effect on March 19, ...
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