Tuesday, May 26, 2020

CoViD1-19: County & City of San Diego Briefings | San Diego Music Awards Go Virtual

My photo subjects have been super limited these days
I know Costco doesn't really count as getting out of the house, but that's as far as I made it today. Also hit Petco and Petsmart but neither carries the prescription NexGard we give Ficus so I'll check PetMeds. The press briefings were par for the course today, mostly the County and City just reiterating and clarifying what the Governor said this morning, but I have to say, Kevin Faulconer has been pretty good about seeming impartial, but over the past two weeks has just thrown that out the window. I've said it's like a game of chicken, the City and County "demanding" to open and the Governor being like, 'yo, chill out, I was gonna do that anyway' and then when the governor loosens things that he was already gonna loosen based on data then the County and the City peacock and puff their feathers and are like, 'yeah, we stood up to the Governor and got our way.' It's pretty comical if you watch it everyday like I've been doing. As things loosen, the 'whatabouts' increase, too. With haircut salons opening, 'whatabout' nail salons? With tennis courts opening, 'whatabout' doubles badminton? With churches opening, 'whatabout' gyms? People just really show their ugly self-interest and it's gross. The hardest part of the pandemic will be the cementing of the notion that a significant portion of human beings are pure garbage. I had to block one of my dad's childhood friends from Facebook today because of the stupid memes he was posting. It's not pretty out there. Links after the jump. 

  • In case you missed it, I highly recommend reading Nathan Fletcher's commentary that ran in the Union Tribune on Monday. 
  • Rescheduled San Diego Music Awards Going Virtual Instead - SoundDiego (5.26.2020)
  • County of San Diego
    • New Church guidelines 
      • These will be in effect for 21 days, then reassessed
      • Limit number of people singing/stay spaced apart
      • Prepackaged communion
      • Encourage vulnerable populations stay home
      • Encourage continuation of remote services
    • Barbershops & Hair Salons may reopen as of midnight tonight
      • Represent longer duration/exposure, higher risk for spreading the virus
      • Must have 'safe reopening' plan posted and follow guidelines 
      • Only service where customers can have face coverings for the duration of service
      • Not open: eyelash services, eyebrow waxing and threading, facials, shaves, nail salons (coming soon)
    • Spikes and increases and numbers would trigger moving backwards
    • All businesses, even those who have been open all along, must insure staff is doing frequent cleaning, hand-washing, temperature checks, and other hygiene and safety protocols
    • Lessons and sports instruction can resume starting Wednesday
      • Must be one-on-one when physical distancing can be followed
      • Includes tennis, golf, soccer, baseball, others as long as they're one-on-one
      • Regular sports will be coming soon, but we're not there yet
    • 3841 hospitalizations/62% of ICU beds are being used by Covid and Non-Covid patients (80% is trigger)
    • 249 Deaths/No New Deaths in past 3 days (probably due to slow holiday reporting)
    • Flagship Cruises is operating right now in violation of County Health order
    • Local jurisdictions have a say in their posture and enforcement
    • Health order for dining out: may be seated with household or anyone they want to be seated with at their table 
    • "We are opening up, and we're trying to get back to some 'simbulance' of normality, so that right now is what we're doing with in-restaurant dining." Dr. Wooten
    • No cases or outbreaks associated with casinos (but it's mostly too early to tell)
    • Contact tracing is meeting goal within 48 hours
    • Contact tracing is harder as things are opening up and more interactions with strangers 
    • Drive-thru and drive-in commencements are allowed (County has provided guidance for the 42 school districts in the county)
    • HOA pools are still closed
    • Tennis clubs can reopen (per 16Eii) 
  • City of San Diego Press Briefing
    • Safely Reopen Continues
      • Faulconer trying to take credit for loosened restrictions by state that were already scheduled to open anyway
      • Open barbershops and hair salons can reopen immediately
        • Temp Checks/Symptoms Check
        • Face Coverings
        • Hand washing
      • State guidelines for places of worship has been provided by state
    • Alpha Project
      • Using an old refurbished Super 8 Motel with 42 units for homeless families
      • Was supposed to be housing for "SPARK" program but that is put on hold
      • Highlight Local Choir on America's Got Talent tonight
      • Voices of Our City Choir featuring current and former homeless people and advocates 
      • Families will be moved in almost immediately
  • Expect more headlines like this one:


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