[Farm93]

I’m a bit frustrated — SCC’s numbers are relatively much better than many places, which is a great testament to that office, the healthcare workers, the community and officials here. And yet as other places are easing Friday, SCC will not. We’re at 7 weeks and we’re approaching how long Wuhan was locked down (though theirs was obviously a more iron-fisted lockdown).

But in terms of what she plans to have in place “in weeks”, that sounds encouraging. Sigh. I can wait weeks more, especially if containment-level testing and tracing is in place by then. I do wish they’d open more parks and maybe some curbside service. More parks would actually decrease crowding.


https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/04/c...acrifices/

Q Has it been hard to coordinate with other Bay Area health officers?

A When we put in the first shelter-in-place in mid-March, we got ourselves on the same page. That, to be honest, seems harder and harder now, because then it was very clear that’s what was needed. And the issue about how do you reopen, where do you reopen, how fast do you go, that’s in some ways far, far more complex.

Q When do you expect contact tracing to get to the point that you’re confident of lifting restrictions?
A We are obviously doing part of that scope of work now, finalizing plans for rapid scaling, literally hundreds of people. We want to proceed gingerly, but we do want to be able to open things up. We cannot stay sheltered in place until a vaccine arrives.

Q How long until we reach that scale of contact tracing?


A Within weeks.

By all accounts SF Bay Area should have been a massive epicenter.   Early cases, population density in SF, large use of public transportation.
And yet the SF Bay Area results are the envy of the USA.   So I think I would rather be frustrated with relatively happy health care workers, than roaming the malls with health care workers in tears every night.

According the POTUS45's own guidelines CA should not move to phase 2 yet because LA county is not meeting the decline criteria or the tracing requirements.   Still everyone is pushing forward anyway because USA citizens are impatient.  Much like you I guess.  Almost every other country in the world has stated the USA is not ready yet.   (Too many cases, limited testing, and very limited tracing)  

Apparently POTUS' team even has predictions of 3,000 deaths per day in June because of the recent changes by governors.  Re-election chances are much better if there is a rebound to the economy before end of Q3 and that only happens if we go for it here in early May. 

I suspect in 60 days it will be clear which path/bet was better, but I would put my money with the SCC-Health Officer, Fauci and other health officials.   SF Bay Area timing and approach are aligned with global standards.   

The USA....is #1 is cases and deaths for a reason and now we are working hard to win the per capita titles too.  
USA! USA!

[Farm93]

I’m a bit frustrated — SCC’s numbers are relatively much better than many places, which is a great testament to that office, the healthcare workers, the community and officials here. And yet as other places are easing Friday, SCC will not. We’re at 7 weeks and we’re approaching how long Wuhan was locked down (though theirs was obviously a more iron-fisted lockdown).

But in terms of what she plans to have in place “in weeks”, that sounds encouraging. Sigh. I can wait weeks more, especially if containment-level testing and tracing is in place by then. I do wish they’d open more parks and maybe some curbside service. More parks would actually decrease crowding.


https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/05/04/c...acrifices/

Q Has it been hard to coordinate with other Bay Area health officers?

A When we put in the first shelter-in-place in mid-March, we got ourselves on the same page. That, to be honest, seems harder and harder now, because then it was very clear that’s what was needed. And the issue about how do you reopen, where do you reopen, how fast do you go, that’s in some ways far, far more complex.

Q When do you expect contact tracing to get to the point that you’re confident of lifting restrictions?
A We are obviously doing part of that scope of work now, finalizing plans for rapid scaling, literally hundreds of people. We want to proceed gingerly, but we do want to be able to open things up. We cannot stay sheltered in place until a vaccine arrives.

Q How long until we reach that scale of contact tracing?


A Within weeks.

By all accounts SF Bay Area should have been a massive epicenter.   Early cases, population density in SF, large use of public transportation.
And yet the SF Bay Area results are the envy of the USA.   So I think I would rather be frustrated with relatively happy health care workers, than roaming the malls with health care workers in tears every night.

According the POTUS45's own guidelines CA should not move to phase 2 yet because LA county is not meeting the decline criteria or the tracing requirements.   Still everyone is pushing forward anyway because USA citizens are impatient.  Much like you I guess.  Almost every other country in the world has stated the USA is not ready yet.   (Too many cases, limited testing, and very limited tracing)  

Apparently POTUS' team even has predictions of 3,000 deaths per day in June because of the recent changes by governors.  Re-election chances are much better if there is a rebound to the economy before end of Q3 and that only happens if we go for it here in early May. 

I suspect in 60 days it will be clear which path/bet was better, but I would put my money with the SCC-Health Officer, Fauci and other health officials.   SF Bay Area timing and approach are aligned with global standards.   

The USA....is #1 is cases and deaths for a reason and now we are working hard to win the per capita titles too.  
USA! USA!