[lex24]

I have a relative (mid-40s, two comorbidities) that was exposed to COVID-19 on Thursday.  Her county has officially told her she must quarantine under penalty of law.

She had been living in a trailer with her parents & two young children (under 10) in a rural county in the foothills in California.  Her father (mid-60s) is in poor health, unable to walk, has at least one of the comorbidities frequently associated with high risk.  The family is well below the poverty level.

As you may know, California is concerned about the exposure of someone in quarantine to others at risk (here, her father).   Being in a trailer in the heat would patently expose her father, if she should become infectious.  The children certainly can't be trusted to stay out of the room she had been living in.

Her county's support for this situation:

"Here's a sleeping bag, some PB&J, some bread and water.  Go camp out by the creek."

Did I mention that the next 10 days are all predicted to be hotter than 100 degrees in her town?

Why is California putting someone into a homeless situation? What if she has a medical emergency (heat stroke, sudden onset of symptoms, etc.)?

Her mother called the County Health Department to confirm this is they only thing the county can do.  They played the HIPAA card and refused to discuss anything with her.

She was told that she couldn't (not shouldn't, but couldn't) take a test until 5 days had passed (what idiot came up with that rule?? 5 days is the AVERAGE time to symptom onset, and past the average initial infectious time).  And she was told that it may take a week to get results (she should be tier 2;  that is longer than it should be, not as long as it might be).  And, she has to quarantine the full 14 days even if every test is negative (that's proper).

How is it that the SF Giants can test their players?  In the state of California, they are tier 4 and not to be allowed until the other tiers are handled in under 2 days throughout the state.

Nothing is proper about any of that   I understand the risk to her parents.  But that is for them to decide.  Putting the daughter at an even greater risk is not the answer.

[lex24]

I have a relative (mid-40s, two comorbidities) that was exposed to COVID-19 on Thursday.  Her county has officially told her she must quarantine under penalty of law.

She had been living in a trailer with her parents & two young children (under 10) in a rural county in the foothills in California.  Her father (mid-60s) is in poor health, unable to walk, has at least one of the comorbidities frequently associated with high risk.  The family is well below the poverty level.

As you may know, California is concerned about the exposure of someone in quarantine to others at risk (here, her father).   Being in a trailer in the heat would patently expose her father, if she should become infectious.  The children certainly can't be trusted to stay out of the room she had been living in.

Her county's support for this situation:

"Here's a sleeping bag, some PB&J, some bread and water.  Go camp out by the creek."

Did I mention that the next 10 days are all predicted to be hotter than 100 degrees in her town?

Why is California putting someone into a homeless situation? What if she has a medical emergency (heat stroke, sudden onset of symptoms, etc.)?

Her mother called the County Health Department to confirm this is they only thing the county can do.  They played the HIPAA card and refused to discuss anything with her.

She was told that she couldn't (not shouldn't, but couldn't) take a test until 5 days had passed (what idiot came up with that rule?? 5 days is the AVERAGE time to symptom onset, and past the average initial infectious time).  And she was told that it may take a week to get results (she should be tier 2;  that is longer than it should be, not as long as it might be).  And, she has to quarantine the full 14 days even if every test is negative (that's proper).

How is it that the SF Giants can test their players?  In the state of California, they are tier 4 and not to be allowed until the other tiers are handled in under 2 days throughout the state.

Nothing is proper about any of that   I understand the risk to her parents.  But that is for them to decide.  Putting the daughter at an even greater risk is not the answer.