Free COVID-19 Testing in Palo Alto
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/services/public_safety/plans_and_information/coronavirus/testing.asp This link does not work as of March, 2023.
Category Archives: covid-19
Posts related to the Covid-19/Corona virus
State’s regional stay at home order extended
In a statement issued by the California Department of Public Health, the State has extended its Regional Stay at Home Order, which was originally set to expire on January 8, due to the region’s ICU bed capacity remaining below 15%. All current restrictions will remain in place until the Bay Area’s four-week ICU projection shows a capacity of greater than or equal to 15%. The state will assess the region’s ICU projections in the coming days and announce a formal decision on whether Bay Area meets criteria to exit the order.
California State PTA COVID-19 Resources: https://www.pta.org/home/family-resources/coronavirus-information
Free COVID-19 Testing in Palo Alto
https://www.cityofpaloalto.org/services/public_safety/plans_and_information/coronavirus/testing.asp This link does not work as of March, 2023.
Mandatory Directive on Travel & Quarantine
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/travel-directive.aspx
Travel Is discouraged, especially for non-essential purposes. Travel for leisure or for non-essential business is strongly discouraged and should be postponed until after the current surge in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations subsides.
Travel involves mixing between regions and households, and because so many areas of the State and United States are also currently experiencing significant surges in COVID-19 cases, travel is discouraged and should be minimized.
Mandatory Quarantine after Long-Distance Travel into Santa Clara County
All persons traveling into Santa Clara County, whether by air, car, train, or any other means, directly or indirectly from a point of origin greater than 150 miles from the County’s borders must quarantine for 10 days upon arrival.
More Family Resources here: Health Wellness Updates /Resources
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Coronavirus (COVID-19):
- Stress and Coping
- Grief and Loss
- Helping Children Cope (link broken, sorry)
- Support for Teens and Young Adults
UPDATE: Health & Wellness
Latest COVID-19 Updates for Santa Clara County
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/Pages/home.aspx
Mandatory Directive on Holiday Travel: The new Travel Directive by the Santa Clara County Department of Health contains information about how to slow the transmission of COVID-19. Directive on Travel will require people to quarantine for 14 days upon return to the County from travel of more than 150 miles. CLICK HERE for more information.
Free COVID-19 Testing Sites
https://www.sccgov.org/sites/covid19/pages/covid19-testing.aspx
Santa Clara County Announces Expanded Testing Options and Self-Administered Testing
Santa Clara County Public Health Officials are reporting double the rate of positive COVID-19 test results –from 2 percent to 4 percent– over the past month and have announced expanded availability and options at testing sites throughout the County. The drop-in testing site at Emmanuel Baptist Church in San Jose will offer an observed self-administered nasal swab, a testing method that has the potential to increase the number of people getting tested. Testing hours are also expanding at the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds mass-testing facility, which will begin operating seven days a week with extra hours from 7 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during the peak mid-week period. This will increase testing capacity to 5,000 per day on those days.
Go here to find free testing options throughout the County. By-appointment testing will be available at the Palo Alto Art Center on Friday, December 18. Go here for more information and to sign up (this link does not work, as of March, 2023) for an appointment starting 7 days in advance of the testing date.