From the County News : San Diego County and California public health officials have issued orders to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus disease, or COVID-19. The orders are in effect until further notice. Everyone needs to stay home except to take care of essential needs or go to an essential job. Practice social distancing. Keep at least six feet away from other people unless they’re household members. Avoid gatherings of any size. You can go for a walk or walk your dog if you keep six feet from people who are not in your household. Avoid any groups.
The goal is to “flatten the curve.” That means to keep people from getting sick all at once. We can slow a virus’s ability to infect people by keeping them apart. When a new virus like novel coronavirus appears, faster spread means higher demand on the health care system. The increase can overwhelm the health care system and make it harder to take care of all sick people, whether they have COVID-19 or not. However, if people stay away from each other by staying at home and practicing social-distancing, the virus cannot infect as many people as fast.
For more information about what’s open and what’s not, visit https://www.sandiegocounty.gov/content/sdc/hhsa/programs/phs/community_epidemiology/dc/2019-nCoV/health-order.html
For more information about “flatten the curve”, visit https://www.universitycitynews.org/2020/03/30/covid-19-whats-the-story-and-meaning-behind-flatten-the-curve/
