“Even though many messages out there are ‘We are moving on,’ the virus hasn’t moved on,” said Dr. Sara Cody at a Thursday press conference.
Marking just over two years since Bay Area health officials announced unprecedented shelter-in-place orders, Santa Clara County’s Public Health Officer Dr. Sara Cody said Thursday that despite a steady downward trend of cases, residents should expect and prepare for a COVID-19 “swell” or “surge” at some point in the future.
“Even though many messages out there are ‘We are moving on,’ the virus hasn’t moved on,” said Dr. Cody at a press conference. “And the virus continues to mutate and change and reemerge in different corners of the world. And so we actually need to keep doing many of the things that we’re doing. Looking out for each other and keeping each other safe.”and to maintain a steady supply of masks. However, she did say, “I don’t see us ever going back to shelter in place.
The health officer added that if there is another surge in cases, healthcare providers should “step up” when it comes to testing and vaccinations. Her remarks come as organizations like Kaiser Permanente, Stanford Health Care and othersCody also reacted strongly to recent news out of Washington D.C. that billions of dollars in coronavirus aid was stripped from a $1.5 trillion dollar spending packageLike other parts of the Bay Area, Santa Clara County has experienced a precipitous drop in cases over the last two months. The current seven-day average is 186 cases, down from a record-smashing weekly average of 3,882 during omicron’s peak in January.
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