Before the pandemic, Nancy Klein would spend up to seven hours a day at a nursing home in Riverside County, caring for her 53-year-old son, who was left unable to speak and move his limbs after a massive brain hemorrhage. She would suction his tracheotomy tube and massage his neck, arms and legs. But Klein […]
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Traveling out of Humboldt? There are New Guidelines for That.
County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich has updated guidelines for Humboldt residents who leave town, which emphasize limiting non-essential travel to slow the spread of COVID-19 to the region. “Movement of individuals between households and geographic areas is still a significant driver of disease transmission,” Frankovich wrote in the updated guidelines. “This is particularly true for […]
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Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich Updates Travel Guidance
Humboldt County Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich has updated the county’s travel guide to include non-essential travel. However, Public Health is advising county residents to refrain from visiting areas with high cases of COVID-19 and that residents who do travel should quarantine or isolate themselves for 14 days after returning to the county, as traveling […]
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Six Rivers’ Campgrounds Preparing to Re-open
Six Rivers National Forest has announced that it is planning to re-open its developed recreational sites, including campgrounds for the 2020 season. “We’re doing a lot of behind-the-scenes work right now on our sites to get them ready for visitors to enjoy,” said Bryson Code, recreation and wilderness manager for the forest, in a press release. […]
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County Begins Approving Some Retail to Re-open to Walk-in Customers
The Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center approved at least 45 retail business health and safety operational plans yesterday, giving them the green light to re-open to walk-in customers. Yesterday, the state approved the county’s certification that it is ready to exercise local control over stage two of reopening and easing shelter-in-place restrictions, giving the county […]