With 7 million Californians infected, how risky is it to work? When is it safe for omicron-infected workers to return? Look no further than your favorite restaurant, your kid’s school or your local hospital to see the effect of California’s latest bout of infections. Cases have skyrocketed since the holidays, reaching nearly 7 million people […]
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Public Health Updates Guidance on COVID-19 Isolation, Quarantine
Humboldt County Public Health released updated guidance for COVID-19 isolation and quarantine for residents testing positive for the virus, following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention protocols. People who test positive for COVID-19, regardless of vaccination status, and are severely ill with the virus should contact their primary care provider and isolate for […]
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Omicron Surge: Humboldt Officials Talk Hospital Preparation with Peak Expected in February
Omicron has arrived and is spreading in Humboldt County, with case numbers double and triple in a matter of days, as hospitals brace for potential impacts from the highly contagious virus. During a county COVID press conference today, Roberta Luskin-Hawk, CEO at Providence in Humboldt County — which includes St. Joseph and Redwood Memorial hospitals […]
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DHHS: Mental Health and Substance Abuse Help Available
The Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services would like to remind residents of the resources available for residents who are feeling increased mental health crises and substance use due to the isolation of COVID-19 lockdowns. “It’s important that the community knows that Behavioral Health services are available,” DHHS Behavioral Health Substance Use Disorder […]
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Trapped
It is a beautiful Monday in Humboldt County, one of those days where the blue accentuates the deep green ridge of the tree line and reminds one of the grandeur that surrounds us. And for school districts and their communities, this gorgeous day kicks off the beginning of spring break. I have the interesting vantage […]
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Into an Unknown Wilderness
This morning, like many of you reading this, I woke hoping it had passed. That we could proceed with our lives as we lived them prior to COVID-19. But alas, we are living this new reality of “social distancing” and “shelter-in-place.” Cable news networks are committed to ongoing analysis and release of information, and social […]
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Coping with COVID-19
The novel coronavirus has had a sudden and dramatic impact on our public and private lives, and we are entering a period of real uncertainty about what the future holds. The statewide shelter-in-place order we’ve been given is unprecedented but it is a necessary response to an emergency situation. Still, it can be disorienting to […]
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‘You May be the World’
We are living in uncertain times and with uncertainty can come anxiety, which can affect the way we interact with and parent young children. Consider how your child or the young children in your life will look back at this moment in time five years from now. Will they remember long walks and snuggling with […]
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Humboldt County Resident Cleared of COVID-19 Virus
The Humboldt County patient who tested positive for COVID-19 no longer has symptoms of the virus and has been released from isolation, according to a press release from the Humboldt County Department of Health and Human Services. The patient met all the conditions for clearance required by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and […]