When Humboldt County took its first baby step toward easing shelter-in-place restrictions on May 8, allowing retail businesses to reopen for curbside pickup and delivery service, there was an air of hope and optimism to the moment. Officials talked wistfully about how walk-in retail could soon follow, with the prospect of sitting down for a […]
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Frankovich Modifies Shelter-in-Place Order to Allow Additional Businesses to Reopen Upon Safety Plan Approval
Humboldt County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich issued an Order of the Health Officer to modify the shelter-in-place to allow additional businesses to reopen once their safety plans are approved. The order is part of “Stage Two” of the county’s reopening plan to allow businesses with a lower risk of COVID-19 transmission to resume operations. “I […]
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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 […]
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Supes to Mull Support of Health Officer’s Certification that Humboldt is Ready to Ease COVID Restrictions at Own Pace
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors will meet in special session this afternoon to consider sending a letter supporting Public Health Officer Teresa Frankovich’s certification that the county has met state readiness criteria that would allow the county to move faster than other parts of California through the second stage of reopening under the governor’s […]
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State Clarifies What Businesses Can Open Friday, How They Must Operate
The state of California has issued guidelines detailing what retail businesses, including the companies that provide them logistical and manufacturing support, need to do in order to re-open for curbside and delivery services Friday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The businesses must have all of the following provisions in place: requiring facial coverings for all employees […]