Three more COVID-19 deaths were reported in Ventura County, bringing the toll to 13.
It could be sometime in May before California officials begin to seriously contemplate how they might start to gradually ease the stay-at-home order.measures the county has taken to reduce the impact of the virus
are helping. Jessica Hill, the clinical nurse manager of Ventura County Medical Center, said community residents who are following the stay-at-home order have helped give medical professionals the time they need to prepare. Speaking at a news conference Wednesday, Levin suggested a new order in the coming days could ease current restrictions as long as it does not undo the progress that’s been made. He said he doesn’t foresee adding any further stipulations to the stay-at-home order, which was extended to May 15.“We will only do that if we believe that we can do that without endangering our social distancing,” he said, and he cautioned against.
Last week, Levin modified the county’s stay-at-home order to recommend that long-term care facilities move infected patients to COVID-19 holding units at hospitals to protect elderly residents. The order also prohibits public gatherings of two or more people, with an exception for graveside funeral services with 10 or fewer people, and mandates that all essential businesses enforce social distancing protocols.
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