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Phase 2 Reopening: Marin, San Francisco, San Mateo Counties Allowed to Ease Some COVID-19 Restrictions Today

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MARIN, Calif. (KGO) — Many retailers and businesses in Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo counties are allowed to partially open as part of California’s Phase 2 plan to reopen amid the novel coronavirus pandemic.

Much of the North Bay is already in Phase two. Alameda and Contra Costa Counties say they’ll begin to move on to the next phase soon and Santa Clara County has no date set to begin easing shelter-in-place restrictions.

“We’re going to do everything we possibly can to make it right and put our best foot forward,” says Tom Malvino who owns Louis Thomas Fine Men’s Apparel and Formal Wear in Marin County.

Malvino will be back at work Monday as Phase 2 allows retail stores to open with curbside pickup.

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City, County Reopen Tenth Street Place After Restricting Public to Stop Coronavirus

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Modesto and Stanislaus County reopened Tenth Street Place — the city-county administration center in downtown — to the public Monday but ask residents to only go there if they cannot take care of their business online or by phone.

The city and county closed the building to the public about two months ago as part of limiting the spread of the new coronavirus.

Officials are encouraging people to wear face masks and a limited number will be available for people who don’t have them. But the city and county are not requiring masks.

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Turlock Man Shares Story of Survival After 25 Days in ICU with Coronavirus

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TURLOCK (CBS13) — A Turlock man who was in the ICU for 25 days with coronavirus is sharing his story of survival.

April 8, 2020, was a celebratory day for Nader Ammari and his medical team at Kaiser Permanente in Modesto.

“When I saw all the nurses, doctors saluting me for the day of the discharge, it made me in tears,” Ammari said.

After being in the hospital for four weeks — three in a medically induced coma —  Ammari is now on the road to recovery and in very good spirits.

“From the day I was admitted, I don’t remember anything until the day I was awake,” Ammari said. “And the doctor they told me, it’s better you don’t remember!”

Ammari is originally from Italy but has been living and working in Turlock for three years. He and his family traveled back to Venice in February for a funeral. One week after flying home, he was notified someone on his flight had tested positive for COVID-19. His symptoms including fatigue, high temperature, and difficult breathing, began shortly thereafter.

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Turlock Care Facility Reports 14 Residents Died from Coronavirus

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TURLOCK — Another three residents of a nursing facility in Turlock have died from COVID-19, bringing the total to 14, officials said.

Nearly 150 people, including 100 residents and 49 staff members, tested positive for the coronavirus at Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center as of Tuesday, according to an update from healthcare company Covenant Care, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

All residents and staff have been tested and some retested. Separate wings of the facility are designated for negative and positive cases, staff continue to be screened upon entry and the facility has suspended admissions and discharges for a 14-day quarantine period, the company said.

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Turlock Keeps Health Order Noncompliance Fines

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Businesses and residents in Turlock that opt to ignore public health orders are still subject to fines, as a motion to lower or eliminate the fines was not passed by the Turlock City Council on Tuesday.

The Turlock City Council unanimously approved Ordinance No. 1277-CS on April 14, adopting the Governor’s Executive Order and the County Health Order with a mechanism for enforcement by the issuance of fines through an administrative citation. The fines adopted were $250 for the first violation, $500 for the second violation and $1,000 for the third and any subsequent violations.

During the April Council meeting, Turlock Police Chief Nino Amirfar said the administrative fines would only be used after a business and/or resident was warned that they are violating shelter-in-place orders.

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Outdoors Update: Access to Lakes McClure and McSwain Now Includes Turlock, Denair, Hughson, Hickman, Waterford, Oakdale

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Under current coronavirus health orders, the definition of local residency for access to Lakes McClure and McSwain been expanded to include Turlock, Denair, Hughson, Hickman, Waterford and Oakdale. Boating is now allowed, as is camping for those with RVs, motorhomes and trailers having self-contained restrooms. Bagby and Horseshoe Bend Recreation areas also opened this week.

Access to the reservoirs was suspended in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic under state health orders.

In addition to those communities recognized today, other nearby, local residents are considered to be the following:

Those from Mariposa County.
Those within 10 miles of the lakes as well as residents around Coulterville and La Grange.

Those from the Eastern Merced County communities of Snelling, Planada, Le Grand, Merced, Atwater, Winton, Cressey, Ballico and Livingston.

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Stanislaus County Reports Two More Deaths to Coronavirus, Bringing Total to 17

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Two more Stanislaus County residents have died of the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday, bringing the total to 17.

Both women had “underlying medical conditions,” the county Health Services Agency said in a news release. That was the case for all 15 of the other men and women who have died, including nine at Turlock Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

The East Tuolumne Road center reported the ninth death Tuesday. An online update Wednesday said 95 residents and 36 employees have tested positive for COVID-19. The resident figure includes people who were retested.

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9 Deaths in Turlock Nursing Home Coronavirus Outbreak; 73 Residents, 36 Staff Members Test Positive

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TURLOCK (CBS13) — A total of nine either current or former residents of a Turlock nursing facility have died after a large coronavirus outbreak.

The outbreak at the Turlock Nursing And Rehabilitation Center is one of the largest in California. Along with the 9 deaths, as of Tuesday, the facility confirms that 73 residents and 36 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

To deal with the outbreak, the nursing home has divided the facility into a wing devoted to residents who have tested positive for coronavirus and one for those who have tested negative.

Staff and essential medical personnel are also continuing to be screened before they can enter the facility.

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‘Open Really Slowly.’ Stanislaus Outlines Next Steps for Businesses Closed by Coronavirus

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As it starts a process of reopening the local economy after the coronavirus shutdown, Stanislaus County will allow dog grooming, drive-in movies and retail stores providing curbside pickup, starting on Friday.

County supervisors, who made the announcement at Tuesday’s board meeting, acknowledged many people will be disappointed by the meager reopening of commerce this week.

But a plan for unshackling more business sectors is promised for next week’s Board of Supervisors meeting, which could be a good sign for dine-in restaurants, hair salons and fitness centers.

Continue Reading on The Modesto Bee

Agency Setting Coronavirus Standards for Nursing Homes Is Moving Too Slow, Lawmaker Says

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The federal office that sets standards for most nursing homes is moving much too slowly to address rising coronavirus deaths in facilities that treat the elderly, a California congressman argues in a new letter to the Health and Human Services Agency.

The oversight agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, on April 30 announced it was setting up a commission to “inform efforts to safeguard the health and quality of life of vulnerable Americans as CMS continues to battle COVID-19 as well as preparing for future threats to resident safety and public health.”

There is no set date for the commission to meet, but the agency said in a press release the commission is “expected to meet in late May.”

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