RANCHO CORDOVA: Before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down air-conditioned shopping malls and movie theatres, Debera Diaz and her adult son Joshua ...
The coronavirus pandemic presents vexing challenges for officials trying to protect residents from extreme weather conditions. Many places people usually go are closed, and public cooling centres like the one in Rancho Cordova can only accept half the normal number of people because of physical distancing requirements. Staying with relatives or friends is also difficult because of health concerns.
The city's cooling centre, set up in a large meeting room, can only accommodate 10 people before workers have to open an adjoining room, Sander said. That is half or less than its usual capacity. Among those most likely to suffer from extreme weather are people without homes like the Diazes, and the elderly on fixed incomes who might not have air conditioning or, if they do, may feel that they can't afford to use it, said Mary Jo Flynn-Nevins, the emergency operations coordinator for Sacramento County.
Statewide, cooling centres were opened in 24 of California's 58 counties, according to the California Department of Emergency Services. When the temperature neared 100 degrees Fahrenheit in the Sherman Oaks section of Los Angeles, Magdalay Arriola went to the East Valley Adult Center, where she sat with a water bottle and portable lunch cooler, reading a book.
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