A health official warns the county could see 1,000 deaths from COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, if social distancing isn't followed.
of protective gear, Levin said, noting that healthcare facilities need to create spaces to hold people after they recover from the virus to avoid spreading it further.city of Ventura closed all beaches, parks and the iconic pier“There’s still a lot of clustering in the parks,” County Executive Officer Michael Powers said. “We have to do everything we can. These next four to five weeks are critical.
And while it’s hard to document whether the safer-at-home measures are making a difference, a recent evaluation by a Norwegian company that tracks cellphone usageKelly Long, chair of the Board of Supervisors, contrasted the spreading virus to a wildfire. Although you can see where a blaze is headed, the virus feels unpredictable, she said.
Levin used that comparison in his message to the county: The virus must be completely wiped out, and efforts to stop its spread can’t be reduced until then. “That is going to be a trial for the residents of our county because we’re going to get on the other side of this curve, and we’re not immediately going to stop the steps we’ve taken,” he said. “We need to make sure that this is smothered.”
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