On April 13, Marin County public health and emergency response professionals hosted a virtual town hall to tackle public questions about COVID-19 in Marin, testing, hospital surge planning, and other related topics.
00:00 - Welcome
02:33 - Supervisor Katie Rice's introductory remarks
06:45 - Dr. Lisa Santora: Overview of County Public Health Response to COVID-19, January to Present Day & Considerations for Adjusting the Shelter-in-Place Order
21:19 - Dr. Dustin Ballard: Shelter-in-Place Benefits to Marin County & Surge Preparedness Measures To-Date
27:13 - Mark Brown: Pandemic Planning & Healthcare Surge Planning
35:50 - Start of Q&A Session
37:07 - QUESTION: Why are there so few COVID-19 tests? What are the barriers to widespread testing? Will there be testing for everyone, or has there been enough testing?
40:18 - QUESTION: What is Antibody testing? How soon might it become available? What role will it play in our testing efforts?
41:55 - QUESTION: What are we seeing in terms of hospitalizations due to COVID-19?
45:22 - QUESTION: What kind of testing is happening at Skilled Nursing Facilities? When someone tests positive, what steps are taken to support the facility where they live?
50:15 - QUESTION: Have there been any firefighters or EMS personnel diagnosed with COVID-19?
51:46 - QUESTION: In terms of flattening the curve: Where are we on the curve? When do we expect the Shelter-in-Place Order to be lifted?
58:48 - Closing Comments & How to Stay Informed
This video originally aired live on Facebook, Marin.TV (Comcast Ch. 27) and Novato TV (Comcast Ch. 30). This is video is being posted here for archive footage.
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