Public health officials charged with managing the COVID-19 pandemic will take a major step next week, when restrictions spelled out in Californiaâs Blueprint for a Safer Economy will be left behind.
âWe can now begin planning for our lives post-pandemic,â said Gov. Gavin Newsom when the planned end of the Blueprint was announced in April. âWe will need to remain vigilant and continue the practices that got us here â wearing masks and getting vaccinated â but the light at the end of this tunnel has never been brighter.â
In preparation for that change, Alameda County Health Officer Dr. Nicholas Moss held a webinar on May 2 to discuss the progress the county has made in the effort to combat COVID-19 and what residents and business owners can expect after the June 15 transition to new, less restrictive guidelines.Â
Alameda County in California has revised its death toll from COVID down from 1,634 to 1,223, the health agency said on Friday, after concluding that some deaths were wrongly attributed.