MEETING DATE: 8/18/2020
DEPARTMENT: HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR:
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER:
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 130
SUBJECT:
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY - T. BELTON
Receive presentation and update from HHSA/Public Health Services on the respiratory disease coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Provide direction to staff.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 130
AGENDA SECTION:
REGULAR AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
San Benito County Public Health Services is responding to an outbreak of respiratory disease caused by a novel (new) coronavirus. The virus has been named "SARS-CoV-2" and the disease it causes has been named "coronavirus disease 2019" (abbreviated "COVID-19"). The update will focus on basic information and next steps in disease mitigation in the community.
BUDGETED: