Posted on 05/21/2020 1:56:21 AM PDT by Libloather
(TNS) -- As California hurries to reopen stores, offices, restaurants and more this week, another rush is on behind-the-scenes.
State health officials have launched an unprecedented effort to train thousands of front-line, county-level workers to act as a firewall to stop the coronavirus from roaring back this fall.
Gov. Gavin Newsom calls them his “army of disease detectives.”
Commonly known in the public health world as communicable-disease “contact tracers,” this ad hoc group will serve as community strike teams in each county, working on tight deadlines to stop individual infections from turning into major outbreaks.
When someone tests positive for COVID-19, the tracing team will interview that person, find out who they have been in close contact with, then quickly call each of those people to tell them they have been exposed to the virus and to instruct them to take a coronavirus test. If tests come out positive, individuals will be asked to stay home for two weeks, and the whole cycle begins again. Some counties, though, will simply instruct the person to self-quarantine without taking the test.
It means cold-calling people who may be frightened or distrustful of the government. Some will likely hang up when they hear who’s on the other line.
Health experts say contact tracers, combined with more robust testing, are the necessary one-two punch that will hold the virus at bay as the economy reopens.
(Excerpt) Read more at govtech.com ...
If the media were being honest.
Just gives locals more reason to contemplate packing up and leaving the state. At this point, even the illegals might be looking at exiting California.
“Gov. Gavin Newsom calls them his “army of disease detectives.”
After this is over they will keep them on as socialist detectives.
“At this point, even the illegals might be looking at exiting California.”
For the relative freedom of Mexico.
Why not make all covid suspects be required to wear yellow Star if Davids?
I should get paid for telling the future! I said this to friends and family, you watch. They will be sending out people with clip boards to fine you and or shut down your buisness. You barely made it through this another would seal the deal. scumbags need to go
SEIU goons.
1984 squared.
In this photo, we see a brave Contact Tracer standing guard over an infected business. Glad to see he is protecting the public!
In this one, the Contact Tracing Army is getting read to hand out the latest COVID decrees and bans from our rulers.
The Contact Tracing Army rounds up the latest gang of COVID Deniers, and hauls them off to Quarantine.
If California is so concerned about a virus, why are they supporting wide open borders to the point of even paying illegals $500? They are actually bribing foreign nationals to sneak into the country bringing God knows what with them
Washington state is already one step beyond this. They are planning to send those found carrying the virus to “the camps” set up to imprison them. You will be forcibly sent there whether you like it or not.
This is how America’s concentration camps will begin operation.
What if there is no proof you actually DO have the virus?
TOUGH !
Community organizers hired on our dime.
... a new state police force has been created.
Gavin's Sturmabteilung.
It means cold-calling people who may be frightened or distrustful of the government. Some will likely hang up when they hear who’s on the other line.
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This will end well.
Gov. Newsome rushes to make it look like he’s doing something.
OMG
No way.
These people are drunk on power. They need to disabused of that notion forcefully and directly.
I’ve heard hourly wage rates as high as $25/hr quoted for some of these new “public servants”. Wonder what Newsom’s will be getting paid?
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