Posted on 08/07/2024 1:12:48 PM PDT by ChicagoConservative27
Health officials in Contra Costa County are recommending the use of face masks in crowded indoor settings as a summer wave of COVID-19 cases sweeps through the Bay Area.
On Tuesday, county health authorities renewed their advice for residents, especially those at high risk of severe illness, to use masks as a protective measure.
This recommendation aligns with current state guidelines and San Francisco’s recent advisory that masks remain an effective tool to limit the virus’s spread.
Dr. Ori Tzvieli, the Contra Costa County health officer, pointed to the emergence of highly transmissible coronavirus variants, referred to as FLiRT, which have led to a notable increase in infections and emergency room visits throughout the summer.
California remains among 19 U.S. states where wastewater virus levels are at a “very high” level, accompanied by a steady rise in emergency room visits and an increase in test positivity to 13% from a low of 1.8% at the start of summer.
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And they are testing everyone to verify it, right?

Dr. Ori Tzvieli
Uh, where are the screaming meemees with “NEVER TELL ME WHAT TO DO WITH MY BODY! E.V.E.R!” you useless beaurocrats! Nothing? Hello? Anyone? MS bueller?
Lock down all non essential businesses and close the schools in CA before it’s too late!
You forgot to add a ‘lunatic alert’... Get some pics of him driving around in a car with the windows up and his mask on... That’s always good for a laugh.
I love to watch people with masks walking their dog....and no one in sight.
I have some updated guidance for mask placement for all of these officials who think that they know what is best for us: they should carefully fold the mask three times, bend over, and firmly shove it where the sun don’t shine.
That’s San Fransicko for you.
Kamala’s homeland.
Are they sure it is Covid and not just the Clap?
Ah the infamous FLiRT variant. It is the GAY area after all.
Mask on. Gloves on. Nostrils exposed. That’s science for you.
Looked at the pic again. Oops, no gloves, but exposed nostrils.
We have the walkers here also. Then there are the people alone in their car, windows up, and fully masked.
You can’t fix stupid but you can fix totalitarianism.
Will this be followed by a bird flu season?
NO! Just NO.
C ommunist
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I ntegrity
D estroyer.
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