A new health order in Contra Costa County requires anyone working at or visiting an essential business, such as a grocery store or gas station, to wear face coverings to help reduce the spread of COVID-19.
The order, effective Wednesday, April 22, also requires public transit and government workers to wear masks when they come close to others, or where the public is likely to be present.
Members of the public must mask when they:
- work at an essential business
- are inside an essential business, such as a grocery store
- visit a healthcare provider or facility
- wait in line for or ride public transportation
Businesses must take reasonable measures, such as posting signs, to remind visitors about masking, and not serve customers who do not observe the order. Workers do not need to mask if they are alone in a personal office but must put them on when others enter.
“We now know that a significant number of people with COVID-19 lack symptoms, or become infectious before they start showing symptoms,” said Dr. Chris Farnitano, Contra Costa County’s health officer. “That is why we all need to start wearing cloth face coverings in public settings where it’s sometimes hard to maintain physical distancing, such as standing in line at the store.”
The new order does not extend to people driving in personal vehicles alone or with members of their households. Contra Costa residents are encouraged to continue to observe safe physical distancing when they go out to exercise or for recreation.
When outside, everyone must carry masks or face coverings and use them whenever they come near six feet of others outside their own households.
People engaged in more strenuous exercise, such as running or bicycling, should stay further apart from others while breathing heavily and take steps to avoid breathing on others, such as moving to the other side of the road to avoid pedestrians and wearing a mask if possible.
The new order does not replace the county’s stay-at-home health order or the need to maintain physical distancing, wash hands frequently and cover coughs and sneezes – all fundamental to reducing the spread of COVID-19.
“Stay in place, maintain your space, cover your face,” Dr. Farnitano said. “One key way the COVID-19 virus spreads is through respiratory droplets that people expel when they breathe or sneeze. By masking and observing physical distancing, we can help protect everyone in the community.”
The order does not require children 12 and younger to wear masks. Children 2 years old or younger must not wear them because of the risk of suffocation.
Face coverings can be anything made of cloth, fabric or other permeable material that covers the nose and mouth and the lower part of the face. Medical-grade masks are not required – a T-shirt or bandana works fine, Dr. Farnitano said.
Masks with one-way valves for easy breathing do not qualify as face coverings under the order because they can release respiratory droplets into the surrounding air.
Way back when we were told that wearing a mask wouldn’t help. We were also told we needed masks to go to health care workers. A mixed message, wouldn’t you say? We shouldn’t wear them, but they work. I ignored that contradictory message because I figured something was better than nothing. I had masks left from last year’s fires, so I wasn’t taking any away from a health care worker. Now, the geniuses in charge say we should be wearing them. Had we started using them earlier, fewer people would have caught the virus and our health care system might not have gotten so stressed. I have to wonder how many people became infected and died because too many people supposedly leading us had their head in some dark, scary place.
Our health care system was never stressed.
CCC just falling into line as neighboring counties pull the trigger first. Pathetic.
I think you are correct. However as they learn they add and substract stuff. I heard that if you can blow out a candle with your mask on it is a good one. If not it is useless.
As someone who works at contra costa regional medical center, our system is only stressed in our need for PPE, other than that our resources are actually being very well managed. Definitely not a “stress” to the county system.
As someone who works at contra costa regional medical center, our system is only stressed in our need for PPE, other than that our resources are actually being very well managed. Definitely not a “stress” to the county system.
Our health care system, as in the UNITED STATE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, meaning hospitals and clinics EVERYWHERE in our nation. I am so tired and disgusted with folks who think we’re separate city-states. I suffer when health care folks in New York, or South Dakota, Florida, or Texas are overwhelmed with patients and lack the proper equipment to do their job safely. This better them than us attitude just divides us further.
Sorry John P. I should have clarified…..
the UNITED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM, meaning hospitals and clinics EVERYWHERE in our nation were never stressed. Relax and do some research. Seattle closed their “emergency” hospital in the Seahawks stadium (that’s a football team by the way) because zero beds were needed. The Navy hospital ship in New York City (that’s a city in New York) saw virtually nothing all the while city councilman were saying that Central Park (a park in New York City in the state of New York) might be needed as an emergency triage/morgue. No one is overwhelmed with patients, we have the best health care in the World.
As I’m pretty sure your preferred vote come this November might say…”C’mon Man! You’re full of S**t!
Good grief. It doesn’t start for 5 more days? How important can that be? I will need to get creative with the type of mask I wear. I’m thinking some tighty-whities covering my face!
A jock strap would get even more attention. 😏
They need time to empty the jails so there will be room for the violators. It all makes sense if you think like Stalin and Beria.
“The order does not require children 12 and younger to wear masks”
I wonder why…
Leave the super-spreaders alone! It’s not like an under age 12 kid ever sneezed in your face or wiped their snot everywhere (said with ample supply of irony and not enough alcohol).
Contra Communist County.
Sounds like we are not far off from wearing a Burka. I wore a mask yesterday I could barely breathe in it and it made me sweat profusely which is not healthy at all. Next, the Liberals will start telling us when to have a bowel movement.
Leave politics out of this. We have a worldwide pandemic. Both conservatives and liberals have created the rules. Get over it.
That’s what the 3M N95s I bought back during the 2018 do. I wear the cheap dust masks for this. They are as good as a cloth mask. However you might have a tough time finding them now. I had some for doing work around the house and garden that might stir up dust.
@ilovepoocorn, actually, this order forbids face “masks” covering eyes and forehead so it is the authorities who are anti-Muslim, it would seem.
Would you like to move to Florida ? I will be happy to chip in on your moving expenses because that’s what liberals do.
But if you think this is some liberal plot, you might want to move to a psychiatric ward
Its inconvenient at most, but it can keep a few extra people from getting sick or dying so just shut up and deal with it.
Mr. Fartino can take a long walk off a short pier as far as I’m concerned. This is America dammit!
Shoulda done this at the get go of SIP.
Good! I was hoping for that. Praying too. I was at the Safeway on Oak Park, In Pleasant Hill and the grocery checker had a mask pulled off his face and he was breathing all over the place so I asked him why is his mask pulled down and he said it fogs up his glasses. I said so does mine, it is annoying but you can still see. He was weird anyway. Oh well I guess we cannot control the whole world so that is why I am pleased they have this new mandate.
Popcorn, weren’t you admonishing and scolding others a while back for pointless name calling and characterizations? Well, you’re weird.
If your glasses fog up when you wear a mask, as happens to me, then it does no good. But hey, science is so over-rated these days.
He was breathing all over the place.
Seriously?
Breathing sure beats the alternative.
And you thought he was weird.
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BTW, if you wear your glasses sitting a bit further forward atop your mask instead of sitting on your nose like they’re meant to, they won’t fog up as much.
“Oh well I guess we cannot control the whole world so that is why I am pleased they have this new mandate”
Wow. The irony in that statement is strong.
Finally! Everyone should have been doing this from the beginning…
Exactly. I wish they would have.
Meanwhile, the Stanford study just confirmed that Covid has been in the Bay Area circulating for much longer, and that the infected numbers are off by a factor of 50x-80x.
The death rate just fell from 6.8% to .001. But sure, continue to cower in place with your facemask, slave.
Yep you have to do that. You have to follow the rules. You are a slave to the facts. Not fake news huh. You have to be like the rest of the entire world. For all of us we are in it together. I wear a mask for you and you wear a mask for me! I stay six feet away and you stay six feet away and we will flatten the curve. It you don’t believe this and think we are foolish slaves, then I think you need to educate yourself. You cannot make this stuff up.
“Never let a crisis go to waste” is a favorite saying of Liberals. Now that they have your U.S. Constitutional Rights stowed in the Al Gore lock box, they can finally remake society and our economy as they see fit. Remember back when we had even/odd days to gas up? Perhaps we will have them for shopping, walking etc…
When will ‘The Sheep Look Up’, and will it be too late when they finally do? (John Brunner book)
If you are referring to the Stanford study indicating the virus’s first arrival may have been February, then yes. I wouldn’t call that much longer than we have known it was here. If you are referring to the conspiracy theory that Covid-19 was here in the fall, then no, there is no such study confirming this crazy conspiracy theory.
Yes, the number infected is certainly higher than the number of confirmed tests, but the 50x-80x number you have is made up. Ultimately the best indicator is the number of people who show up at the hospitals with symptoms. Sure, you could go to the hospital and take a look yourself (exposing yourself to all those potentially infected people), or you could just take the work of our healthcare workers.
As I have said before, the more people complain about how unnecessary the shelter-in-place is is just more evidence of how effective the social distancing measures have been at protecting Californians.
Do you have a link to that study. I would like to read it.
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Sure, here it is. https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.04.14.20062463v1.full.pdf
Xennial says I made up 50x-80x, read the study bub, then get back to me. They said it, not me.
Death rates from covid-19 might seem high, until you take into consideration that death rates for any other reason have magically dropped off a cliff. We *normally* get about 4000 deaths per month nationally due to pneumonia… more or less. Those deaths are down by A LOT… like a 1000+ less PER MONTH. The big kicker of all this is, while required wait inside for a miracle, we’re delaying the onset of herd immunity… the MOMENT we try to go back to normal we will see an uptick and they’ll herd us all back indoors. The only thing I guess I can hope for now is that it disappears off the face of the earth like its big cousin SARS did.
I get claustrophobic in face masks, they are very triggering for me. My life just got that much more miserable.
Thank you for posting a link to the study! Fascinating read.
Personally, I think they are underestimating the degree of confirmation bias introduced by their recruitment mechanism of Facebook ads. They say the results are preliminary and not peer-reviewed yet acknowledging certain biases present in the study. Another factor is it is difficult to say that the amount of under-reporting in Santa Clara County is representative of the amount of under-reporting elsewhere. Because Santa Clara County is one of the earlier hotspots the amount of under-reporting would be expected to be much higher than geographic regions which were hit later.
Again, thank you for posting a link to the study.
How will they tell the bank robbers from the customers at the bank? As long as we’re not armed? The mixed messages from the experts leaves me to wonder whether anyone really knows what they’re doing. They’re trying, but they’re way out in left field. And I miss MLB. Something tells me “not serving customers” will go over very well at the grocery store cash register. Are they serving free white wine and beer for those of us in line behind this mess? Hopefully people will take this seriously.
Funny. My husband who’s Mexican said to me a couple of weeks ago as we tried on masks, “So what happens if I go in to the bank like this to do business?” People of color have already been getting thrown out of businesses for wearing masks due to COVID19.
The Stanford study makes sense. I’ve also heard plenty of people including nurses saying that there were many people sick in November, December, January with weird viruses and lots of pneumonia and it was odd. I totally believe it could have been here in those month and that’s why we are doing so well, because we already went through it and nobody knew. that could account for the high number of people that seemed to have had it before. if people read what was happening behind the scenes with China, Etc they would see that there is more to this. you can’t just listen to CNN. The president has his hands full. and if this was so serious, why aren’t we required to start wearing masks right this minute. look at the death rates in all the different categories of illnesses. This seems to be falling at the bottom. People will start taking their own lives, domestic violence is up 60% in San Francisco And we’ll spread everywhere if we stay locked down. Yes, they said the son kills the virus, so why are we all outside? Seems to make sense to me
And if they have their way, Nancy will stretch this out as far as she can, hopefully to November so that they can blame Trump and use the virus to get him out of office, since all the other scams didn’t work.
The panic narrative has run out of gas, yet the Dems claw for every conceivable flex of power they can muster.
Excuse the previous typos. several people I worked with sounded like they had pneumonia between December and January And wouldn’t stay home. They could have had the virus. I wish I could move out of California because of the Dems controlling this state. It has been ruined and I’ve lived here all my life. Just when we thought things might be lightning up our County slams us with more control. This is unbelievable. I’m not trying to stir up politics I’m just stating facts. also in the contract signed with China, there was a clause getting them out of part of the contract if there was a natural disaster. Hmmm, the pandemic/virus leak supposedly appeared two weeks after that contract was signed.
Not playing this game anymore. Do wear mask, don’t wear mask. Not gonna do it. Health boy Chris can shove it. I’ll wear a star on my shirt and tattoo my number on my arm before I wear a mask
That’s what it feels like to me, too. If they hand you the soap to wash your hands and direct you to the showers, run, don’t walk, to the nearest exit. It is personally dangerous to follow blindly those are indecisive about the risks and what to do to mitigate them.
So how are they going to enforce this mask scenario are they going to develop a task force to go around and tattle on people that aren’t wearing the masks to get them in trouble
Trying to enforce wearing these things is about as difficult as trying to get people to not talk on their cell phones in their cars good luck I’ll take the gamble On getting caught
Rugged individualism mutates from core belief into character defect, causes suffering and loss of life. Long but appropiate headline for the times. I guess, I always hoped that it was more American to protect vulnerable populations than to give authority the middle finger. I hope you wear a mask Sam. There will be other opportunities to exercise your middle finger. Save a life.
Bawaaaawaaa! Yea go to your favorite Costco and see if they let you in without a mask! Make sure too while you are at Safeway and don’t wear your mask. Then sniff the air real good! Oh yes, now after you have touched everything rub you eyes and nose. You are now being a great American who will not let those damn liberals run your life and take your civil liberties away. Dad gum it you are now a proud good example of demonstrating your righteousness behavior. Ha ha this is hilariously fun to think about. You win the prize dad gum it!
@ Popcorn
Was your brain popped with the popcorn?
I mean, people have choices in a democracy. Last time I checked, the USA was still a democracy. To me that means, if you want to wear a mask, wear one, but if you don’t, DON’T. If you ARE sick, stay home, cover your face … protect yourself and others. But I am not sick, I am not contagious … so why do I need to abide by these seemingly arbitrary constantly changing rules if I live in a democracy?
They’re asking you to wear a mask, not walk into a burning building. Stop acting like they’re taking your rights away you imbeciles.
The problem is, you can not trust if it’s the right thing to do. These jack@@@s can’t seem to be able to give a straight answer either way. Is it airborne or not? Is it still as highly contagious as the assumption they used for the data that predicted millions would die? If so that’s became highly debatable as ALL other original protections were wrong. How “contagious is this thing? Proof? We hear pets can get it, then they can’t. We hear it lasts for 17 days on hard surfaces. Then 4 days. They said 27 feet, then 6 feet. No mask, now mask. 40,000 ventilator and hospital beds, now states can’t give them away fast enough Unused. NOW WE NEED PROOF
@Non conformist,
They’re counting on people like ilovepopcorn to snitch out their friends and neighbors who have the gall to not fall in line. Just like they snitched out those hiding Jews in Nazi Germany. Ironically, many of these people are the same ones who say Trump is literally Hitler.
Under 12 not required? They are disease factories – the ones most likely to carry everything nobody wants! This [excrement deleted] is just bogus – the whole thing played out a week ago – only the power hungry politicians, news media and the incredibly gullible are keeping this [same expletive] panic and hysteria going. Generally only people with compromised immune or lung systems are at risk – THEY are the ones needing to be hassled, not the general public.
I’m guessing you don’t bother to wash your hands after using the bathroom. Too much of a “hassle”. Please don’t concern yourself with the “people with compromised systems” who should be hassled.
@burnbabyburn Are you saying kids aren’t snot factories?
Don’t know why you assumed that. I was just offended by rainturd stating that people with compromised immune or lung systems (elderly, cancer patients, etc.) should be hassled, not anyone else.
And that is my point. The child-like pigs that can carry the diseases, pass them on to others, and not give a crap.
@burnbabyburn Thanks for the clarification.
If they are going to mandate you wear a mask then they should supply it.
Having it not take effect until Wednesday gives businesses and the public time to find masks before they are required. There’s lots of information online on how to make your own. If you aren’t a sewer, you can cut up a t-shirt or make one with a bandana and hair ties. If you have a sewing machine, they aren’t difficult to sew. You can order masks from the crafters on Etsy.com, but they probably won’t get here by Wednesday.
The vast majority of those commenting on this post prove to me that Darwin’s theory should indeed be carried out. This whole fiasco is an absolute fraud yet you all believe this COVID19 bs is real! Keep on drinking the fluoride and wearing your ridiculous masks, etc. I can’t believe how brain dead the vast majority of neighbors, friends, family members and clients are today. America is no longer and your stupidity is the reason for our demise! How dare you!
Oh, it’s the fluoride. Dang, we should have known! HAHAHAHAHA, I haven’t heard that one since I was eight years old.
Pete, I bet youre one of those chemtrail guys.
Yes the whole word is crazy, all the doctor’s scientist, epidemiologist, your neighbor’s, family, friends, clients, sounds right.
You sound like the Quaker that whispered to his wife, “The whole world is crazy, except me and thee” and then under his breath said, “and sometime I wonder about thee”.
My husband and I have been doing this for a while now and wearing gloves to.
Sense and sensibility, Contrails are real, chemtrails are real in the world of Alex Jones. Do and Pete also believe that Sandy Hook was fake??
Masks don’t help healthy people stay healthy! Kaiser’s response to should you wear a mask….
Masks are most helpful in keeping sick people from infecting others. Because there’s some risk that people who are infected with the virus don’t know they have it, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends everyone use a cloth face mask if they need to go out in public. Masks may also help prevent people from touching their faces, which should be avoided with unwashed hands.
Yes they do. If everyone wore a n95, if America produced their own N95s and in large quantities, then this would be completely nipped in the bud.
Really … I am with Mitch here, Stanford just released their study. SFGATE shared a story from Santa Clara and San Mateo County that said the infection rate is very high, but the mortality rate is likely closer to 0.12 -0.20% based on the realistic infection rate. All of this (mask, SIP, etc) for what? Folks really need to get a grip on reality here and understand the numbers!
Welcome to socialism where ones freedoms are taken away!
Your freedom is taken away to keep you free from the virus. This has nothing to do with politics. We are in it together for the sake for our very survival. Be thankful we live in a state that is aware of the dangers and how to protect their citizens.
@Popcorn … nothing to do with politics? Both Trump and Newscum are both playing politics with this whole thing! Trump, don’t get me started. Newscum and his daily reality show hour. His awareness is how he looks on video and to the voters.
The numbers are down. They were never as bad as any politician reported . Santa Clara and San Mateo counties are saying that the mortality rate is WAY lower than what either of those two fools have said.
Protect us? They can not even report accurate numbers …. they know NOTHING about protection.
Popcorn if we were in this together then you would be at my house helping me explain to me daughter why her graduation was just cancelled. Or maybe you can pitch in and help me pay my property taxes that are now past due.
We ain’t in this together. Your fear of the germ is your problem. I am not afraid of this virus. I have a right to take my chances.
@JRocks and @Gittyup:
You may think you have a right to do as you please, but you would spread it to others if you became infected. You do not have the right to spread it.
You WILL comply with any orders. We are all in this together, whether you like it or not.
@ Cy
No, i will not comply. Thanks for playing though!
Papers your papers please.
Finally a chance to use my darth vador helm in public without looking like a complete weirdo! Hahaha
Just kidding. I hate these commies. They forget what country they’re in.
The commies started the virus and you live in the best state of the Union! California has it made with very important regulations for this pandemic. We need to be safe. Please stop blaming the liberals or conservatives for this virus. We need to come together stop dividing our community with political ideology. I am sick of that aren’t you?
ilovepopcorn
Just how much Koolaid do you drink in a day?
Hey popcorn, when you run into Marrus in his cool darth vador helmut, be sure to call him weird!
Get a grip, and learn some facts and numbers that others here have tried to clue you in on.
Like others, I WILL NOT wear a mask.
“We need to come together …” I thought we were supposed to stay 6 feet apart. 😂
Open our businesses and schools! Have them follow the same rules. We can’t cower in our homes from the bogey man any longer!
The new case curve has essentially been flat in Contra Costa County for eleven out of the last twelve days. Now our Health Officer orders all to wear masks in public. This is absolute insanity. Let’s see how far we can push citizens to give up freedoms before the insurrection begins.
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God forbid people are told to go outside get sunlight into their eyes, Vitamin D into their skin, no they are told to stay in their stale air house staring at their video monitors with Wi-Fi and dirty electricity flowing all around them…You do know that during the 1918 Influenza epidemic that they got 100 healthy volunteers to stay next to infected ones, breath their same air coming out of their lungs, exchange mucus and spittle with them to try to get this influenza to no avail…….YOU do know that, right? See The Invisible Rainbow, A History of Electricity and Life by Arthur Firstenberg pp 107-109
Surely this will help stop the spread. The untrained general public wearing the same mask over and over, removing it when they exit a store with their dirty contaminated hands, then putting it back on with the same dirty contaminated hands when they get to the next store.
A store refusing service to anyone not wearing a mask is good way to start trouble
A person with an MD after their name may be intelligent, but it doesn’t necessarily mean they are smart.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/sunlight-destroys-coronavirus-very-quickly-new-government-tests-find-but-experts-say-pandemic-could-still-last-through-summer-200745675.html
Will Galvin Newsom believe the scientists?
@ Ann
Only if he thinks it will help him get promoted to the next big house or gives him more time in the limelight.
I do not agree with this being mandatory. I personally cannot wear anything covering my mouth/nose without me feeling like I’m being suffocated.Last time I wore one, I had a major panic attack and refused to wear one since. The issue is, I am an essential worker and I need to travel from the East Bay to San Francisco to work and I do not have the option to work from home.
Tango I agree, though for a different reason. Anything tied around my head, neck, or ears leads to instant migraine since a head injury. I also get the panicked suffocating feeling when wearing one. I have found certain smells can help lessen the panic attack feeling for me though. For me a nice lavender smell works. Not saying it is a miracle cure but perhaps worth a try?
There are always exceptions! Has to be.
popcorn, here you go again! Either we’re ALL in this together, or there are exceptions. Choose a side.
So, its the legal decree you must wear a mask, but you shouldn’t buy masks, because first responders need them. Plus at all the stores they aren’t available because they are donated to said first responders. Its common knowledge that homemade masks arent effective because virus particles arent blocked by normal cloth, so wearing home sewn masks is only giving a false sense of security. Part two of the decree you should distance from others while bicycling, but the previous decrees forbade cycling. Which is it? They make these decrees hard to follow.
The Dr. said a t-shirt would work.
I have an old paint and grease-stained wife beater.
It even has a few moth holes in it.
That’s my mask.
This is total BS !!! The numbers are down. Now he wants people to wear face masks. Nobody looks at the numbers. The numbers have never added up to this pandemic response. The response to this type of flu is the same as it has always been for other types of flu , common sense. Wash your hands, cover your sneeze and cough, stay home if you are sick ! Covid is not a death sentence, they never talk about the 99% of people that recover, just like the flu. People need to pay attention to what the governor keeps saying. We are going back to normal, but “it won’t look the same”. We are NOT going back to normal. They are trying to take our civil liberties from us under the guise of a pandemic. They don’t plan on ever giving it back, unless we stand up and stop them. Michigan, Virginia Minnesota are just the beginning !!!
We hear you. Once a parachute has slowed down the rate of descent it’s time to get rid of it.
Agreed.
The county sups appointed this Dr. The county sups can fire him.
We need an entirely new board of sups with a one and done term limit.
Their models were way off. Time to get back to work, now!
Trump today said had we used the herd approach and treated it like the flu 2 million people would have died.
Your upset because the plan worked.
The numbers are down BECAUSE we sheltered in place early. The requirement to use masks is a first step to letting us get out more. The numbers don’t add up because not enough people can be tested. Blame that on whoever you want to. There’s a reason they call it a pandemic. Many people have died all over the world. California us doing so much better than other states because of our precautions.
What possible desire would anyone have to, as you say, ‘take your civil liberties away’ by making you cover your face in certain dangerous circumstances, when you might be sick and not know? When you might endanger others? Where’s the plot here?
Just hope I don’t run into you at the grocery store.
Ok please go out with your masks off and go out! The rest of us will stay safe in our rooms! Try not to get infected so you don’t spread the virus. Remember it is just a hoax created by the liberals! The whole damn world is on lockdown and you think this is made up? Don’t let your civil liberties get taken away. Bawaaaaawa!
Are the infection numbers really down? Look at the San Mateo and Santa Clara health department reports that came out on Friday. They are saying that the infection rate is 50-85 times HIGHER than currently being reported. If that is true, our mortality rate is LOWER than the reported percentage.
If our infection rate is so high, did that occur before SIP? The did the testing in early April, minus 2 weeks (incubation period), that puts us around the start of SIP. HMMM … sounds like more people were infected BEFORE SIP started. And since those people have not run off to the hospital to be treated, many showed no symptoms, is this really as bad as the media is making it out to be?
And even though this report has been made available, some people on this site and others still think this virus is the end of the world and still think we should let it DESTROY our economy and humanity.
Where can one purchase rubber gloves? I have not seen any places that carry Tem.
I purchased Neoprene gloves at Smart & Final or a hardware store. I can’t find disposable gloves and Costco stopped selling them.
Well…..nice knowing you all. I just called my real estate agent. This is the straw that broke the camel’s back. I am “o-u-t”… out of here. California is no longer the home I thought it was. Bummer….Red state here I come. Good luck all.
Hope some of you don’t drown in the kool-aid, you know who you are.
I, for one, understand. It’s your decision to make. Don’t come back.
Good for you! Sell your house for more than it’s worth while you still can. You may have to get used to less favorable weather however. Best of luck to you.
Goodbye and good luck, George. Don’t let the door hit you in the butt on the way out. We’ll be here waiting when you return.
Taking away our freedom, bit by bit.
I am so sick and tired of this being a political thing.
Stop it already.
There are not correct criteria for safety masks (if read what is written above as a mask requirement). It is a well-known fact is that virus is too small. The Health official must point exactly which type of mask is really safe, otherwise, we will experience “Placido effects” mask events with no practical and healthy accomplishment. And is questionable the big window to implement this order, today is Apr. 17th. There is one more issue.
The eyes are very vulnerable (if there are not protected) to the same virus (Covid-19). Correct answers are needed. For the benefit to everyone.
You mean “placebo” effects??
Good to know that the criminals let loose from jail by our wonderful governor will all look just like us with their masks on, when they rob stores. Just wait til the food shortages and rationing start…toilet paper hoarding will be the least of our problems.
OK, time for some fun . . .
start looking around the computer, for old norton antivirus CDs.
You’ll need a hot glue gun and some rare earth magnets.
Glue a couple magnets on front of mask, align more magnets so they work with ones on mask, then glue them to CD.
Now you have removable, expired antivirus protection.
OR to express your individuality you could do what this person did.
http://itaintholywater.blogspot.com/2020/04/what-no-flippers.html
That wetsuit is fab!
Sounds like a bunch of Henny Pennys waiting for the sky to fall…disgusting what some of this country has turned into.
I poked a hole in my mask large enough to fit my cigars.
Even unlight I don’t have to worry about any 6 ft. rule.
And yet YOU STILL CAN NOT BUY A MASK ANYWHERE. I can order one and will be delivered in JUNE.
@MattfromConcord Did you see the video about how to make a mask out of a handkerchief? It’s no sew, using a bandana and two rubber bands. It would get you through until your order arrived.
https://youtu.be/1r2C1zGUHbU
I was at CVS on Clayton Road (the one next to Big 5) 2 days ago, and they had masks at the check out stand for $1.99, I don’t know how effective they are, but I bought one, that way I can comply. I don’t want to be told I can’t enter a store because I don’t have a mask. I have tons of scarves, silk, cotton, etc. but they don’t stay up, so this will work.
I am in the same boat I CAN NOT BUY A MASK ANYWHERE. And I can’t sew. Will they arrest me when I need to go out in public?
A lot of you are about to find out how bad your breath really smells with this new mandate 😂
Sent me right to the mouthwash department!
ROFL
One,
Stock up on peppermint gum.
Altoids
You are a glass half full type—silver lining. I love it!
@Cellophane Lol. That’s the spirit!
Let’s all do the opposite of what Popcorn says, then stand around watching Popcorn have a conniption.
Lol. I thought about Sheldon from BBT and his germaphobia, what would he do if he saw people defying the order to wear a mask? I need a life outside of the house.
@bluebird LOL Sheldon. If this is living let me die! LOL
and where pray tell can we get these masks?
No store in my area had any today. No yogurt, paper products, produce, cheese,etc at Countrywood Safeway since Easter Sunday.
Will be fun finding masks and seeing price goughing to the hilt.
I might have to go with Martinez Mike’s idea 🙁
Aunt Barbara, You need to go to more than one store. I went to Safeway on Willow Pass, and they were out of several things I wanted,
didn’t need desperately, cream, shredded cheddar cheese, green onions. However, Grocery Outlet on Willow Pass had plenty of vegetables, not cream, but half and half, and cheese as well. Good luck.
You do realize the distribution center for Northern California Safeway has a COVID-19 outbreak, right? They are understaffed due to the number of employees that are ill.
BTW – I saw masks as Ace Hardware in Walnut Creek on Mt Diablo and hand sanitizer.
3d printed Montana Masks are available from several sellers on Etsy. Replacement filters, hand sanitizer, etc., easy to choose a seller close to your location to speed shipping. Prices are reasonable.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/779892808/the-montana-3d-printed-face-mask-buy-1?ref=related-1
“Masks with one-way valves for easy breathing do not qualify” I have a 3M mask with P100 filters I wore out yesterday. How would I know if they’re talking about that or not? I do know there are valves.
Also, if you have access to a 3d printer, the plans are available for the Montana Mask. One normal N95 mask = 6 Montana Mask filters. These masks are all over Etsy for around ten to fifteen bucks.
https://www.makethemasks.com/
If we all had started wearing masks on day one we would have been out of mess already. By the time it was considered we already had too many victims and the masks were needed in hospitals so we were told they only help from spreading the disease if you already had it which is crazy because no one knew if they had it. The fact that we were so unprepared for this disaster is hardly any ones fault in our country. The big thing is we better be prepared for the next one. Fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me.
how do they know we are all gonna die after next wendsday 😳but not today sat sun mon tues ect. it would smell fishy to me if i could take my mask off and smell🤔😂😂
AHhhhhh, the devious beauty of it….. With the COV… You lose the sense of smell….
It’s such a shame that “Officials” can’t just drop it (the truth) on us and stop hiding the fact that this very well could be a bioweapon. Bodies on the streets in Ecuador, so this bioweapon doesn’t go away in the Summer.
Americans can watch greusome and grotesque violence as entertainment…….but they have to be coddled because they cannot handle the truth.
And Politicians, SHAME ON YOU. Your dishonesty and lack of transparency is the very reason conspiracy theories exist. Look in the mirror.
You should probably change the picture for this article. Face covering doesn’t necessary mean covering with masks, especially not surgical masks or N95. There are many people who only ready the title and and look at the picture; then, make a conclusion that they need to “wear masks”.
If you like old people, wear a mask. During this time of crisis, it is not helpful to fear-monger or to spread
disinformation. Disinformation is just as bad as the virus. The conspiracy-riddled twaddle will not change history: Donald Trump did nothing about the viris in the month of February. Then, he found time to meet with Kim Kardashian on March 4th, and then the government finally got around to placing their first big order for PPE’s on March 5th.
This President needs to take some responsiblity, FOR ONCE.
Why weren’t the states prepared? NY was warned previously and they bought solar panels instead of masks! I don’t think that is Trump’s fault. The virus is not the only thing to worry about in our country but it’s taking over everything.
I say if you choose not to wear a mask, right or wrong, that should be your decision. Just like I should have the right to carry a gun in public. However, if a business decides that they require a mask, or don’t allow guns, that is their choice. That is the American way. Welcome to cali. I personally choose to wear a mask and and carry a gun.
Cigarettes and joints. I am so tired of smelling weed waft off of people even from six feet away. And whole groups of people out shopping still. Seriously, just you go in the store. Why do you have to bring Grandma, six kids and cousins?
On Biden, I just watched PBS news and according to them, Biden’s handlers believe at this point the election is going to be about Trump’s response to coronavirus, so that is their playing field. They want Biden just to stay in his playroom stacking blocks and not do anything that draws attention.
Most likely it will be the stores that will enforce the rules regarding masks. They can deny you access to the store, just like a restaurant has certain attire rules, like no tank tops, and flip flops. The cannot deny you access because of age or race etc. but on clothing they can. We’ll see what happens, but that is one reason I got a mask.
I was kicked out of cvs in Clayton tonight the one next to grocery outlet, because I did not have a 😷. I told the employee I wasn’t aware I needed one she said I had to have one effective today to enter all cvs stores .
It wasn’t effective on Friday. The order starts on Wednesday, April 22nd.
If retail shop staff don’t stop shoplifters, they certainly won’t enforce the mask rule.
So just how long are we going to live like this now? A vaccine won’t come out for well over a year ( not that I would take that crap anyway)….. so how long are people going to live in this propaganda “ fear”? The MAJORITY do NOT die from this, and they have found successful treatment options. This just isn’t going to disappear, it’s been released and it’s here. True Hurd immunity is really the only solution. Sweden didn’t shut down, and they are practicing true Hurd immunity with good success. Stop buying into the media “ by design “ hype.
Do not so easily give up your rights. One day you will regret it.
Why do I get the feeling that your screen-name posted above is a total farce and you aren’t moving anywhere?
What’s it matter “Wagner”, or us it yogurt or signfromabove???
If you are thinking of moving out of the Bay Area, I have heard this company advertising on the radio, they are supposedly experts in helping you relocate I believe their official name is “Leaving the Bay Area”.
Because your a farce Mark Wagner. You just got popped using multiple names again try to steer the conversation. Quit trying to infect us with your virus. Nothing of value to say, just half baked jabs
Have fun getting turned away at the grocery store.
So, I need to wear a mask at the self-serve gas station at 9:00 PM when no one is there but the cashier and myself? I don’t leave the pump area. I slide my card into the machine and pay right there. When I’m finished, I use hand sanitizer before getting into my car. Wearing a mask in that situation is ridiculous.
I won’t wear one then. I won’t even if there are other people around. What are they going to do, shut off that one pump? LOL
I wash my hands when I done pumping and even wipe down the pump handle before I use it … just because.
Parent I don’t care about you or your family And if any if you end up in ICU. Oh well.
Ozz, how can one infect another (or get infected) if there’s no one there other than oneself and the gas pump? The only other person there is the cashier and he’s inside the mini-mart 30 feet away.
I gave a detailed explanation but I don’t see it
@anonymous
Ozzie is a good person. He/She is just following orders, like a sheep when the sheepdog rounds them up. He/She is not a free and informed thinker. He/She does not need scientific evidence or even common sense to make decisions. We should not be so hard on the sheep …
@ Ozzie
I really do appreciate the concern you have for me and my family, especially the ICU comment. Well thought out and practiced. My suggestion, read the science, read the studies (published is better, but those can take some time), read valid news sources and then get those confirmed by at least 2 other sources, then … then you can come back her and challenge me with your ICU comment.
I have read the science, kinda of what I do.
I still like your music, Stairway to Heaven is a great song!
Tootles Ozzie!
Ok, so where will the county be setting up a drive-thru distribution point for free masks or the webpage for submitting requests for reimbursement for the purchase of masks or materials required to comply with a MANDATORY new safety item that is in limited supply? Especially since the order is outside normal county ordinance and contrary to epideniology indicators as shown by the published infection curves?
I use a buff, aka neck gaiter. I put it on when I leave, pull it up when I need to cover nose and mouth, then pull it back down when I leave the store. Toss it in wash at home. I can fold it in half and stick a coffee filter in it when I need extra filtering like at Costco.
This is great. More required personal expenses for low-income seniors/families. Not forgetting that stores in Contra Costa County are still “required” to charge for bags because of some half-baked idea to ban reuseables without lifting the plastic bag ban.
Next is the gloves. Then what? Going to require scrubs?
CVS charges 10 cents. Get over it.
does cvs even have any masks no where does that I’ve seen.
DO NOT Read while driving
OKFine, as edicts continue to pile up am wondering what solution government bureaucrats will come up with for those persons who have the habit of continually touching their faces.
http://itaintholywater.blogspot.com/2020/04/next-week-from-cdc.html
As someone on Reddit said, “I never realized how much I enjoy touching my face.” 😂
I foresee a pinkeye epidemic, caused by people wearing underwear on their faces.
Thank God some of you Californians have finally come to your senses. What I find hilarious is that you’ve allowed your civil liberties be taken away for decades by liberals, and now the thing that pushes you over the edge is a freaking face mask? If this pandemic doesn’t make Libertarians out of MOST of you, then nothing will. So, what will you use as a face mask? A burqua? Hijab? Jock Strap? There is ZERO science behind this order, and I refuse to comply. This asshat Co Co Public Health officer has finally found “his moment”, and by Gawd he is gonna use it. Where was this brilliant idea two months ago asshat?
I find it funny that California has a policy of picking and choosing which laws to follow and which laws to ignore, but the Governor and every Mayor, Sheriff, and Health Officer expect everyone to follow their proclamations without question.
Once again, the Newsom bashers suffer from poor reading comprehension…
“We are confident we will not be procuring any products that don’t meet FDA approval,” Newsom said, adding that the masks will be vetted by major medical supply companies and tested at a lab in Utah. “We have the capacity to cancel if they do not meet all our specs, so we are confident in that respect.”
@Mike Wagner Newsom is nothing if not “confident,” and that is the problem.
In your rabid dog bashing of Gov. Newsom you conveniently fail to mention that the contract can be cancelled if the masks dont meet FDA specs, as validated by a lab in Utah.
He might be in China with his son where they do business. Haha, They are keeping him out of the Limelight because he clearly has an issue and it is very sad. He’s not going to get better. They will just put someone in as the VP running mate that they think can replace him if he gets elected and sicker.
Thank you! Some like him because he acts like a regular guy, not a slick politician. He has so much crap to deal with behind the scenes that no one bothers to find out about. I don’t know how he’s managing all of this. They are still trying to get him out of office.
The CDC has directions for making a mask out of either a t-shirt or a bandana, no sewing required.
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html
Nope. Will not be wearing a mask. And what are the consequences? Public shaming? This is turning into a Handmaid’s Tale situation real quick. First masks “don’t work”, now they do? Ok, California. I’ll be the “asshole” not wearing a mask.
@AGU
This is not merely a suggestion from the County public health officer. It is a legally enforceable order. From the order:
“Violation of or failure to comply with this Order is a misdemeanor punishable by fine, imprisonment, or both. (California Health and Saf. Code, § 120295.)”
https://www.coronavirus.cchealth.org/
And realistically – it’s almost unenforceable…….
You’re losing your liberty and allowing it to happen.
The only thing the masks help with is if someone in line ahead of you farts.
All you need is a sock, a pair of scissors, and an optional piece of paper towel for this mask; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2hRDkZhEBFU
Really? Sock, paper, scissors. Does the paper cover the sock?
https://youtu.be/BhLc3l5ROQk
Last night at 6:30 when going to the Greenery Grill & Sports Bar at Diablo Hills Golf Course, by Heather Farms Park in Walnut Creek, to pick up our to-go order, we noticed very many people out walking, in groups up to 6 people, and riding bikes, and very few had masks or face coverings on, or with them. At the Greenery we saw 4 adults and 2 children under 8yrs old, near the entrance, as I walked passed them, wearing a mask, and gloves, I asked why they weren’t wearing masks, as the 2 children walked passed and went in the doors to the Greenery, and a woman answered, that’s not until Wednesday, April 22nd, and I said oh, I guess you’re all safe from the Virus then, and walked back to the car, with our food. On our way back home, we noticed lots of people on the Lime Ridge Trail, and very few had masks, and the Lime Ridge parking lot, and streets were full of people and cars, on Ygnacio and Cowell Rd, hmm I guess we don’t have to shelter at home either, and gathering at a Park is ok too! Just Saying!
Why don’t you just MYOB and stop being so snarky?
Demand to speak with a manager!
Just FYI Face Mask Ordinances are unconstitutional and they will be fought in court and found so., costing the county allot of court time and money… and people will refuse to pay and therefore pressing the court to put them in jail instead. Good luck on this civil rights debacle. Unless they intend to provide a face mask to every individual fitted, nope…Civil Rights attorneys will be advertising for clients soon.