Yesterday, Dr. Sara H. Cody, Health Officer of the County of Santa Clara, issued a new Order, that placed further restrictions on individuals and businesses in Santa Clara County, and superseded the original Shelter in Place Order from March 16, 2020. Since the original order, Santa Clara County and the…
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The coronavirus epidemic has disrupted courts across America. To slow the spread of the virus, courts have had to adapt their processes to new social distancing measures by transitioning to e-filing and teleconferencing, deferring non-emergency civil matters, or suspending jury trials. While many courts have reduced their services to protect…
Unlike the California counties that provided a more extensive list of permitted activities, Governor Newsom initially focused solely on maintaining the "continuity of operations of federal critical infrastructure sectors." A few hours later, the State of California updated their California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response website to add more exceptions to their…
The Santa Clara County shelter-in-place order explicitly permits outdoor exercise and activities. For purposes of this Order, individuals may leave their residence only to perform any of the following "Essential Activities." [...] To engage in outdoor activity, provided the individuals comply with Social Distancing Requirements as defined in this Section,…
On February 26, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed the first case of community spread of COVID-19 in the United States. Since this patient had not traveled to Wuhan City, China or come in close contact with a known patient with COVID-19, this infection raised the…