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Description
The June 10 Public Health Order mandated that all large private healthcare facilities provide COVID-19 testing to any of their members who:
1) Have COVID-19 symptoms
2) Have had close contact with anyone who tested positive
3) Have increased risk of exposure by virtue of holding essential jobs.
County officials believe that these healthcare facilities could be doing more to assist community members who fall in the three categories.
The County of Santa Clara discusses testing resources and healthcare providers with testing availability.
For more information about COVID-19 testing, visit https://SCCfreetest.org
Recorded July 31, 2020.
The City of Cupertino would like to express its thanks to the County of Santa Clara for the use of their video materials during the COVID-19 pandemic.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus.
B
Hi
everybody
thank
you
for
joining
us,
I'm
larry
little.
We
begin
this
morning
with
a
closer
look
at
the
rate
of
testing
in
santa
clara
county.
As
you
can
see
on
the
map
here
behind
me,
we
have
ramped
up
testing
locations
from
south
county
and
morgan
hill
gilroy
all
the
way
to
north
county,
but
still
today,
community
members
are
experiencing
issues
when
it
comes
to
getting
testing
and
that
should
not
be
happening
as
we
have
expanded
testing
with
our
june
10th
order,
and
my
colleague
todd
is
here
to
talk
about
that
june.
B
C
So
diagnostic
testing
is
very
important
to
our
community.
It
allows
us
to
identify
who
is
sick
with
covid,
who
may
be
at
the
early
stages
of
that,
so
that
we
can
provide
care
for
those
people
who
are
have
contracted
the
disease
as
well
as
prevent
a
lot
of
deaths,
which
is,
we
have
been
doing
a
great
job
of
doing
that
as
well.
C
Are
those
frontline
workers,
such
as
pharmacy,
techs,
emts
ems
services,
our
firemen,
our
police
officers,
our
grocery
store
workers,
our
restaurant
employees,
as
well
as
people
who
are
frequently
riding
public
transportation
to
get
that
test
at
no
cost
to
themselves
without
question.
So
the
order
that
came
out
on
june
10th
required
that
all
healthcare
facilities
provide
a
diagnostic
test
at
no
cost
to
the
person.
B
Yeah
todd
in
on
june
10th,
dr
marty
actually
did
a
press
conference
here.
You
know
just
kind
of
talking
more
about
that,
letting
the
community
know
that
they
can
be
tested,
because
that's
the
only
way
we're
going
to
slow
the
spread
of
the
virus
is
by
more
testing.
Let's
take
a
look
at
this
video
from
june
10th
here.
A
D
Is
testing
by
our
large
health
care
systems,
and
that
has
occurred
for
a
number
of
reasons.
A
lot
of
them
I
are
are
well-meaning.
They
want
to
do
the
testing
they've
come
up
against
a
number
of
barriers
and
these
barriers
are
being
worked
on,
such
as
testing
kits
and
reagents,
the
chemicals
that
they
use.
However,
it's
just
not
happened.
We
just
have
not
seen
the
numbers
being
generated
by
our
large
healthcare
systems.
F
D
B
B
F
B
People
are
constantly
contacting
us.
Here's
one
of
the
emails
that
we
received
on
facebook.
Why
are
you
telling
people
that
work
with
the
public
to
get
tested
once
a
month
if
they
cannot
get
tested
without
jumping
through
hoops
and
driving
out
of
their
city
to
do
it?
So
what
do
you
say
to
people
who
are
experiencing
issues
getting
tested,
because
we
have
testing
all
the
way
from
south
county
to
north
county.
C
Yeah-
and
this
is
a
common
concern
we
get
especially
with
our
phone
calls
and
our
emails,
and
especially
with
our
social
media
that
are
coming
in
at
a
greater
frequency.
Now
people
complaining
about
not
being
able
to
get
tested,
they're
frontline
workers,
they're
exposed
to
people,
but
they're,
not
presenting
symptoms,
so
they
have
hit
a
lot
of
barriers
and
really
what
we
tell
these
people
is
what
we
tell
any
business.
That's
not
in
compliance.
C
Tell
any
community
member
excuse
me
that
observes
a
business
that
is
not
in
compliance
with
any
of
the
orders,
which
is
they
do
actually
need
to
file
a
complaint
with
the
district
attorney's
office.
But
personally,
the
best
thing
anybody
can
do
is
really
strongly
advocate
for
themselves,
because
nobody
else
is
going
to
advocate
for
you,
so
really
lean
on
them.
Really
express
that
you
know
you
have
a
great
concern
for
your
health,
because
you
know
what
you
work
at
a
grocery
store
or
you
know,
you're
in
a
kitchen
all
day.
C
B
Yeah
testing
is
a
very
important
part
of
the
solving
the
puzzle
here
and
slowing
the
spread,
let's
just
not
to
call
anybody
out.
But
let's
just
look
at
this
this
list
here
and
we
see
you
know
kaiser
here
they
have
a.
They
have
hundreds
of
thousands
of
people
in
their
network
and
when
you
look
at
the
testing,
it's
it's
very
low
and
then
some
of
the
others
too.
You
know
el
camino
health.
B
They
have
a
capacity
to
actually
do
more
and
people
want
to
be
tested.
They're
contacting
us
and
they're
saying
they're
having
to
stand
and
wait
in
long
lines
or
be
turned
away.
So
just
again
talk
about
what
people
should
do
if
this
happens,
because
it's
happening
a
lot
and
we're
we're
about
two
or
three
months
into
testing
and
it's
still
happening.
C
F
C
Covert
19
is
not
going
to
go
anywhere.
People
are
going
to
need
to
be
tested
for
a
very
long
time,
but
again,
people
should
really
advocate
for
their
health
and
they
should
be
contacting
their
provider
because
the
order
actually
stipulates
by
law
that,
if
you
are
experiencing
symptoms,
you
can
get
tested
if
you're
not
experiencing
symptoms
but
have
been
exposed
to
someone
who
has
covid19
you
can
get
tested
if
you're
a
high
risk
person
like,
for
example,
those
frontline
workers.
C
C
B
And
if
you're
having
issues
still
feel
free
to
contact
us
here
at
the
county
le,
we
will
continue
to
look
into
it
as
well
as
we
offer
free
testing
here,
but
you
should
be
able
to
get
this
testing
done
through
your
provider.
This
is
going
to
ease
some
of
the
pain
of
people
who
don't
have
insurance
and
need
to
go
to
some
of
the
free
testing
sites.
Let's
take
a
look
at
the
data
dashboard.
B
A
B
Have
lost
loved
ones
due
to
covet
19,
and
you
can
see
there
our
hospitalization
rate
we're
up
to
177.
Only
a
few
months
ago
we
were
down
to
about
52.
So
I
know
a
lot
of
people
have
questions
about
that.
But
you
know
if
we
just
slow
the
spread,
the
hospitalization
rate
will
go
down.
You
know,
there's
no
escape
in
this
virus.
B
It
many
times
before
on
this
program.
We
have
to
follow
the
social
distancing
and
physical
distance
guidelines,
as
well
as
frequently
wash
in
our
hands
as
well
as
wearing
a
mask,
and
I
want
to
say
we
had
our
mask
on
prior
to
this
broadcast,
but
we
do
remove
them,
so
everyone
can
properly
and
clearly
understand
the
information
that
we
are
sharing.
You
know,
as
we
close
out.
I
want
to
take
a
look
at
the
watch
list
here.
You
know
we
had
a
lot
of
comments.
B
A
B
C
Absolutely-
and
we
provide
a
lot
of
guidance
on
our
website
as
well
too,
for
these
business
to
be
able
to
operate
outdoors.
We
understand
that
a
lot
of
personal
care
services
are,
you
know,
feeling
the
pain
of
this
disease
right
now,
but
I
mean,
thankfully,
the
state
as
well
as
us,
our
county
as
well
have
provided
that
guidance
for
them
to
modify
their
business
to
the
best
of
their
ability.
So
please
reach
out
to
them.
Don't
assume
they're
closed,
just
reach
out
and
see
how
they're
operating
at
this
time
too.
B
Yeah
I
went
to
get
some
food
the
other
day
and
I
I
pulled
up
to
the
well.
It's
the
vegetarian
house
and
the
parking
lot
was
empty
and
I
was
like
it's
closed.
I
was
almost
about
to
turn
around
and
leave
yeah,
but
somebody
came
to
the
window,
so
yeah
support
those
local
businesses
everyone's
having
a
very
difficult
time
right
now
in
all
of
the
counties
and
the
way
we
can
help
them
is
by
doing
our
part,
to
slow
the
spread
all
right.