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From YouTube: County of Santa Clara Public Health: COVID-19 Testing and Accessibility - May 15, 2020
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Deputy Health Officer Dr. Marty Fenstershieb joins us to share the latest updates on testing accessibility and availability.
Recorded May 15, 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
C
Good
morning
welcome
to
live
with
kept
the
County
of
Santa
Clara.
My
name
is
Betty
young
and
I
am
the
deputy
public
information
officer.
We
removed
our
face
coverings
shortly
before
this
briefing
to
allow
our
American
sign
language
interpreters,
the
ability
to
read
our
words
read
our
lips
in
to
properly
interpret
for
our
communities,
the
total
of
koban
19
cases
as
of
last
night
as
2403,
and
the
total
number
of
deaths
is
135.
Our
hearts
got
to
those
who
have
lost
loved
ones
and
who
continue
to
be
impacted
by
code
19.
C
If
you
check
our
dashboards
right
now,
the
numbers
are
a
little
behind.
We
are
giving
you
the
most
up-to-date
numbers
today
as
of
this
time
and
our
data
that
we
will
be
updated
later
this
afternoon.
Our
briefing
today
focuses
on
kovin
19
testing
and
the
county's
newest
guidelines
around
testing,
availability
and
accessibility.
We
have
with
us
today
dr.
dr.
Marty
fester
Scheib
welcome.
Thank.
D
Sure
hi
everyone
I'm
very
happy
to
be
here.
I'm
back
at
the
County
I.
Actually
was
the
health
officer
in
this
county
from
1996
on
and
started
working
it
back
in
1984,
so
I've
been
around
for
quite
a
long
time.
I
did
retire,
but
I
failed
at
retirement,
so
I
came
back
and
I
wanted
to
help
the
county
out
in
this.
In
this
event,
right
now,
it's
a
one-time
lifetime
event
dealing
with
a
pandemic
and
I
work
with
dr.
D
D
C
D
Correct
up
until
now,
Cova
testing
has
really
been
focused
on
people
who
have
been
symptomatic,
and
so
if
people
had
symptoms
of
being
sick,
they
went
to
their
doctors
and
were
tested,
but
we
really
really
want
to
find
out
the
extent
of
the
infections
in
the
community.
So
we
are
moving
to
testing
people
who
have
no
symptoms
whatsoever
and
ar-raqqah
are
called
asymptomatic.
So
we
are
focusing
on
mostly
those
people
right
now
and
really
want
to
find
people
who
may
be
not
showing
evidence
of
the
disease.
D
But
as
we
know,
you
could
be
infected
and
still
be
shedding
the
virus,
and
if
you're
doing
that,
then
you're
putting
others
at
risk,
so
you
may
be
putting
co-workers
at
risk
or
your
family
members
at
risk.
Okay,
so
it's
very
important
for
people
that
are
that
have
a
potential
for
being
exposed
say
that
they
are
a
frontline
worker.
They
work
you
work
at
a
grocery
store.
You
work
at
CVS,
you
work
at
any
place
where
you
have
contact
now,
because
you
are
a
frontline
worker.
We
want
you
to
be
tested.
Yes,.
C
And
that
is
the
call
to
action
right
now
is
that
all
all
workers
in
the
county
who
have
frequent
interaction
with
members
of
the
public
should
be
tested
at
least
once
a
month,
and
what's
new
community
testing
sites
becoming
more
widely
available,
just
to
be
clear,
anyone
can
get
it
you
any
worker
with
weakened
interaction.
The
public
can
get
a
test
for
free
as
a
by
state
order.
C
All
it
says
all
Cova
19
testing
is
now
covered
by
our
insurance
providers,
so
whether
you
have
insurance
or
don't
have
insurance
come
to
a
testing
site
and
get
tested
at
least
once
a
month.
If
you
are
in
a
job
that
frequently
interacts
with
members
of
the
public
adding
to
that
list.
We
also
includes
food
service
workers.
We
have
a
lot
of
county
residents
who
are
now
working
with
Second
Harvest
Foodbank
doing
food
distribution
at
our
school
districts
do
an
on-site
food
distribution.
D
So
I
think
the
the
message
again
is:
if
you
are
not
just
staying
at
home
and
staying
safe
by
sheltering
in
place,
but
you're
out
there
doing
something
you're
out
there
interacting
in
any
way
to
keep
all
of
us
still
going
and
our
lives
somewhat.
Nor
then
we
want
you
to
take
advantage
of
testing
again.
You
don't
have
to
have
symptoms,
maybe
somebody
yell,
maybe
you
actually
were
in
contact
with
somebody
who
said
that
they
had
some
symptoms
and.
B
D
You
may
have
been
a
contact,
so
we
want
you
to
just
say:
I
may
have
been
a
contact,
I
need
to
get
tested.
Yes,
so
just
take
that
upon
yourself
to
go
ahead
and
get
testing
we're,
making
the
access
much
easier.
Now
it's
going
to
get
better.
You
may
run
into
a
couple
little
barriers
as
you
go,
but
those
things
are
all
being
worked
out.
Yes
and
it
should
get
easier
and
easier,
but
we
really
want.
We
really
have
to
drive
the
demands
for
the
testing,
so
we
can
have
more
testing.
D
So
we
need
you
to
get
out
there
and
do
do
the
tests
protect
yourselves,
protect
your
co-workers,
protect
your
community
and
especially
your
family,
we're
finding
that
most
of
the
I
just
read
an
article
today,
which
said
that
we
have
less
chance
of
getting
exposed
by
just
passing
somebody
on
the
street
when
we're
taking
a
walk.
The
highest
risks
are
in
areas
where
we're
working,
where
there's
more
people,
and
especially
at
home,
with
our
families.
C
Thank
you
so
test
it.
You
can
check
our
website.
C
D
Yes,
so
the
testing
used
to
be
pretty
invasive
meaning
you
know
it
may
have
heard
a
bit,
because
the
swab
that
we
used
it
was
inserted
very
far
into
your
nose,
all
the
way
back
into
your
nose
and
your
throat,
and
it
makes
people
very
uncomfortable.
So
here's
the
change-
and
this
is
really
significant-
we
are
going
to
be
introducing
the
use
of
a
nasal
swab.
It
may
look
a
little
different
than
this
one.
This
is
what
the
only
one
I
could
find
for
the
purposes
of
the
demonstration,
but.
D
D
You
will
be
given
the
swab
and
you
will
be
asked
to
to
actually
insert
it
and
I'll
do
this,
for
you
insert
it
on
one
side
of
your
nose
and
then
on
the
other
side,
and
you
don't
have
to
go
in
more
than
a
half
an
inch
and
go
around
about
four
times
and
then
slowly
remove
it
and
there'll
be
a
container
to
put
it
in.
So
that's
it.
It's
very,
very
simple:
it
doesn't
hurt
it's
very
fast
and
you'll.
Do
it
on
yourself
mm-hmm!
So
simple!
Yes,.
C
Thank
you
and
it's
free,
so
it's
free
and
easy
accessibility
is
much
more
broad
in
now,
and
availability
continues
to
increase
every
day,
we'll
want
to
also
clarify
that
at
this
time
none
of
our
testing
sites
are
testing
for
antibodies.
We
are
doing
purely
diagnostic
testing.
Is
that
right,
dr.
Fenster
Shive?
That's.
D
Correct
there's
always
questions
from
everyone
about
what
type
of
testing
we're
doing
all
of
the
testing
that
we're
doing
at
all
of
these
sites
is
called
a
PCR
test
and
that's
actually
looking
for
active
virus,
so
we'll
be
able
to
tell
if
people
have
been
infected
and
if
they
have
virus.
The
antibody
test
is
a
test
that
we
have
to
do
with
your
blood.
D
C
I'm,
so
to
recap
the
Public
Health
Department
is
strongly
urging
all
workers
in
jobs
that
require
frequent
interaction
with
members
of
the
public
to
get
a
test
as
soon
as
possible
and
then
to
test
at
least
once
a
month.
This
includes
all
those
working
in
grocery
stores,
restaurants,
foodservice
gas
stations,
convenience
stores
and
more.
This
also
includes
healthcare
workers
and
first
responders.
C
Additionally,
the
county
is
also
recommending
anyone
with
a
pending
scheduled
medical
or
surgical
procedure
to
get
tested,
and,
of
course
that's
always
if
you
are
experiencing
any
cloven
19
symptoms,
you
should
definitely
get
a
test
doctor
Fenster
Scheib
in
the
feedback
that
we
often
receive
our
residents.
You
know
and
usually
have
really
you
know
a
lot
of
questions
about
what
our
operations
look
like
behind
the
scenes,
and
you
know
what
what
what
is
the
Emergency
Operations
Center
in
this
case
your
arc,
Ovid
19
testing
officer,
and
you
have
a
whole
testing
unit
that
you
lead.
D
I'm
not
far
from
here
from
the
studio
we
have
our
Emergency
Operations
Center,
and
that
is
where
that's
the
hub
of
all
of
the
operations.
All
of
the
all
of
the
work
that's
being
done
to
protect
our
community
in
many
many
areas,
and
there
certainly
has
been
testing
up
until
now.
So
it's
not
like
automatically
all
of
a
sudden.
We
we
set
this
up
and
now
we're
doing.
D
Testing
testing
has
been
done,
but
we
decided
to
put
a
special
unit
in
place
in
the
Emergency
Operations
Center,
so
we
can
bring
together
all
the
pieces
of
testing.
We
have
to
coordinate
with
laboratories.
We
have
to
collaborate
with
people
that
are
supplying
us
with
the
swabs.
We
have
to
collaborate
with
the
community
and.
C
D
C
C
Eyelines
policies,
fa
Q's
at
the
county.
You
can
check
WS
ec
govt
org
for
slash
coronavirus
that
site
you
will
find
language
options
for
for
other
languages.
In
addition
to
English.
These
are
complete
recreations
of
our
English
language
website.
So
information
is
so
that
we
can
make
sure
information
reaches
everyone.
Thank
you.
Everyone
for
joining
us
today
and
for
those-
and
you
know,
I'd,
be
remiss
to
mention
2-1-1
as
an
additional
option
to
call
in
should
you
prefer
to
dial
in
and
have
someone
speak
to
you
directly
about
testing?