SF’s Health Officer issued a new Health Order requiring privately run COVID-19 testing sites that collect specimens and send off-site for processing to follow new health and safety requirements in the collection of specimens.
Even as the City reached highest number of cases yet during the pandemic, businesses, schools, and essential services remained open demonstrating that by layering defenses SF can successfully manage the virus.
Strategies for 2022 build on the implementation of the Street Overdose Response Team and low-barrier access to treatment and overdose prevention resources.
Health officials urge San Franciscans to get boosted and lower their risk exposure where possible as City prioritizes protecting essential services and vulnerable populations.
Today, the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) announced updated recommendations of Isolation and Quarantine in alignment with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH).
Health and safety protocols have kept schools open despite the pandemic and are further encouraged as students and staff return to school following the holidays.
In partnership with the San Francisco African American Faith-Based Coalition and community organizations, the City is hosting a holiday giveaway for our vulnerable populations in San Franciscans in need