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STATE UPDATES GUIDANCE ON INDOOR MASKING, TESTING FOR MEGA EVENTS AND TESTING DUE TO TRAVEL

December 14, 2021

In response to rising cases and hospitalizations statewide due to COVID-19 and to slow the spread of the Delta and Omicron variants, the California Department of Public Health has issued the following updated guidance:

  • Universal Indoor Masking: Masks are required to be worn in all indoor public settings, regardless of vaccine status, between December 15, 2021 through January 15, 2022
  • Testing for Mega Events: Individuals attending Mega Events (indoor crowds of 1,000 or more, or outdoor crowds of 10,000 or more) must provide proof of vaccination, a negative antigen test within one day of the event, or a negative PCR test within two days prior to entry into the event, facility or venue
  • Travel Advisory: All travelers arriving in and returning to California from other states or countries are recommended to test for COVID-19 3-5 days after arrival, regardless of vaccination status

The indoor masking requirement will go into effect beginning December 15, 2021, and the State will make further recommendations after January 15.

โ€œAs expected, we are beginning to experience a rise in cases, not only here in Orange County but statewide and nationwide, due to increased holiday gatherings and travel,โ€ says Dr. Clayton Chau, HCA Director and County Health Officer. โ€œWe support the Stateโ€™s latest measures intended to bring additional protection to us all and our loved ones. As I mentioned before, we have all the tools available to fight the spread of COVID-19 and its variants, through vaccination, testing and prevention measures including masking.โ€

Between December 8 and December 13, the seven-day average COVID-19 case rate increased from 7.7 to 9.9 per 100,000 people and the average number of daily COVID-19 cases increased from 250 to 322. There was a slight drop in the positivity rate from 3.4 to 3.2 percent and hospitalizations from 196 to 194, while ICU admissions increased slightly from 59 to 63 per day.

Eligibility for booster doses of the Comirnaty (Pfizer) vaccine are now expanded to individuals ages 16 to 17, who may receive a Pfizer booster dose six months after completing their primary vaccination series. 

Residents who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or are eligible for their booster dose are encouraged to access the most convenient option available to them to get their shot. For more information on where to go for a vaccine, visit COVIDVaccineFacts.com and click on โ€œFind a COVID-19 Vaccineโ€.

Self-collection, at-home COVID-19 test kits are being distributed to travelers at John Wayne Airport in Terminals A and C and are available at no cost by visiting ochealthinfo.com/covidtest.

For more information on COVID-19 information and resources, including case counts, vaccination and testing in Orange County, visit ochealthinfo.com/covid.

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EL ESTADO ACTUALIZA LAS NORMAS SOBRE MASCARILLAS EN INTERIORES, PRUEBAS PARA MEGA EVENTOS Y PRUEBAS CON MOTIVO DE VIAJES

(Santa Ana, CA) โ€“ En respuesta al aumento de casos y hospitalizaciones en todo el estado debido a COVID-19 y para frenar la propagaciรณn de las variantes Delta y Omicron, el Departamento de Salud Pรบblica de California ha emitido la siguiente guรญa actualizada:

  • Mascarilla Universal en Interiores: Se exige el uso de mascarillas en todos los lugares pรบblicos cerrados, independientemente del estado de la vacuna, entre el 15 de diciembre de 2021 y el 15 de enero de 2022
  • Pruebas para Mega Eventos: Las personas que asistan a mega eventos (multitudes en recintos cerrados de 1,000 personas o mรกs, o multitudes al aire libre de 10,000 personas o mรกs) deben presentar una prueba de vacunaciรณn, una prueba de antรญgeno negativa en el plazo de un dรญa antes del evento, o una prueba de PCR negativa en el plazo de dos dรญas antes de entrar en el evento, instalaciรณn o lugar de celebraciรณn
  • Aviso de Viaje: Se recomienda a todos los viajeros que lleguen y regresen a California desde otros estados o paรญses que se sometan a la prueba de COVID-19 3-5 dรญas despuรฉs de su llegada, independientemente del estado de vacunaciรณn

El requisito del uso de mascarillas en interiores entrarรก en vigor a partir del 15 de diciembre de 2021, y el Estado harรก nuevas recomendaciones despuรฉs del 15 de enero.

“Como era de esperar, estamos empezando a experimentar un aumento de los casos, no sรณlo aquรญ en el condado de Orange, sino en todo el estado y en todo el paรญs, debido al aumento de las reuniones y los viajes durante las fiestas”, dice el Dr. Clayton Chau, Director de HCA y Funcionario de Salud del Condado. “Apoyamos las รบltimas medidas del Estado destinadas a brindar protecciรณn adicional a todos nosotros y a nuestros seres queridos. Como he mencionado antes, tenemos todas las herramientas disponibles para luchar contra la propagaciรณn del COVID-19 y sus variantes, mediante la vacunaciรณn, las pruebas y las medidas de prevenciรณn, incluido el uso de mascarillas.” 

Entre el 8 y el 13 de diciembre, la tasa media de casos de COVID-19 en siete dรญas aumentรณ de 7.7 a 9.9 por cada 100,000 personas y el nรบmero medio de casos diarios de COVID-19 pasรณ de 250 a 322. La tasa de positividad descendiรณ ligeramente del 3.4% al 3.2% y las hospitalizaciones pasaron de 196 a 194, mientras que los ingresos en la UCI aumentaron ligeramente de 59 a 63 al dรญa. 

La elegibilidad para las dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna Comirnaty (Pfizer) se amplรญa ahora a las personas de 16 a 17 aรฑos, que pueden recibir una dosis de refuerzo de Pfizer seis meses despuรฉs de completar su serie de vacunaciรณn primaria. 

Se anima a los residentes que no estรฉn completamente vacunados contra el COVID-19 o que reรบnan los requisitos para recibir su dosis de refuerzo a que recurran a la opciรณn mรกs conveniente que tengan a su alcance para vacunarse. Para obtener mรกs informaciรณn sobre dรณnde ir a vacunarse, visite COVIDVaccineFacts.com y haga clic en “Find a COVID-19 Vaccine”.   

Se estรกn distribuyendo kits de prueba de COVID-19 de auto-recolecciรณn a los viajeros en el Aeropuerto John Wayne en las Terminales A y C y estรกn disponibles sin costo alguno visitando ochealthinfo.com/covidtest.

Para obtener mรกs informaciรณn sobre el COVID-19 y recursos, incluyendo el recuento de casos, la vacunaciรณn y las pruebas en el Condado de Orange, visite ochealthinfo.com/covid.

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CHแปˆ DแบชN CแบฌP NHแบฌT CแปฆA TIแป‚U BANG Vแป€ VIแป†C ฤEO KHแบจU TRANG TRONG Nแป˜I VI CรC Cฦ  Sแปž, Xร‰T NGHIแป†M TRONG CรC CUแป˜C Lแป„ Hแป˜I TแบฌP TRUNG ฤร”NG NGฦฏแปœI Vร€ Xร‰T NGHIแป†M KHI ฤI DU LแปŠCH

(Santa Ana, CA) โ€“ ฤแปƒ แปฉng phรณ vแป›i sแปฑ gia tฤƒng cรกc trฦฐแปng hแปฃp lรขy nhiแป…m vร  phแบฃi vร o bแป‡nh viแป‡n trรชn toร n tiแปƒu bang vรฌ COVID-19 vร  lร m chแบญm lแบกi sแปฑ lรขy lan cแปงa cรกc biแบฟn thแปƒ Delta vร  Omicron, Bแป™ Y Tแบฟ Tiแปƒu Bang California ฤ‘รฃ ban hร nh nhแปฏng chแป‰ dแบซn cแบญp nhแบญt sau ฤ‘รขy:

  • ฤeo khแบฉu trang trong nแป™i vi cแปงa tแบฅt cแบฃ mแปi cฦก sแปŸ: Khแบฉu Trang bแบฏt buแป™c phแบฃi ฤ‘eo trong nแป™i vi cแปงa tแบฅt cแบฃ mแปi cฦก sแปŸ nฦกi cรดng cแป™ng, bแบฅt kแปƒ hiแป‡n trแบกng chรญch ngแปซa cแปงa mแปi cรก nhรขn, kแปƒ tแปซ ngร y 15 thรกng Mฦฐแปi Hai, 2021 cho ฤ‘แบฟn hแบฟt ngร y 15 thรกng Giรชng, 2022.
  • Xรฉt Nghiแป‡m trong cรกc cuแป™c Lแป… Hแป™i Tแบญp Trung ฤรดng Ngฦฐแปi: Cรก nhรขn tham dแปฑ cรกc Lแป… Hแป™i Lแป›n ( ฤ‘รกm ฤ‘รดng tแปฅ tแบญp trong nhร  tแปซ 1,000 ngฦฐแปi trแปŸ lรชn, hay ngoร i trแปi tแปซ 10,000 ngฦฐแปi trแปŸ lรชn) phแบฃi xuแบฅt trรฌnh giแบฅy chแปฉng nhแบญn ฤ‘รฃ chรญch ngแปซa, xรฉt nghiแป‡m antigen รขm tรญnh trong vรฒng mแป™t ngร y trฦฐแป›c ngร y lแป… hแป™i, hay mแป™t xรฉt nghiแป‡m PCR รขm tรญnh trong vรฒng hai ngร y trฦฐแป›c khi tham dแปฑ lแป… hแป™i, cฦก sแปŸ hay nฦกi tแปฅ tแบญp.
  • Hฦฐแป›ng Dแบซn Khi ฤ‘i Du Lแป‹ch: Tแบฅt cแบฃ nhแปฏng du khรกch khi tแป›i hay trแปŸ vแป California tแปซ cรกc tiแปƒu bang hay cรกc quแป‘c gia khรกc ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc khuyแบฟn cรกo phแบฃi xรฉt nghiแป‡m COVID-19 tแปซ 3 ฤ‘แบฟn 5 ngร y sau khi ฤ‘แบฟn, bแบฅt kแปƒ hiแป‡n trแบกng chรญch ngแปซa.

Viแป‡c bแบฏt buแป™c ฤ‘eo khแบฉu trang trong nแป™i vi cรกc cฦก sแปŸ sแบฝ bแบฏt ฤ‘แบงu cรณ hiแป‡u lแปฑc kแปƒ tแปซ ngร y 15 thรกng Mฦฐแปi Hai, vร  Tiแปƒu Bang sแบฝ ฤ‘ฦฐa ra thรชm nhแปฏng ฤ‘แป nghแป‹ sau ngร y 15 thรกng Giรชng.

Bรกc Sฤฉ Clayton Chau, แปฆy Viรชn ฤแบทc Nhiแป‡m Y Tแบฟ kiรชm Giรกm ฤแป‘c Cฦก Quan Y Tแบฟ Cรดng Cแป™ng Quแบญn Cam phรกt biแปƒu: โ€œ Nhฦฐ ฤ‘รฃ trรดng ฤ‘แปฃi, chรบng ta bแบฏt ฤ‘แบงu cรณ kinh nghiแป‡m vแป›i mแป™t sแปฑ gia tฤƒng cรกc trฦฐแปng hแปฃp lรขy nhiแป…m, khรดng nhแปฏng chแป‰ cรณ tแบกi Quแบญn Cam mร  trรชn toร n thแปƒ tiแปƒu bang vร  toร n quแป‘c, do sแปฑ gia tฤƒng viแป‡c tแปฅ tแบญp trong cรกc ngร y lแป… vร  vแบฅn ฤ‘แป ฤ‘i du lแป‹ch. Chรบng tรดi แปงng hแป™ nhแปฏng biแป‡n phรกp sau cรนng nhแบฅt cแปงa Tiแปƒu Bang nhแบฑm mang thรชm sแปฑ bแบฃo vแป‡ cho tแบฅt cแบฃ chรบng ta vร  nhแปฏng ngฦฐแปi thรขn yรชu. Nhฦฐ tรดi ฤ‘รฃ lฦฐu รฝ trฦฐแป›c ฤ‘รขy, chรบng ta cรณ tแบฅt cแบฃ cรกc dแปฅng cแปฅ ฤ‘แปƒ chแป‘ng lแบกi sแปฑ lรขy lan cแปงa COVID-19 vร  nhแปฏng biแบฟn thแปƒ cแปงa nรณ, xuyรชn qua viแป‡c chรญch ngแปซa, xรฉt nghiแป‡m vร  cรกc biแป‡n phรกp phรฒng ngแปซa kแปƒ cแบฃ viแป‡c ฤ‘eo khแบฉu trang.โ€

Kแปƒ tแปซ ngร y 8 thรกng Mฦฐแปi Hai cho ฤ‘แบฟn ngร y 13 thรกng Mฦฐแปi Hai, trung bรฌnh bแบฃy ngร y tแปท lแป‡ cรกc trฦฐแปng hแปฃp lรขy nhiแป…m COVID-19 gia tฤƒng tแปซ 7.7 lรชn ฤ‘แบฟn 9.9 cho 100,000 ngฦฐแปi vร  trung bรฌnh mแป—i ngร y cรกc trฦฐแปng hแปฃp lรขy nhiแป…m COVID-19 gia tฤƒng tแปซ 250 lรชn ฤ‘แบฟn 322. Cรณ mแป™t sแปฑ giแบฃm nhแบน tแปท lแป‡ dฦฐฦกng tรญnh tแปซ 3.4 xuแป‘ng 3.2 %, phแบฃi vร o bแป‡nh viแป‡n tแปซ 196 xuแป‘ng 194, vร  ฤ‘iแปu trแป‹ tแบกi trung tรขm khแบฉn trฦฐฦกng ICU gia tฤƒng nhแบน tแปซ 59 ฤ‘แบฟn 63 mแป—i ngร y.

Hแปฃp lแป‡ ฤ‘แปƒ chรญch ngแปซa mลฉi booster cแปงa hรฃng Comirnaty (Pfizer) hiแป‡n tแบกi mแปŸ rแป™ng cho cรกc cรก nhรขn tuแป•i tแปซ 16 tuแป•i cho tแป›i 17 tuแป•i, thuแป™c thร nh phแบงn cรณ thแปƒ ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc nhแบญn chรญch ngแปซa mลฉi booster 6 thรกng sau khi hoร n tแบฅt cรกc mลฉi chรญch ngแปซa trฦฐแป›c ฤ‘รณ.

Cรกc cฦฐ dรขn chฦฐa hoร n toร n chรญch ngแปซa COVID-19 hay hแปฃp lแป‡ ฤ‘แปƒ chรญch ngแปซa mลฉi booster ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc khuyแบฟn khรญch tiแบฟp cแบญn vแป›i cรกc nฦกi tiแป‡n lแปฃi cho hแป ฤ‘แปƒ ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc chรญch ngแปซa. Muแป‘n biแบฟt thรชm chi tiแบฟt ฤ‘แป‹a ฤ‘iแปƒm ฤ‘แปƒ ฤ‘แบฟn chรญch ngแปซa, xin vร o COVIDVaccineFacts.com vร  nhแบฅn vร o โ€œ Find aCOVID-19 Vaccineโ€.

Cรกc dแปฅng cแปฅ xรฉt nghiแป‡m ฤ‘แปƒ thแปญ tแบกi nhร  vร  gแปŸi ฤ‘แบฟn phรฒng thรญ nghiแป‡m bแบฑng bao thฦฐ cรณ ฤ‘แป‹a chแป‰ nฦกi nhแบญn, ฤ‘ฦฐแปฃc cแบฅp phรกt cho du khรกch tแบกi Phi Trฦฐแปng John Wayne trong khu vแปฑc Terminal A vร  C hoร n toร n miแป…n phรญ xin vร o ochealthinfo.com/covidtest.

Muแป‘n biแบฟt thรชm chi tiแบฟt vแป cรกc thรดng tin COVID-19 vร  nhแปฏng tร i nguyรชn, ฤ‘แป‹a ฤ‘iแปƒm, kแปƒ cแบฃ cรกc trฦฐแปng hแปฃp lรขy nhiแป…m, chรญch ngแปซa vร  thแปญ nghiแป‡m tแบกi Quแบญn Cam, xin vร o ochealthinfo.com/covid.

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