County allows home delivery by businesses

Non-essential businesses in Yolo County can now process online and phone orders for home deliveries.

Effective Friday, Yolo County is allowing non-essential businesses to process online and phone orders for home deliveries while physical locations must remain closed to the public.

As residents stay home longer due to shelter in place orders from the county and state, non-essential items will start to become essential for many communities.

As an added layer to help keep residents at home and support local businesses during this time, non-essential businesses will be allowed to make home deliveries.

“This is a very difficult time. People and businesses are making huge sacrifices to keep everyone healthy and safe,” said county Public Health Officer Dr. Ron Chapman. “As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, it becomes even more important for people to stay home. To support people staying at home, the county has decided to allow deliveries from local businesses.”

Yolo County residents still need to follow the shelter in place order that runs through April 7 while practicing social distancing as much as possible, including keeping children at home.

The shelter in place order is intended to slow the spread of COVID-19 and help protect the health of everyone in Yolo County.

“We believe this is a prudent and practical decision,” said Board of Supervisors Chair Gary Sandy.

“The benefits to allowing local deliveries is three-fold,” Sandy continued. “One, it enables individuals to continue sheltering in place, thus maintaining their health and safety; secondly, it reduces the number of individuals who are out moving around the community potentially spreading the virus or exposing themselves to it; and finally, it enables a sector of our struggling local economy to resume business activities which provide employment and services.”

“As the COVID-19 virus continues to spread, it becomes even more important for people to stay home. ... The county has decided to allow deliveries from local businesses.” — Dr. Ron Chapman, Yolo County public health officer