Cover up to enter a gov’t building

Public required to wear face masks inside county government headquarters

Visitors to Yuba and Sutter County buildings will now be required to wear facial coverings and undergo brief health screenings before entering, according to a press release from the Bi-county Emergency

Emergency Operations Center.

The new rules are in line with an updated order from health officials to delay a surge in coronavirus cases.

Facial coverings can be bandanas, scarves and fabric masks which cover the nose and mouth and can be washed and reused. Medical-grade masks and coverings should be left for medical personnel.

The release also notes that masks are not a substitute for the continued practice of social distancing and

thesiology and Pain Management.

“We are encouraging patients to remain in close contact with their physicians and surgeons regard

ing rescheduling their respective procedures,” Kalin said via email. He said Adventist Health is anticipating re-starting the elective surgery schedule on May 1, depending on the status of the coro

navirus pandemic.

“This date remains fluid and could certainly change,” Kalin said.

The hospital expects a backlog of surgeries and procedures once the normal schedule restarts and

it will scale its operations to accommodate the increased demand, according to Kalin.

Adventist Health is using a tiered framework published by the Centers for Medicine and Medicaid Services about how to handle low acuity elective surgeries and procedures.

“As an organization, we are utilizing these tools above to guide our decisions on what surgeries and procedures to postpone,” Kalin said. “We remain operationally ready and able to handle high acuity/emergent surgeries and procedures throughout the healthcare system during these unprecedented times.”