County Public Health Leaders Discourage Holiday Travel, Gatherings to Quell Surge of COVID-19
The recommendations are the same as before Thanksgiving, but with more urgency; a free rapid testing site is offered every Thursday in Lompoc
“The risk of getting infected is very high,” Santa Barbara County Public Health Officer Dr. Henning Ansorg says in urging people to celebrate holidays safely by avoiding travel or gathering with friends and family. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo)
By Giana Magnoli, Noozhawk Managing Editor | @magnoli
December 23, 2020
| 9:03 p.m.
Santa Barbara County Public Health authorities and other officials have urged people not to travel or gather with family and friends for the holidays, since the county and the rest of state is in the worst surge of the COVID-19 pandemic.