To try to avoid sliding backward. And marin restaurants being asked to reduce and what Indoor Dining to 25 occupancy. At 10 00, live with how that message is being received. Reporter they have seen about nine new cases a day jumped the past week, even doubled. Restaurants are being urged to scale back. Families celebrating his 60th birthday at their favorite restaurant, a milestone also because its the first and dining since march. The bug i might feel perfectly safe with the distancing. Even though we are inside. An steppes of utter heat lamps, other customers dining on a 50 degree evening. And they expect to ship more dining out here now that marin top officer once and for occupancy cut by half. If he thinks thats a good idea, we are happy to do that and go back to 25 . As long as we can stay there. Reporter arendt has been a 50 capacity in only a few weeks. The need to keep guests of part dictates how many can be served. There have been super spreader events described from restauran
Thank you. That passes. Item three is the directors report. Commissioners, grant colfax, the health director. A few things in the directors report. We had the pleasure of participating in an announcement with senator scott wiener and mayor breed with reintroducing the Safe Injection Sites. The senator plans to reintroduce this bill in december. As you know that Safe Injection Sites have been a priority for the department and in alignment with mayor breeds priorities. We need these evidencebased proven interventions more than ever as fentanyl continues its uncrease in San Francisco and we have estimated that weve had more than 470 Overdose Deaths in the first month of 2020. And so this is a muchneeded intervention and it remains a priority and able to participate with the senator and the mayor in announcing the fact that that the bill will be reintroduced. We continue to encourage everyone in the city to get a flu shot now more than ever. This is certainly not the year to skip on a flu
Now, tents and field hospitals are being set up there to reduce hospital bed capacity. The number of patients in the hospital icu and respite raiders reached an alltime high over the weekend. In el paso, some patients are being airlifted out to make room for the sickest. In addition, six more temporary morgue trucks were being brought in after the first four buildup, for a total of 10. New york state is opposing sweeping new restrictions, as new positive cases and hospital admissions continue to rise. Gatherings will be limited known no more than 10 people starting friday. This is for restaurants, bars, gym people, health clubs, bowling alleys must all close by 10 00 p. M. , starting friday. Governor andrew cuomo said, further steps can be taken, including banning Indoor Dining at restaurants and bars. Here in california, the state is now closing out 1 million cases since the start of this pandemic. New numbers released today so the state has more than 184,000 cases, including more tha
Motion to approve. Second. Second. Theres no one on the Public Comment line so far today. President bernal all right. Clerk [roll call] thank you. That passes. Item three is the directors report. Commissioners, grant colfax, the health director. A few things in the directors report. We had the pleasure of participating in an announcement with senator scott wiener and mayor breed with reintroducing the Safe Injection Sites. The senator plans to reintroduce this bill in december. As you know that Safe Injection Sites have been a priority for the department and in alignment with mayor breeds priorities. We need these evidencebased proven interventions more than ever as fentanyl continues its uncrease in San Francisco and we have estimated that weve had more than 470 Overdose Deaths in the first month of 2020. And so this is a muchneeded intervention and it remains a priority and able to participate with the senator and the mayor in announcing the fact that that the bill will be reintroduc
Thank you. That passes. Item three is the directors report. Commissioners, grant colfax, the health director. A few things in the directors report. We had the pleasure of participating in an announcement with senator scott wiener and mayor breed with reintroducing the Safe Injection Sites. The senator plans to reintroduce this bill in december. As you know that Safe Injection Sites have been a priority for the department and in alignment with mayor breeds priorities. We need these evidencebased proven interventions more than ever as fentanyl continues its uncrease in San Francisco and we have estimated that weve had more than 470 Overdose Deaths in the first month of 2020. And so this is a muchneeded intervention and it remains a priority and able to participate with the senator and the mayor in announcing the fact that that the bill will be reintroduced. We continue to encourage everyone in the city to get a flu shot now more than ever. This is certainly not the year to skip on a flu