San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Investigators are asking for the public’s help locating the person, or persons involved in stealing thousands of dollars worth of personal protective equipment. According to the Tribune, the PPE was delivered to the Nipomo Senior Center on Friday, April 2 and by Monday, April 5 several boxes were missing. Anyone with helpful information is asked to contact the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
Several boxes of PPE stolen from Nipomo COVID-19 testing site
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A medical worker, wearing a mask for protection against the COVID-19 infection on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
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San Luis Obispo County officials are asking for the public s help to identify whoever stole several boxes of personal protective equipment (PPE) from one of the county s COVID-19 testing sites.
Thousands of dollars worth of PPE was reportedly taken from the testing clinic at the Nipomo Senior Center while it was closed over the weekend.
Veterans visit pop-up clinic in SLO for self-administered covid-19 test
Luper, Katie
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Veterans in San Luis Obispo took the opportunity to get tested for covid-19 Friday.
They stopped by the San Luis Obispo Veteran s Hall to test themselves.
A nurse guided them as they self-administered a test.
With possible gatherings coming up for the holidays, some wanted to make sure they were clear of the virus. I think it s a great opportunity for everybody to come down and get tested just to be sure be safe and be safe with everybody around you,â said army veteran Randy Arseneauus.
County residents who received COVID-19 tests early this month in Nipomo are still awaiting their results, without explanation, as the clinic mistakenly sent three days of test swabs to the wrong laboratory. San Luis Obispo County public health officials said the error affected as many as 495 tests administered on Dec. 3, 5, and 7 at the Nipomo Senior Center. Community members tested on those days are encouraged to get retested. We were disappointed to learn that there was a mix-up with the types of tests administered at our Nipomo testing site, SLO County Public Health spokesperson Michelle Shoresman said by email. The problem was identified on [Dec. 7] and the contractor was notified of the issue. . We take full responsibility for the error and have corrected the issue, and it will not happen again.