State and local health leaders say that over the past year they had some success with contact tracing â the process of notifying people who came in close contact with a positive COVID-19 case â but acknowledge that trouble with remote training, changing protocols and understaffing during surges of the disease hobbled the program.
San Mateo County public health leaders say while the winter surge of COVID-19 cases stretched their contact tracing capacity, the $19 million effort to find those exposed to the disease led to some success in stopping the spread of COVID-19.Â
According to County Health Deputy Chief Srija Srinivasan, the county ramped up its contact tracing program in the summer of 2020 while also building resources for those infected with the disease to make sure they had meals, a safe place to isolate and wages for missed work. Then the winter surge hit. The county struggled to meet demand, but she said when supply of contact tracers was adequate, the program
Drag racer impresses circuit on first season
Photo, Brian Came of Wheels in Motion Photography.
Jonathan Gregson
Jonathan Gregson, of Wellsford, has caught the attention of the New Zealand drag racing circuit in his first season, being named “Rookie of the Year” at the NAPA Auto Parts Dragway Comp Series.
Gregson drives a front-engine dragster, powered by a naturally aspirated 166 cubic inch, four cylinder, Fontana engine.
His best time and speed to date, over a quarter mile, is 9.583 seconds at 136.2mph. That is the equivalent of accelerating from 0 to 220kph in 400 metres in 9.5 seconds. That time is just 0.13 milliseconds off the current class record, which stands at 9.453 seconds. Gregson says he intends to break the record next year.