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So why is California stuck in a stubborn plateau of coronavirus cases despite the stay-at-home order? Here are two reasons why https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
Not only are people fatigued by the stay-at-home order, yearning to see people and get to beaches, but there's a lot of people who must leave home to work because they carry on essential businesses. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
A @UCSF study of thousands of workers in the Mission District found that of those testing positive for the coronavirus, those who had to leave home to work accounted for 90% of the positive cases. Staying home seemed to make a difference. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
It was also the low-income who were being hit hard in that @UCSF study. Nearly 89% of those who tested positive earn less than $50,000 a year. There have been outbreaks a Safeway distribution center & meat packing plants https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
That's why experts urge gov't to be careful as they plan reopenings. Be careful it's not done on the backs of low-income people "doing the front-line jobs who are going to get the most exposed," @UCSF's Dr. George Rutherford said at a a recent panel https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
Some health experts are also concerned about crowded events. Orange County's seen a surge in coronavirus cases in the weeks after beaches became crowded on April 25-26. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
It typically takes 5 days for someone to get sick from the virus once infected. Some experts say the data is, time-wise anyway, possibly consistent with disease transmission at the event. O.C.'s health officer says there's no evidence that's the case. https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
O.C.'s health officer has said O.C. began more testing around the time of the crowded beach weekend. "As of now, that is not something we are pointing to as a cause of cases,” she said.
There are other situations where gatherings have become superspreader events. In Pasadena, "one person showed up to [a] party exhibiting symptoms and joking she may have the virus." The birthday party was associated with 5 coronavirus cases https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-05-13/two-big-reasons-california-has-struggled-to-control-coronavirus
