OC Officials to Target Nursing Facilities in Effort to Reduce COVID-19 Restrictions

Nurses collect swab tests for COVID-19 at a large-scale testing site at the Anaheim Convention Center, in Anaheim, Calif., on July 15, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—Orange County officials said they are targeting efforts at skilled nursing facilities in an effort to elevate the county to the next, less restrictive tier on the state’s COVID-19 monitoring list.

County officials plan to use federal Coronavirus Aid, Recovery, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding to provide more personal protective equipment, staffing, and other needs to skilled nursing facilities and assisted living facilities, said Dr. Clayton Chau, director of the Orange County Health Care Agency and the county’s chief health officer.